OW54167: ISPF BROWSE SHOWS AFTER 99.999.999 LINES 'BOTTOM OF DATA' WHILE THERE ARE MORE LINES IN THE DATASET

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• when doing a search in a very big dataset (more than 100.000.000
  lines),  ispf browse searches and shows only till line
  99.999.999.   ispf shows after the 99 999 999 line the message
  'bottom of data'.  this is a misleading message since there
  are more lines of data.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of ISPF Browse.                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When scrolling or searching a very      *
  *                      large dataset and an attempt is made    *
  *                      to read past the maximum supported      *
  *                      number of records, Browse fails to      *
  *                      indicate that an internal limit has     *
  *                      been reached and more data exists.      *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  Browse did not check for the situation when the number of
  records exceeded its internal design limitations.
  

Problem conclusion

• Browse is changed to detect when the available number of records
  in a dataset exceeds its design limits.
  

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:

  UW89232 UW89233 UW89234 UW89235 UW89236 UW89237 UW89238 UW89239
  UW89240 UW89241 UW89242 UW89243 UW89244 UW89245 UW89246

Modules/Macros

• DCLSCBT  ISRB16   ISRB18   ISRCBF   ISRCBG
  ISRCBR
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ISPF V4 (PDF/SC

• Fixed component ID

  565504202

Applicable component levels

• RA02 PSY UW89233

     UP02/06/05 P F206

• RA11 PSY UW89239

     UP02/06/05 P F206

• RA14 PSY UW89240

     UP02/06/05 P F206

• RA15 PSY UW89241

     UP02/06/05 P F206

• RA16 PSY UW89242

     UP02/06/05 P F206

• RC02 PSY UW89234

     UP02/06/05 P F206

• RC11 PSY UW89243

     UP02/06/05 P F206

• RC14 PSY UW89244

     UP02/06/05 P F206

• RC15 PSY UW89245

     UP02/06/05 P F206

• RC16 PSY UW89246

     UP02/06/05 P F206

• R802 PSY UW89232

     UP02/06/05 P F206

• R811 PSY UW89235

     UP02/06/05 P F206

• R814 PSY UW89236

     UP02/06/05 P F206

• R815 PSY UW89237

     UP02/06/05 P F206

• R816 PSY UW89238

     UP02/06/05 P F206

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