PM15140: CICS TS 4.1 NEW TRACE POINTS CAUSES AEYD ABEND WHEN A PROGRAM DOES EXEC CICS SET TRACETYPE STANDARD EP(X'C0000000')

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Programs get an abendAEYD when executing with
  EXEC CICS SET TRACETYPE for any of the domains new to
  CICS/TS 4.1 when you have:
  1) CMDPROT=YES
  2) RENTPGM=PROTECT
  3) An assembler program that does:
             EXEC CICS SET TRACETYPE STANDARD EP(X'C0000000')
  4) And that program is linkedited with the RENT attribute,
  
  The CMDPROT table, DFHEITHG, apparently treats these new
  domains as an output parameter on the SET TRACETYPE.
  The rest of CICS does not treat them as an output
  parameter.  Like for instance if you use that same program
  linked RENT with RENTPGM=PROTECT but CMDPROT=NO, then the
  program works successfully.
  Additional Symptom(s) Search Keyword(s):
  KIXREVRHC
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All CICS Users.                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Applications issuing SET TRACETYPE      *
  *                      commands against domains new to CICS TS *
  *                      4.1 encounter abend AEYD.               *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When conducting hired gun checking of EXEC CICS commands, all
  parameters on a type 3 command are treated as output parameters.
  Domains new to CICS TS 4.1 do not exist on the type 1 version of
  the SET TRACETYPE command, meaning that SET TRACETYPE commands
  issued against these domains will use the type 3 command, rather
  than be converted to a type 1 command. When hired gun checks the
  command, it treats the input field (describing the desired level
  of tracing) as an output field. Since the value in the field
  will not typically be an address in storage to which the
  application may write, hired gun abends the program AEYD.
  

Problem conclusion

• DFHEIP has been amended to bypass hired gun checking of SET
  TRACETYPE commands, as such commands cannot contain any output
  fields.
  

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:

  UK58962

Modules/Macros

•    DFHEIP
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CICS TS Z/OS V4

• Fixed component ID

  5655S9700

Applicable component levels

• R600 PSY UK58962

     UP10/07/23 P F007

Fix is available

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