PL42284: ZSCAN MACRO GIVES INCORRECT RESULTS WHEN REFORMATTING DPCX TRANSACTIONS

APAR status

• Closed as user error.

Error description

• CUSTOMER'S APPL.PROGRAM WICH REFORMATS DPCX TRANSACTIONS USING
  ZSCAN MACRO,RUNS INCORRECTLY AFTER UPGRADING TO NETVIEW DM .
  IT RUNS FINE WHEN DSX VER1, DPCX MACROS ARE USED.
  APPL.PROGRAM RUNS INTO AN ERROR ROUTINE BECAUSE THE START/END
  DELIMITER'1D1D1D1D'OF DPCX TRANSACTIONS IS TREATED AS USER DATA
  AND NOT AS DELIMITER BETWEEN TRANSACTIONS. PROBLEM OCCURS AT
  THE END OF A BLOCK AFTER 152 ZSCAN MACROS WERE SUCCEFULY PROCESS
  ED. TI SEEMS THAT UNDER SOME CONDITIONS'ZSCAN' DOES NOT REG15
  WITH X'0C',TO INDICATE END OF TRANSACTION. THEREFORE CUSTOMER'S
  PROGRAM GOES TO NEXT ZSCAN MACRO INSTEAD TO THE OUTPUT ROUTINE
  AND TRIES TO FORMAT THE TRANSX DELIMITER '1D1D1D1D' TO THE USER
  OUTPUT AREA.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• THIS APAR HAS BEEN CLOSED 'USE' BECAUSE THE ERROR IS
  INTRODUCED BY USER-WRITTEN PROGRAM CODED TO PROCESS
  DPCX TRANSACTIONS.
  

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

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