PM76894: ABENDS206 RC=C4 OCCURS WHEN PSB COMPARE UTILITY PROCESSES PSB MEMBER WITH ADDITIONAL USER DATA IN DIRECTORY ENTRY

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• PSB Compare issues ABEND S206 RC=C4 when all of the following
  conditions are met:
  - LIU APAR PM53105 / PTF UK75116 is applied
  - A PSBLIB member has user data more than 28bytes in its
  directory entry
  - The PSBLIB member is specified by PSB= statement of PSB
  compare utility as the bottom of the name order to be compared
  - The PSBLIB is specified as PSBLIB1 DD
  - There is a same name member in the PSBLIB specified as
  PSBLIB2 DD
  
  Note: User data in directory entry created by PSBGEN macro is
  less than 28 bytes. User data more than 28 bytes can be created
  by other than PSBGEN macro. For example, an alias member which
  is created by binder has user data more than 28 bytes in its
  directory entry.
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: IMS Library Integrity Utilities for z/OS,    *
  *                 Version 2 Release 1 (FMID=H27P210) users     *
  *                 who use the DBD/PSB/ACB Compare utility.     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: ABENDS206 RC=C4 occurs when DBD/PSB/ACB *
  *                      Compare utility processes a PSB member  *
  *                      with additional user data in its        *
  *                      directory entry.                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the maintenance for this APAR.         *
  ****************************************************************
  ABENDS206 RC=C4 occurs when all of the following conditions met:
  
   - LIU APAR PM53105/PTF UK75116 is applied
   - A PSBLIB member has user data more than 28bytes in its
     directory entry
   - The PSBLIB member is specified by PSB= statement of PSB
     compare utility as the bottom of the name order to be
     compared
   - The PSBLIB is specified as PSBLIB1 DD
   - There is a same name member in the PSBLIB specified as
     PSBLIB2 DD
  

Problem conclusion

• The following modules have been modified to aviod ABENDS206:
  
  FABLADPL FABLADP0 FABLDBD0 FABLPSB0
  

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:

  UK83687

Modules/Macros

•    FABLADPL FABLADP0 FABLDBD0 FABLPSB0
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IMS LIBR INTEG

• Fixed component ID

  5655I4200

Applicable component levels

• R210 PSY UK83687

     UP12/11/27 P F211 Ø

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