PM22802: ICAT CONFIGURE NTH FOR SEQUENTIAL OUTPUT WILL NOT ACCEPT VOLSER WITH NUMERIC FIRST CHARACTER

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When configuring Near Term History for seqential output, if the
  volser specified for the sequential dataset does not begin with
  an alphabetic character, a pop up is returned indicating that
  the volser is invalid.
  
  Panel KD261PZ1 allows the customer to configure sequential
  datasets for output by Near Term History. If the volser does not
  start with an alphabetic character, a short message < Invalid
  Name > is displayed. If PF1 ( help ) is pressed, a pop up is
  presented that reads
  Enter up to 8 alphanumeric
  characters (first cannot be
  numeric).
  
  
  NTH NTA Near term accounting vsamseq RKD2SQ01 seq
  

Local fix

• Comment out the following
  TKANCUS(KD261PZ1) does the following VERs on the sequential
  volser
  VER (&H2SEQVL1,NAME)
  VER (&H2SEQVL2,NAME)
  VER (&H2SEQVL3,NAME)
  VER (&H2SEQVL4,NAME)
  VER (&H2SEQVL5,NAME)
  VER (&H2SEQVL6,NAME)
  VER (&H2SEQVL7,NAME)
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: OMEGAMON XE for DB2 PE/DB2PM                 *
  *                 users of component:                          *
  *                 -   ICAT                                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Configuring NTH for static sequential   *
  *                      output in ICAT will not accept VOLSER   *
  *                      with numeric first character            *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply this PTF                               *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM SUMMARY:
  VOLSER values are validated using a predefined pattern that does
  not accept a numeric first character.
  
  PROBLEM CONCLUSION:
  The pattern that is used for the validation was changed in a way
  that it now accepts all valid VOLSER values.
  

Problem conclusion

• The pattern that is used for the validation was changed in a way
  that it now accepts all valid VOLSER values.
  
  KEYWORDS : ICAT NTH SEQUENTIAL VOLSER
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

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

  UK63029

Modules/Macros

• KD261PZ1
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  OM XE DB2PE/PM

• Fixed component ID

  5655OPE00

Applicable component levels

• R420 PSY UK63029

     UP10/12/17 P F012

Fix is available

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