PM04021: VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS SEE PROBLEM DETAIL

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APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• This APAR will address the following:
  - The CEX event trace records are limited to 1024 bytes Allow
    customer specification of the size of the CEX trace records
    using a new control input dataset with control cards to
    specify the size of the CEX trace records up to a limit of
    7168 bytes.
  - Enable the CEX GUI to provide support for IMS OTMA supported
    commands Change the CEX GUI and suporting CEX console services
    to allow the GUI to submit IMS commands via IMS Connect.
    The class of IMS type 1 commands support are
    those commands that can be submitted from an OTMA client.
  - Provide a new feature in CEX to support the IMS Connect client
    sending data that is logged to the CEX journal as an client
    data event.
  - Provide support for a client to send client specific data
    to the CEX service exit, CEXSVC01. The data provided is
    recorded to the CEX journal.
  - Running the IMS Connect extension V2R2 utility CEXRTCNV to
    convert the RECORDER trace data into symbol length records in
    the format of IMS Connect Extensions event records,
    the OPB data of the ICONRC record is not converted.
  - Add a message number to the prefix of the following:
    CEX FAILED TO INITIALIZE, RSN=040D031B - SEE CEXPRINT *
  For information on using the new features provided with this
  APAR, search for Technote (FAQ) documents relating to PM04021 in
  the IMS Tools Support portal.
  http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/Overview/Software/In
  formation_Management/IMS_Tools
   PTF UK54485 requires the following changes to allow SMP/E to
   process successfully:
   SMPPTS - Needs at least 215 CYL free space during the SMP/E
            RECEIVE process.
   SYSUT1 - Needs at least 350 Cyl as primary space with 200 cyl
            secondary during the SMP/E APPLY process.
   SMPWRK6 - Needs at least 350 Cyl as primary space with 200 cyl
             secondary during the SMP/E APPLY process.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of IMS Connect Extentions V2.2         *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: This APAR is making various             *
  *                      improvements to CEX V2.2                *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  This APAR will address the following:
  1. The CEX event trace records are limited to 1024 bytes.
  2. Enable the CEX GUI to provide support for IMS OTMA
     supported commands.
  3. Provide a new feature in CEX to support the IMS Connect
     client sending data that is logged to the CEX journal as
     an client data event.
  4. OPB formatting error in Recorder Trace Conversion utility.
  5. Message CEX FAILED TO INITIALIZE, RSN=040D031B - SEE
     CEXPRINT does not contain message number.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• The following changes have been made for the above:
  1. Allow customer specification of the size of the CEX trace
     records using a new control input dataset with control
     cards to specify the size of the CEX trace records up to a
     limit of 7168 bytes.
  2. Change the CEX GUI and suporting CEX console services to
     allow the GUI to submit IMS commands via IMS Connect.
     The class of IMS type 1 commands support are those commands
     that can be submitted from and OTMA client.
  3. Provide support for a client to send client specific data
     to the CEX service exit, CEXSVC01. The data provided is
     recorded to the CEX journal.
  4. Correct OPB formatting error in Recorder Trace Conversion
     utility.
  5. Change message to CEX5006E CEX FAILED TO INITIALIZE,
     RSN=040D031B - SEE CEXPRINT
  

APAR Information

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

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

  UK54485

Modules/Macros

• CEX#OPA0 CEX#PRIM CEX#SHCS CEX#SHEL CEX#SHSP
  CEX#SHTS CEXACL10 CEXCERE  CEXCONSC CEXCPSR  CEXEVTPR CEXEVT01
  CEXEVWTR CEXFUNCM CEXGUIW  CEXMAIN  CEXMSGCM CEXMSGL  CEXMSGT
  CEXM03   CEXOPAP0 CEXOPDRV CEXPRED0 CEXPRED1 CEXRCDUT CEXREAD
  CEXR171  CEXSHCSP CEXSHELL CEXSHELP CEXSHSPP CEXSMAP6 CEXSVCCB
  CEXSVC01 CEXTECL  CEXTEOT  CEXTPXML H28S220J
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IMS CONNECT EXT

• Fixed component ID

  5655K4800

Applicable component levels

• R220 PSY UK54485

     UP10/02/23 P F002

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