PH35549: IMS ADMINISTRATION TOOL ISPF FIXES HANDING ERROR IN SETTINGS ANDREMEMBERING COPYBOOK DATA SETS

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• 1). Database and Application Administration > Settings
  When any errors occur in selecting "View or Update Runtime
      Options", the panel should stay with the Settings panel
      along with error messages. However, the panel is proceeded
      to the "View or Update Runtime Options panel".
  2). Database and Application Administration > IMS Resource
      Change and IMS Catalog and ACBLIB Management > Import
      Objects
      "DBD source with COPYBOOK data sets" are not recorded in
      the ISPF profile that are entered previously.
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of IBM IMS Administration Tool for     *
  *                 z/OS (FMID=HALC110)                          *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: This APAR contains 3 minor fixes.       *
  *                                                              *
  *                      - Fix in error handling when            *
  *                        "View or Update Runtime Option"       *
  *                        cannot be displayed by any error.     *
  *                        This fix is applied in ...            *
  *                        - Database and Application            *
  *                          Administration > Settings           *
  *                        - IMS Catalog and ACBLIB Management   *
  *                          > Import Objects > Settings         *
  *                                                              *
  *                      - Save "DBD source with COPYBOOK data   *
  *                        sets" parameter in ISPF PROFILE to    *
  *                        remember the previous input.          *
  *                        This fix is applied in ...            *
  *                        - Database and Application            *
  *                          Administration                      *
  *                          > IMS Resource Change               *
  *                          > DBD/PSB Resource Change           *
  *                        - IMS Catalog and ACBLIB Management   *
  *                          > Import Objects > Import Objects   *
  *                                                              *
  *                      - Change an initial value of "Data Set  *
  *                        Name Type" in "DBD source with        *
  *                        COPYBOOK Data Set Allocation" panel   *
  *                        from "SEQ" to "LIBRARY".              *
  *                        This fix is applied in ...            *
  *                        - Database and Application            *
  *                          Administration                      *
  *                          > IMS Resource Change               *
  *                          > DBD/PSB Resource Change           *
  *                        - IMS Catalog and ACBLIB Management   *
  *                          > Import Objects > Import Objects   *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the maintenance for this APAR.         *
  ****************************************************************
  The ISPF interface of IMS Administration Tool has following
  minor issues:
  
  - When any error occurred when selecting "View or Update
    Runtime Option" in "Settings" panel , under "Database and
    Application Administration" and "Import Objects",
    "View or Update Runtime Option" panel is displayed with
    incomplete information.
  
  - "DBD source with COPYBOOK data sets" parameter in Copybook
    panel, under "DBD/PSB Resource Change" and "Import Objects",
    does not remember the previous input.
  
  - In Copybook panel under "DBD/PSB Resource Change" and
    "Import Objects", an initial value of "Data Set Name Type"
    in "DBD source with COPYBOOK Data Set Allocation" panel is
    "SEQ", but DBD source with COPYBOOK is not allowed to
    allocate with "SEQ".
  

Problem conclusion

• Following changes are applied to the ISPF interface of IMS
  Administration Tool:
  
  - When any error occurred when selecting "View or Update
    Runtime Option" in "Settings", under "Database and
    Application Administration" and "Import Objects",
    "View or Update Runtime Option" with incomplete information
    is not displayed. Otherwise, the error message is shown in
    "Settings" panel.
  
  - "DBD source with COPYBOOK data sets" parameter in Copybook
    panel, under "DBD/PSB Resource Change" and "Import Objects",
    remembers the previous input and set in "DBD source with
    COPYBOOK data sets" as an initial value.
  
  - In Copybook panel under "DBD/PSB Resource Change" and
    "Import Objects", an initial value of "Data Set Name Type"
    in "DBD source with COPYBOOK Data Set Allocation" panel is
    "LIBRARY". The user does not required to change "Data Set
    Name Type".
  

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:

  UI74692

Modules/Macros

• ATY$BRSC ATY$BSET ATY$EMS2 ATY$MIMP ATY$MSET ATY$VDAT ATYA06
  ATYPA4C1 ATYPA4C2
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IMS ADMIN TOOL

• Fixed component ID

  5655CAT00

Applicable component levels

• R110 PSY UI74692

     UP21/04/01 P F103

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