PM57509: MANAGEMENT EXCEPTION REPORT HAS INCORRECT TOTAL TRANSACTION COUNTER IN *SYSTEM* WHEN USING AN INTERVAL REPORTING OPTION

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When the Management Exception report is requested with an
  interval reporting option, the total transaction counter in the
  SYSTEM line is incorrect. In this case, PRINTAT option was
  used.
  The Management Exception report does not reset its aggregation
  area after each report interval, resulting in incorrect results.
  
  Note: While the PRINTAT option is still available in IMS PA
        reporting, it is a hang over from the original PARS
        reporting and its use is not recommended as it can
        produce distorted results. The recommended way is to use
        form-based Summary reporting with the INTERVAL option to
        obtain the desired result.  The only qualification is that
        form-based reporting does not support Expectation Sets
        which the Management Exception report does.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of IMS Performance Analyzer V4.2       *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When the Management Exception report    *
  *                      is requested with an interval reporting *
  *                      option, the total transaction counter   *
  *                      in the *SYSTEM line is incorrect        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  The Management Exception report does not reset its aggregation
  area after each report interval, resulting in incorrect results.
  

Problem conclusion

• 1. Reset aggregation area after each report iteration.
  2. While the PRINTAT option is still available in IMS PA
  reporting, it is a hangover from the original PARS reporting
  and its use is not recommended as it can produce distorted
  results. The recommended way is to use form-based Summary
  reporting with the INTERVAL option to obtain the desired
  result. The only qualification is that form-based reporting
  does not support Expectation Sets which the Management
  Exception report does.
  3. The IMS PA architect will be producing a white-paper
  concerning this issue to accompany the APAR.
  

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:

  UK76337

Modules/Macros

•    IPISAPAR IPISMGRX
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IMS PERF ANALYZ

• Fixed component ID

  5655E1500

Applicable component levels

• R420 PSY UK76337

     UP12/02/22 P F202

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