PM15329: A CATD AUTOINSTALL DELETE FOR CONSOLE FAILS WITH A DFHZC5905 DUE TO A RUNNING PSEUDO-CONVERSATIONAL TRANSACTION WITH A COMMAREA.

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The CATD Transaction starts getting the following abend during
  "AUTOINSTALL DELETE FOR CONSOLE"
  .
  +DFHDU0202 MYREGION SDUMPX COMPLETE. SDUMPX RETURN CODE X'00'
  DUMP TITLE=CICS DUMP: SYSTEM=MYREGION CODE=ZC5905   ID=1/0006
  with message:
  MYREGION AUTOINSTALL DELETE FOR CONSOLE   AAA, CONSOLENAME
  MYCONSOL FAILED.
  .
  The TCTTEDDP is ON, which indicate the console requires
  deleting.  The console can't be deleted because it has a
  commarea. TCTTEEIA is non-zero.  TCTTETC is the terminal
  transaction code which is ABCD.  The problem appears to be that
  the console can't be deleted because it's expected to be used
  for a second part of a pseudo-conversational transaction.
  .
  Additional Symptom(s) Search Keyword(s):
  KIXREVDAM  DFHZC5905 MSGDFHZC505
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: All.                                         *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: MSGDFHZC5905 with system dump code      *
  *                      ZC5905 when an idle autoinstall console *
  *                      is timed out.                           *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  An autoinstalled CICS console is scheduled for automatic
  deletion when its idle timeout period (default 60 minutes)
  is exceeded.
  DFHBSTH is called to destroy the TCTTE. DFHBSTH detects
  the presence of a pseudo-conversational commarea and vetos the
  deletion of the console which leads to message DFHZC5905 with
  a ZC5905 system dump.
  All the criteria which DFHCESC uses to determine if the console
  is eligible for deletion due to timeout have been passed so
  DFHBSTH should allow the delete to proceed.
  

Problem conclusion

• DFHBSTH has been changed to detect if an autoinstall console is
  being deleted. If it is and a commarea is addressed by the
  console TCTTE it will be freed and the console delete will be
  allowed to complete. If a channel is addressed by the console
  TCTTE it will be deleted and the console delete will also be
  allowed to complete.
  

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:

  PM17475 UK60285 PI27235

Modules/Macros

•    DFHBSTH
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CICS TS Z/OS V4

• Fixed component ID

  5655S9700

Applicable component levels

• R600 PSY UK60285

     UP10/09/09 P F009

Fix is available

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