PH42965: ETT ISSUE: HOLD/RELEASE NOT WORKING WHEN PREDECESSOR ABENDS

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Issue encountered when the 2nd instance of the ETT occurrence
  has an external PRED with itself but it PRED was abended, and
  the abend job was manually set to complete.
  The HOLD/RELEASE for the job in the 2nd instance of
  the ETT were not being released.
  .
  i.e.
  The application exists of 2 jobs, the first one the hold/release
  the second job is forced in abend with an abend step.
  After marking the abended job as complete, the sucessor job was
  not automaticall released.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All IBM WS  for z/OS  930 and                *
  *                 IBM Z WS 950 users.                          *
  *                 Function=MCP                                 *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: An operation of an ETT occurrence       *
  *                      remains in ready status even if all the *
  *                      predecessors are completed.             *
  ****************************************************************
  The first operation of an occurrence, added via ETT defined
  with job replacement to Y, remains in ready status even if all
  the predecessors are completed.
  

Problem conclusion

• The ETT operation is now released correctly
  

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:

  UI80581 UI80582

Modules/Macros

• EQQMC3CH
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TIV WRKLD SCHD

• Fixed component ID

  5697WSZ01

Applicable component levels