PQ83494: DBCS CONTROL STATEMENT ERROR

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Tried testing DBCS function to perform a Pointer checker against
  DI21PART database. The generated job gets a RC=8, as the PROCCTL
  statements have the continuation statement for the DATABASE stat
  appearing before the Database statement:
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:  ALL USERS OF DATABASE CONTROL SUITE R310    *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: VARIOUS PROBLEMS FOUND IN THE MAINTAIN  *
  *                      RECON FUNCTION PANELS AND IN THE JCL    *
  *                      GENERATED FOR HPPC                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: INSTALL CORRECTIVE SERVICE FOR APAR/PTF      *
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  1.THE DEFINITIONS FOR MAINTAIN RECON PANELS, IDLRCRE8 AND
  IDLRCRET, HAD TOO MANY LINES FOR THE SCREEN SIZE. THIS CAUSED
  PANEL DISPLAY ERRORS DURING THE SETUP FOR THE IMS8 CHANGE.RECON
  COMMAND FUNCTION.
  2.GENERATED JCL FOR THE HPPC JOB PUT A HISAM OVERFLOW DDNAME
  IN THE WRONG ORDER IN THE DATABASE STATEMENT. THIS CAUSED THE
  JOB TO FAIL WITH A RETURN CODE 8.
  

Problem conclusion

• 1.EXTRA LINES WERE REMOVED FROM THE PANEL DEFINITIONS FOR
  IDLRCRE8 AND IDLRCRET TO CORRECT THE PANEL DISPLAY ERRORS.
  2.A TBSORT FOR DDNAMES WAS REMOVED FROM THE POINTER CHECKER
  SETUP CODE TO KEEP PRIMARY AND OVERFLOW DDNAMES IN THE PROPER
  ORDER.
  

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:

  UQ84475

Modules/Macros

• IDLC0001 IDLGNJCX IDLRCRET IDLRCRE8 IDLSOPT5
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IMS DB CNTL SUI

• Fixed component ID

  5655F7600

Applicable component levels

• R310 PSY UQ84475

     UP04/01/29 P F401

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