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IJ52874: INSTFIX FAILS TO LIST EFIXES WITH ABSTRACTS LONGER THAN 64 APPLIES TO AIX 7200-05

 

APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • When an efix is installed via emgre with an abstract text
    that is longer than 64 chars instfix will fail to list
    it.
    

Local fix

  • emgr -lv3 will list all the apars fixed in the
    APAR information: stanza.
    

Problem summary

  • INSTFIX FAILS TO LIST EFIXES WITH ABSTRACTS LONGER THAN 64.
    

Problem conclusion

  • When the ifix abstract is more than 64, truncate the abstract
     to 64 and list the ifix
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IJ52874

  • Reported component name

    AIX V7.2

  • Reported component ID

    5765CD200

  • Reported release

    720

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2024-10-22

  • Closed date

    2024-10-25

  • Last modified date

    2025-12-10

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

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

    IJ52968 IJ53256 IJ54332

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    AIX V7.2

  • Fixed component ID

    5765CD200

Applicable component levels

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU058","label":"IBM Infrastructure w\/TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SG11S","label":"AIX 7.2 HIPERS- APARs and Fixes"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"720","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB08","label":"Cognitive Systems"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
10 December 2025