PM09840: EXEC CICS ASSIGN ABCODE RETURNS A VALUE OF NULLS

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• After AOR CICS was shutdown,the TOR was issues message DFHIR3783
  followed by DFHAC2007 in the AOR. When the application issues a
  an EXEC CICS ASSIGN ABCODE a value of nulls is returned.
  KIXREVRJS
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: All                                          *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: EXEC CICS ASSIGN ABCODE returns a value *
  *                      of NULLs.                               *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  An EXEC CICS START command is function shipped to a remote
  region which is shutting down, so the START is rerouted to a
  second region by the dynamic router program DFHDSRP, where it is
  executed successfully.
  A subsequent EXEC CICS ASSIGN ABCODE command returns a value of
  x'00000000'. The initial failure to function ship the START
  request had not left an ABEND code in field ABNDCODE, which is
  inspected by the ASSIGN ABCODE command, however the command
  should have returned blanks rather than zeros.
  

Problem conclusion

• EXEC CICS ASSIGN ABCODE processing has been changed so that in
  the reported error scenario blanks rather than nulls will be
  returned to the user.
  

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:

  PM10843 UK56148

Modules/Macros

•    DFHEEI
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CICSTS V3 Z/OS

• Fixed component ID

  5655M1500

Applicable component levels

• R500 PSY UK56148

     UP10/04/21 P F004

Fix is available

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