PK64527: CEMT I WEBSERVICES RETURNS THE WRONG TIME VALUE IN TIMESTAMP/LASTMODTIME 08/05/16 PTF PECHANGE

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Customer issues the CEMT I WEBSERVICE command to verify the
  Lastmodtime of a WSBIND file. This is returned in the Timestamp
  field. The Timestamp field does not return time value as GMT.
  The SPI command EXEC CICS I WEBSERVICE returns also the
  incorrect value for the lastmodtime.
  

Local fix

• x
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: CTS 3.1 users who have PTF's UK26483 &       *
  *                 UK33064 applied.                             *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: CEMT INQUIRE WEBSERVICE returns wrong   *
  *                      time in TIMESTAMP.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  CEMT INQUIRE WEBSERVICE should display the GMT timestamp
  that the deployed WSBind file on HFS was last updated.
  This timestamp is held in GMT format but when DFHTIMF
  is called to convert the time into hours, minutes and seconds
  it assumes that the time being passed is LOCAL rather than GMT.
  DFHTIMF makes an adjustment to the time before conversion
  which leads to an incorrect time being displayed by CEMT.
  
  The time value which appears on an HTTP Last-Modified header
  can be similarly incorrect as it passes a GMT time to DFHTIMF
  which is then treated as LOCAL time.
  
  This problem did not occur before PK38508 as DFHTIMF used to
  treat all passed time values as GMT.
  

Problem conclusion

• UK26483 UK33064
  DFHPIWR routine inquire_webservice has been changed to
  specify ZONE(GMT) when it calls DFHTIMF.
  DFHWBSR routine send_static_response has been changed
  to also specify ZONE(GMT) when it calls DFHTIMF.
  

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:

  PK65940 UK37355

Modules/Macros

•    DESPIWR  DESWBAP  DESWBDM  DESWBRQ  DESWBRQF
  DESWBSR  DESWBXM  DFHPIWR  DFHWBAP  DFHWBAPA DFHWBAPF DFHWBAPJ
  DFHWBAPM DFHWBAPT DFHWBAPV DFHWBDM  DFHWBRQD DFHWBRQS DFHWBSR
  DFHWBSRA DFHWBSRM DFHWBSRT DFHWBXM  DFHWBXMA DFHWBXMT
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CICSTS V3 Z/OS

• Fixed component ID

  5655M1500

Applicable component levels

• R400 PSY UK37355

     UP08/06/19 P F806

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