PH24182: INVOCATION OF ASF WEB CLIENT USING CONTROL PARMS DXBFNCT=LCF ANDDXBSELEND=R1 MAY LEAD TO UNEXPECTED RESULTS

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Invocation of ASF Web client using control parms DXBFNCT=LCF and
  DXBSELEND=R1 may lead to unexpected results:
  1. Interaction with PDP/PVP
     Message returned by PDP/PVP leads to termination of document
     composition. PDP/PVP-message is returned to the caller.
  2. If one of the standard paragaphs contains a parameter
     requiring user interaction, the parameter prompting panel is
     displayed rather than termination processing and returning
     message FSN070E to the caller.
  3. If one of the standard paragraphs is marked as
     must-be-modified, the processing terminates abnormally with
     message FSN230E amended with "This session cannot be
     continued. Please logon again."
  4. Interaction with exit program WLCM (specified in tailoring
     parameter EXITWLCM
     If the program name specified in tailoring parameter EXITWLCM
     does not exist, processing terminates abnormally;
     message FSN620E is returned amended with "This session cannot
     be continued. Please logon again."
     Processing may finish with submission of document for batch
     print, but return to the caller terminates abnormally.
     Message FSN199I is returned amended with "This session cannot
     be continued. Please logon again."
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users invoking the ASF Web client with       *
  *                 control parameterS DXBFNCT=LCF and           *
  *                 DXBSELEDN=R1.                                *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Invocation of ASF Web client using      *
  *                      control parameters DXBFNCT=LCF and      *
  *                      DXBSELEND=R1 may lead to unexpected     *
  *                      results in the following sense:         *
  *                      The system behavior differs from using  *
  *                      the same type of invocation with the    *
  *                      classic 3270-ASF.                       *
  *                      The value of R1 for control parameter   *
  *                      DXBSELEND means that no ASF screen is   *
  *                      to be displayed. If the combination of  *
  *                      LTD, standard paragraphs, and           *
  *                      parameters conveyed/selected for        *
  *                      document composition requires user      *
  *                      interaction, ASF has to terminate the   *
  *                      processing and to return a message to   *
  *                      invoker indicating the cause for the    *
  *                      termination of the request.             *
  *                      The error description of this APAR      *
  *                      in detail describes situations where    *
  *                      screens are displayed or where the      *
  *                      processing is terminated abnormally.    *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the corresponding PTF.                 *
  ****************************************************************
  Invocation of ASF Web client using control parameters
  DXBFNCT=LCF and DXBSELEND=R1 may lead to unexpected behavior
  such as display of screens for user interaction or abnormal
  termination.
  Using DXBSELEND=R1 means that no screen must be displayed and
  that a message is returned to the caller if user interaction
  is required.
  

Problem conclusion

• The affected modules have been corrected so that the processing
  is in sync with the classic 3270-ASF.
  

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:

  UI69552

Modules/Macros

• FSNWLCT  FSNWLPC  FSNWPPC
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ASF FOR Z/OS

• Fixed component ID

  565500200

Applicable component levels

• R400 PSY UI69552

     UP20/05/23 P F005

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