PH02194: CORRECT ISSUES WITH IMS PI SCRUB/TRACKING AND ALSO ADD KNOWLEDGEMODULE UPDATES FOR IMS SERVICE AND TO IMPROVE READABILITY

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Issues addressed:
  1. Scrub of IMS x'9904' record could overlay data.
  2. Incorrect tracking set sometimes returned for IMS/IMS Connect
     Extensions combined tracking with persistent sockets.
  3. The DOCLOGDC field could be overwritten in the IMS x'20/21'
     Knowledge Module.
  4. Updates are required to some Knowledge Modules as a result
     of IMS service updates and to improve readability.
  5. The DBCALL values displayed for the IMS x'5937/38' Knowledge
     Module could be incorrect.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of IMS Problem Investigator V2.4       *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: 1. Issues with IMS PI Scrub and         *
  *                          Tracking.                           *
  *                                                              *
  *                      2. KM updates for IMS service and to    *
  *                          improve readability.                *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  1. Scrub of IMS x'9904' record could overlay data.
  
  2. Incorrect tracking set sometimes returned for IMS/IMS
     Connect Extensions combined tracking with persistent
     sockets
  
  3. The DOCLOGDC field could be overwritten in the
     IMS x'20/21' KM.
  
  4. Updates are required to some Knowledge Modules as a result
     of IMS service updates and to improve readability.
  
  5. The DBCALL values displayed for the IMS x'5937/38' KM could
     be incorrect.
  

Problem conclusion

• 1. Corrected the scrubbing of IMS x'9904' record where actual
     data length did not match length specified in the record.
     In that case the record suffix could be partially
     overwritten.
  
  2. In some circumstances combined IMS/IMS Connect Extensions
     tracking returned records from the preceding transaction
     on the same socket because the start record was not correctly
     established.
  
  3. Correct handling of DOCLOGDC field for IMS x'20/21' KM.
  
  4. Updates are required to some Knowledge Modules as a result of
     IMS service up to PUT1808, also improvements to formatting
     for readability.
  
  5. The Global values displayed in the expanded Browse area for
     the IMS x'5937/38' KM could contain incorrect values where
     where individual field counts were >32767.
  

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:

  UI58300

Modules/Macros

•    ALZA0A19 ALZA0A49 ALZA0A99 ALZA03D9 ALZA03E9
  ALZCDOLI ALZSCRBA ALZSCRBB ALZSCRBC ALZSCRBD ALZSCRBE ALZSCRBF
  ALZTRACK ALZTUTRK ALZ0B01S ALZ01A   ALZ01B   ALZ01C   ALZ01D
  ALZ01E   ALZ01F   ALZ0701S ALZ0702S ALZ20A   ALZ20B   ALZ20C
  ALZ20D   ALZ20E   ALZ20F   ALZ21A   ALZ21B   ALZ21C   ALZ21D
  ALZ21E   ALZ21F   ALZ31A   ALZ31B   ALZ31C   ALZ31D   ALZ31E
  ALZ31F   ALZ32A   ALZ32B   ALZ32C   ALZ32D   ALZ32E   ALZ32F
  ALZ35A   ALZ35B   ALZ35C   ALZ35D   ALZ35E   ALZ35F   ALZ36A
  ALZ36B   ALZ36C   ALZ36D   ALZ36E   ALZ36F   ALZ37A   ALZ37B
  ALZ37C   ALZ37D   ALZ37E   ALZ37F   ALZ38A   ALZ38B   ALZ38C
  ALZ38D   ALZ38E   ALZ38F   ALZ4001A ALZ4001B ALZ4001C ALZ4001D
  ALZ4001E ALZ4001F ALZ5937A ALZ5937B ALZ5937C ALZ5937D ALZ5937E
  ALZ5937F ALZ6701A ALZ6701B ALZ6701C ALZ6701D ALZ6701E ALZ6701F
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IMS PROBLEM INV

• Fixed component ID

  5655K5000

Applicable component levels

• R240 PSY UI58300

     UP18/09/11 P F809

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