PM25120: ABEND0C7 IQCASEL0 AT X'4BE' WHEN USING OLDS DATED 19XX, THAT IS BEFORE YEAR 2000

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• ABENDS0C7 IQCASEL0 at x'4BE' when using an OLDS dated 19nn,
  which is PRE-YEAR 2000.  This is a Y2K type issue as OLDS gets
  accepted with year 20nn causing the abend.
  

Local fix

• Use the DBRC LIST.LOG command to be sure that this old log is
  not used and has an old 19xx date, and then delete it.
  It can be deleted with DBRC command:  delete.log olds(dfsolpnn)
  After the delete, again do a LIST.LOG command to ensure it has
  been deleted.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of QCF3.1, that have logs, register=   *
  *                 red before year 2000 and not used since.     *
  *                 Start and end times of the logs usually      *
  *                 are 2 numbers for year format.Start dates    *
  *                 before year 2000 are converted to year       *
  *                 20nn. These logs are considered to be new    *
  *                 and they are accepted when running the       *
  *                 recovery procedures.                         *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: ABENDS0C7 IQCASEL0 at x'4BE' when using *
  *                      OLDS registered  19nn,which is PRE-YEAR *
  *                      2000.  This is a Y2K type issue.        *
  *                      Use the DBRC LIST.LOG command to be     *
  *                      sure that this old log is               *
  *                      not used and has an old 19xx date, and  *
  *                      and then delete it, if not needed.      *
  *                      It can be deleted with DBRC command:    *
  *                      delete.log olds(dfsolpnn)               *
  *                      After the delete, again do a LIST.LOG   *
  *                      command to ensure it has been deleted.  *
  *                      If needed, apply the PTF and the log    *
  *                      will not be selected in message recover *
  *                      procedures.                             *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  Deregister the old logs, or install the APAR to avoid abends.
  

Problem conclusion

• The programs have been fixed to convert the 2-nn year to 4-nn
  year correct.
  

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:

  UK62796

Modules/Macros

•    IQCALST0
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IMS QUEUE CNTL

• Fixed component ID

  5697E9900

Applicable component levels

• R310 PSY UK62796

     UP10/12/07 P F012

Fix is available

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