PH27154: SDSF REXX FUNCTION ISFQUERY() WILL NOT WORK WHEN AN EXEC IS RUN IN THE SDSF CLIENT IN SDSF V2R4.

APAR status

• Closed as fixed if next.

Error description

• When using SDSF REXX under an SDSF client in V2R4
  (using it for a user action for example), the isfquery()
  function will not complete successfully. This is due
  to the limitation of one connect per address space TCBs
  to the SDSF sever in SDSF V2R4.
  

Local fix

• As a work-around, the SDSF special DD ISFMIGRL can be
  allocated to avoid this problem.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of SDSF V2R4                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: No REXX special variables will be       *
  *                      created by the isfquery() function the  *
  *                      exec is invoked using the % action      *
  *                      character from a tabular panel.         *
  ****************************************************************
  The % action character invokes the REXX exec under a subtask.
  Although the user has connected to the SDSF server, the subtask
  has not.  As a result, isfquery() cannot retrieve any SDSF
  information since the task is not connected.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• The implementation of isfquery() needs to be changed to handle
  the case of being invoked under a subtask.
  This issue will be addressed in a future release of SDSF and
  is closed FIN.
  

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

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