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PI98826: INCORRECT VALUE RETURNED IN PARAMETER INVALIDCOUNT OF THE EXEC CICS VERIFY PASSWORD. 18/07/31 PTF PECHANGE

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • After PTF UI49925 an EXEC CICS VERIFY PASSWORD will always
    returned a value of 0 in the INVALIDCOUNT output parameter.
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED: All CICS Users with APAR PI76050 applied.    *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: EXEC  CICS VERIFY PASSWORD.returns      *
    *                      incorrect value for INVALIDCOUNT.       *
    ****************************************************************
    A verify password request returns an incorrect value for the
    revoked count because PI76050 changed value of an existence
    bit, XSPW_PASSWORD_FAILURES_X but DFHISXS was not included in
    PI76050.
    

Problem conclusion

  • UI49925 UI50312
    DFHISXS has been reshipped picking up correct existence bit
    value.
    

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PI98826

  • Reported component name

    CICS TS Z/OS V4

  • Reported component ID

    5655S9700

  • Reported release

    700

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    YesPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2018-06-06

  • Closed date

    2018-07-31

  • Last modified date

    2018-08-02

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

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

    UI57575

Modules/Macros

  • DFHISXS  DFHUSAD  DFHXSPW  DFHXSPWT DFHXSSBT
    

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    CICS TS Z/OS V4

  • Fixed component ID

    5655S9700

Applicable component levels

  • R700 PSY UI57575

       UP18/08/01 P F807 {

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Document Information

Modified date:
02 August 2018