Troubleshooting
Problem
You are starting up a CICS Transaction Server for z/OS (CICS TS) region and receive message DFHDM0104. The message indicates that there was an unsuccessful load of a CICS program that is from a different release of CICS. In this case, an older release of CICS was initializing and the message was for a program (module) in a newer release of CICS.
Symptom
DFHDM0104 Unsuccessful load of program domain. CICS will terminate.
Cause
An incorrect release of DFHRMUTL and DFHCCUTL was used when initializing the local and global catalogs.
Another possible reason is there could be a program definition for the module in your grouplist. You can enter the following CICS commands to help you determine if the program is in your grouplist:
- CEDA DI PROGRAM(pppppppp) GROUP(*) to display all the groups containing a definition for program pppppppp.
- CEDA DISPLAY G(gggggggg) LIST(*) to display all the group lists containing each group gggggggg that was returned on the CEDA DI PROGRAM command.
Resolving The Problem
Reinitialize the local (DFHLCD) and global (DFHGCD) catalogs by using the correct release of CICS DFHRMUTL and DFHCCUTL. Also, remove the program definition from your grouplist if it was found.
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Product Synonym
CICS/TS CICS TS CICS Transaction Server
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Modified date:
05 January 2026
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