PH29142: RIDS AND PTFS INCOMPLETE FOR SOME MODULES IN CICS 5.6 DFHME0116 MESSAGE

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The field DFHLPMDS (offset of module start) was changed in 5.6
  from a 2 byte to a 4 byte field and its location moved in the
  plist. This plist is referenced by a several different DSECTs
  and the one used by message domain to obtain the RIDS and PTFS
  value was not updated, resulting in invalid values. Example
  incorrect message below, note the RIDS and PTFS;
  
  +DFHME0116 XXXXXX 259
  (Module:DFHMEME) CICS symptom string for message DFHIR3788 is
  PIDS/5655Y0400 LVLS/730 MS/DFHIR3788 RIDS/ q PTFS/
  
  Whereas in 5.5 these fields are valued properly, as in this
  example;
  
  
  DFHME0116 XXXXXX 145
  (Module:DFHMEME) CICS symptom string for message DFHIR3788 is
  PIDS/5655Y0400 LVLS/720 MS/DFHIR3788 RIDS/DFHCRNP PTFS/UI68560
  
  
  Additional symptoms:
  
  KIXREVSCB
  DFHME0116 incorrect module name
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All CICS users                               *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: RIDS and PTFS in symptom string are     *
  *                      incorrect and do not contain the        *
  *                      failing module.                         *
  ****************************************************************
  Due to a mismatch of CICS structures between DFHLFM and
  DFHKEMHD the calculation of the symptom string for CICS
  messages is incorrect and produces unexpected output.
  

Problem conclusion

• DFHKEMHD has been corrected to match DFHLFM structure.
  

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:

  UI72179

Modules/Macros

• DFHDUDU  DFHKERCD DFHKESTX DFHMEBM  DFHMEBU  DFHSUME
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CICS TS Z/OS V5

• Fixed component ID

  5655Y0400

Applicable component levels

• R300 PSY UI72179

     UP20/10/28 P F010

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