PQ77809: FIX MULITPLE DB REPAIR FACILITY PROBLEMS

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Errors across all DB types, and all functions of DB Repair
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: IMS Database Repair Facility -Version 1      *
  *                 Release 1                                    *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: This apar fixes many problems spanning  *
  *                      the whole range of databases supported  *
  *                      ,and all functions of DBRF. DBRF may    *
  *                      work fine for a particular dbd          *
  *                      definition, and if you do limited       *
  *                      work on that dbd. For example, display  *
  *                      a block,or segment and perhaps zap it.  *
  *                      If your useage of DBRF will span many   *
  *                      dbds, and you intend to use             *
  *                      'navigation'  or 'zapping' heavily      *
  *                      then you will most likely encounter     *
  *                      problems. The problem summary lists     *
  *                      many of the major problems fixed,       *
  *                      there are numerous other small          *
  *                      problems fixed.                         *
  *                                                              *
  *                                                              *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  1. Navigation on the 'segment prefix'
   panel. Problems with the 'F' 'B' 'U'
   and F3 functions. Definition of these
  functions is changed.
  2. On the 'initial selection' panel,
  specifying blk= and fse=Y or RAPS=y
  will fail if it is a bitmap block.
  3. If you work with one dbd, then
  switch to another, there will be
  problems working with the second dbd.
  Some of the panels will be incorrect,
  or the data in them may be residual
  from the first dbd.
  4. If your dbd has multiple dsg,
  switching to any dsg other than '1'
  may fail, or display incorrect data.
  5. There will be incorrect data or
  failures if your dbd is type=PSINDEX.
  6. HIDAM dbds, key access on
  'initial selection' panel may fail.
  7. If your dbd is type PDB, it will
  fail. DBRF does not support these
  dbds,and will now give a message.
  8. SHISAM may have failure or
  incorrect output
  9. dbd that has fewer PCL than PCF
  will not display correctly on
  'segment prefix' panel.
  10. dbd with logical pointers will
  not display correctly on 'segment
  prefix' panel.
  11. If you run DBR a long time, you
  may get 'out of memory' type abends.
  For example, in 'initial selection'
  panel,you keep entering different blk=
  values. Or, if you switch dbds often.
  12. 'segment prefix' panel, following
  a pointer may fail,giving an
  'end of chain' message.
  13. HISAM, 'logical record' panel,
   incorrect data.
  14. 'logical record' panel, 'get next
  overflow record' fails. Also, if dg=ov
  ,problems trying to zap data in panel
  15. Zapping data on 'segment prefix'
  panel, or on any panel that displays
  segment or block data may not work.
  For example, zapping 2 different
  lines on a panel will not work,the
  2nd line is ignored.
  

Problem conclusion

• New Messages
  
  FABZ059W: PDB detected.
  Response: PDB database is not
  supported by DBR.
  
  FABZ061I: Partition DBD name is not
     valid
  Response: you get this if you type in
  an invalid dbd name on panel=fabzps1p
  
  FABZ071I: xxx option requires yyy ptr
     to exist
  Response: valid xxx,yyy pairs are
   F,PTF   B,PTB   U,PP . you cannot do
  the option without seeing that
  
  FABZ073I: FSE option not valid for
  IMS bit map blocks/CIs or unused CIs
  Response: set FSE=n for this BLK
  
  FABZ074I: RAPS option not valid for
  IMS bit map blocks/CIs or unused CIs
  Response: set RAPS=n for this BLK
  
  FABZ075I: Only one partition selectable
  at once. Multiple partition
  selection not supported.
  Response: just select 1 partition
  
  New, or changed functionality.
  
  Navigation functions on 'segment
   prefix' panel. Now, 'F' means follow
  the PTF pointer. 'B' means follow the
  PTB pointer.  Previously, 'U' meant go
  'up' in the physical hierarchy, but
   now that DBRF lets you navigate via
  logical pointers, that definition is
   no longer valid. Therefore, 'U' now
  means follow the PP pointer.  If any
  of these pointers don't exist,and you
  do these functions, you will get an
  error message.
  
  On the 'initial selection' panel for
  HISAM,INDEX,SINDEX,PSINDEX there is an
  RBA field. This field is only used when
   DG=OV.  Entering anything in RBA field
  when DG is not 'OV' will yield an error
   message.
  
  Logical pointers. When these appear on
  'segment prefix' panel, the tgt-sc and
  tgt-dg columns will be blank.
  
  Once a logical pointer is selected,
  then DBR follows it to its target DBD.
  If indeed, the logical pointer does go
  to a different DBD,the next panel you
  see will be 'update libraries' , where
  you can specify either a dbdlib , or
  list of datasets for this dbd.... then
  you will end up in the 'segment prefix'
   panel of the target segment of the
  original logical pointer.
  110Y
  FABZDATA
  FABZDBLS
  FABZDBMP
  FABZGDBD
  FABZMAIN
  FABZPROC
  FABZPRO2
  FABZPS1R
  FABZPS2
  FABZPS3
  FABZPS3I
  FABZ05
  FABZ06
  FABZ07
  

Temporary fix

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Comments

APAR Information

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

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

  UQ83013

Modules/Macros

• FABZDATA FABZDBLS FABZDBMP FABZGDBD FABZMAIN
  FABZPROC FABZPRO2 FABZPS1R FABZPS2  FABZPS3  FABZPS3I FABZ05
  FABZ06   FABZ07
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IMS DATABASE RE

• Fixed component ID

  5655E0300

Applicable component levels

• R110 PSY UQ83013

     UP03/12/12 P F312 Ž

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