IZ94802: THE Z-CENTRIC AGENTS DON'T HANDLE THE RC OF ENDED-IN-ERROR SAP JOBS CORRECTLY AND NO ERRORCODE IS PRODUCED WHEN THOS JOBS FAILS

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• There is an error in the way the z centric agents manage
  the RC of the SAP jobs.
  In case of an abend of a SAP job the TWS z  controller receives
  a RC but, it is = 0 and when running an SAP job on the z-centric
  agent,  a jobid is created for that job but no errorcode when it
  fails.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• There is an error in the way the z centric
  agents manage the RC of the SAP, DB, WS and JAVA jobs.
  In case of an abend of these kind of jobs, the TWS z controller
  receives a RC but, it is = 0.
  With this apar when an error occurs the following return codes a
  re provided:
  ======================================
  Job Executors Return Code Description:
  ======================================
  Return codes are available only for completed jobs (successfully
  or abended jobs).Each Job Executor defines its own return codes.
  Here is the list of the return codes defined for each Job
  Executor:
  --------------
  DBJobExecutor:
  --------------
  RC =  0 --> Job successfully completed
    RC = -1 --> SQL Statement executed with an exit code different
  from 1
    RC = -2 --> MSSQL Job Execution Error
    RC = -3 --> SQL Statement NOT executed due an error in the sql
  statement
  ----------------
  JavaJobExecutor:
  ----------------
    RC =  0 --> Job successfully completed
    RC = -1 --> The Java application launched by the job failed
  due an Exception
  
  --------------
  WSJobExecutor:
  --------------
    RC =  0 --> Job successfully completed
    RC = -1 --> The server hostname contained in the Web Service
  URL is unknown.
    RC = -2 --> Web Service invocation error
  Note:
  For a TWS for z/OS known limitation, negative return codes are
  displayed
  with the corresponding positive value.
  

Problem conclusion

• This apar will be fixed into 8.5.1-TIV-TWS-F
  P0002.
  

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:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TIV WKLD SCHDL

• Fixed component ID

  5698WKB85

Applicable component levels

• R85Z PSY

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