PK14688: CICS FAILS TO COPY ENTIRE CONTENTS OF HANDLER_PARAMETER_LIST TO THE DFH-HANDLERPLIST CONTAINER DURING PIPELINE CONFIGURATION

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• CICS Pipeline configuration fails to copy the entire contents
  of handler_parameter_plist to the DFH-HANDLERPLIST container.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: All CICS Users.                              *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Data within a handler_parameter_list    *
  *                      element is truncated.                   *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  When installing a pipeline definition using CEDA, program
  DFHPIPL scans the pipeline configuration file (an HFS file
  named in the definition) to find the <handler> elements
  within the file. Having found a <handler> element, DFHPIPL
  looks for a <handler_parameter_list> element within it and
  then parses out any data within the parameter list.
  If data is present it getmains an area of storage (with the
  comment 'PISNEDA') and moves the data into this, in order to
  chain it off the service node control block, DFHPISNE.
  However, it incorrectly uses an MVC instruction when
  storing the data, which results in truncation of data longer
  than 256 bytes.
  Additional keywords: DFH-HANDLERPLIST container
  

Problem conclusion

• DFHPIPL has been altered to use an MVCL instruction when storing
  handler_parameter_list data into PISNEDA storage.
  

Temporary fix

• FIX AVAILABLE BY PTF ONLY
  

Comments

APAR Information

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

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

  UK09612

Modules/Macros

•    DESPIPL  DFHPIPL  DFHPIPLA DFHPIPLM DFHPIPLT
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CICSTS 3.1 Z/OS

• Fixed component ID

  5655M1500

Applicable component levels

• R400 PSY UK09612

     UP05/12/02 P F512

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