PM86929: IMS PA FORM-BASED REPORT OUTPUT GREATER THAN 133 BYTES MAY BE TRUNCATED 13/04/22 PTF PECHANGE

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• For form-based report output IMS PA uses the report length to
  determine the LRECL of the resultant output. If the report is
  being written to a pre-allocated output file, or to an output
  file with a user-defined LRECL then that LRECL will be used
  regardless of the actual report width. If there is no output
  DDname specified in the job, then IMS PA dynamically allocates
  the output file with a default LRECL which may be smaller than
  the required report output, resulting in the report being
  truncated. IMS PA needs to identify these dynamically allocated
  report files and, where necessary, change the default LRECL.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of IMS Performance Analyzer V4.3       *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: IMS PA form-based report output greater *
  *                      than 113 bytes may be truncated.        *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  IMS PA form-based report output greater than 133 bytes may be
  truncated.
  For form-based report output IMS PA uses the report length to
  determine the LRECL of the resultant output.
  If the report is being written to a pre-allocated output file,
  or to an output file with a user-defined LRECL then that LRECL
  will be used regardless of the actual report width. If there
  is no output DDname specified in the job, then IMS PA
  dynamically allocates the output file with a default LRECL
  which may be smaller than the report output, resulting in the
  report being truncated. IMS PA needs to identify these
  dynamically allocated report files and, where necessary, change
  the default LRECL.
  

Problem conclusion

• If the report output is dynamically allocated by IMS PA
  processing, then the report length will be used to determine the
  required LRECL of the result, rather than using the default
  LRECL=133 from the dynamic allocation process.
  

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:

  UK93677

Modules/Macros

• IPIFCOMD IPIFPROC IPIGCAID IPISAPAR
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IMS PERF ANALYZ

• Fixed component ID

  5655E1500

Applicable component levels

• R430 PSY UK93677

     UP13/04/25 P F304 Ø

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