PK14859: EXIT XFCFRIN DOES NOT RETURN AN ABEND AFTER DETECTING AN ERROR CONDITION, AS EXPECTED

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• During normal processing, an abend occurs.  Exit XFCFRIN reports
  an error response.  This error code is not checked and CICS
  will continue processing as if the abend did not occur.  In this
  case, the customer requested that the error response should be
  checked and the abend be reported.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All.                                         *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: An abend in global user exit XFCFRIN or *
  *                      XFCFROUT is not percolated to the       *
  *                      application.                            *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  After GLUE XFCFRIN or XFCFROUT has been invoked by a
  DFHAPEX INVOKE_USER_EXIT call in DFHFCFR, no check is made for a
  non-OK response from DFHAPEX, indicating that the invocation of
  the GLUE failed.  If an abend (or loop) occurs in the GLUE, this
  is not percolated to the application and the application will
  end normally.
  
  Additional keywords: EXCEPTION DISASTER INVALID KERNERROR
                       PURGED USER-EXIT-PROGRAM-FAILURE
                       EXIT_PROGRAM_FAILURE CHANGE_MODE_FAILURE
                       ABEND LOOP INVALID_FUNCTION
                       INVALID_EXIT_POINT
  

Problem conclusion

• DFHFCFR has been changed to check for a non-OK response from
  DFHAPEX after GLUE XFCFRIN or XFCFROUT has been invoked and, if
  found, a DISASTER response will be percolated to the
  application.  This will cause the application to end with an
  abendAFCZ (AFCZ) or an abendAFCC (AFCC).
  

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:

  PK17603 UK10726

Modules/Macros

•    DFHFCFR
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CICSTS 3.1 Z/OS

• Fixed component ID

  5655M1500

Applicable component levels

• R400 PSY UK10726

     UP06/01/18 P F601

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