PI21478: PACKAGING OF UK75486 SHOULD SUPERSEDE UK72273 WHICH SUPERSEDE UK52361. HOWEVER, PTF UK75486 SPECIFIED A PRE-REQ ON UK52361

APAR status

• Closed with unknown close code.

Error description

• This problem is Stemming from the packaging of UK75486. It is
  supposed to supersede PTF UK72273 which in turn supersede PTF
  UK52361. However, PTF UK75486 also has specified a PER-REQ on
  PTF UK52361.
  You are receiving message GIM37905E and that is related to a
  packaging issue.
  .
  Packaging rules require that SYSMODs which supersede another
  SYSMOD must
  also supersede any SYSMODS that the superseded SYSMOD
  supersedes.
  .
  SYSMOD S1 superseded SYSMOD S2 and SYSMOD S2 superseded
  SYSMOD S3 but SYSMOD S1 did not supersede SYSMOD S3.
  

Local fix

• Additional Symptom(s) Search Keyword(s):
  KIXREVRJL
  

Problem summary

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  A CICS PTF packaging problem exists because UK75486 superseded
  UK72272 and UK72272 superseded UK52361, but UK75486 does not
  supersede UK52361, as is required. The problem is seen when
  doing an SMP/E ACCEPT command.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

• Only use the following command for this combination of CICS
  PTFs (UK75486, UK72272, UK52361): ACCEPT BYPASS(APPLYCHECK).
  

Comments

• This problem is not seen in later releases of CICS TS.
  

APAR Information

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

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

Fix information

Applicable component levels

• R500 PSY

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