OA37020: CPF COMMAND PREFIX SPECIAL CHARACTER IEE305I COMMAND INVALID

APAR status

• Closed as unreproducible in next release.

Error description

• The CPF macro documentation indicates that characters in the
  range from  x'41' to x'FE' can be used as command prefixes. The
  customer successfully defines the TILDE ~ x'A1' as a command
  prefix but when attempting to issue a command using the TILDE as
  a prefix, he receives:
  
  IEE305I         COMMAND INVALID
  
  D OPDATA from SDSF verifies that the TILDE has been successfully
  added as a prefix, but the ~ is blank in the D OPDATA command
  response msgIEE603I when viewed on MCS consoles.
  

Local fix

• Use only the characters listed in the table for the CPF macro as
  command prefixes.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All Users of the Command Prefix Facility.    *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Current documentation is unclear with   *
  *                      regards to what Command Prefix          *
  *                      characters are supported by MVS         *
  *                      Command processors.                     *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Change CPF definitions to use only those     *
  *                 characters currently supported by MVS        *
  *                 Command processor(s).                        *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  
  See Problem Description.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• The solution to this APAR is provided via APAR OA52781 in the
  z/OS 2.3 (HBB77B0) base.
  

APAR Information

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

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

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  COMMAND PROCESS

• Fixed component ID

  5752SC1B8

Applicable component levels

• R760 PSN

     UP

• R770 PSN

     UP

• R780 PSN

     UP