A fix is available
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
You are running CICS Transaction Server 3.2 and your application issues an EXEC CICS WEB CONVERSE command. The WRITE or SEND part of this command does not get a response in the 30 second DTIMOUT value, and th task ends up abending AEXZ. This is a severe abend code for a timeout condition. The same problem can also occur if WEB SEND is used instead of WEB CONVERSE. Additional symptoms: abendaexz aexz dtimeout
Local fix
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: All * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When an application in CICS does an * * EXEC CICS WEB SEND or EXEC CICS WEB * * CONVERSE, and the socket send times * * out, the task abends AEXZ. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * **************************************************************** DFHEIWB has no code to handle wbcl_exception/wbcl_timed_out response from DFHWBCL when an application does an EXEC CICS WEB SEND(client) or EXEC CICS WEB CONVERSE. This means that the task abends AEXZ.
Problem conclusion
Routines web_send_client and web_send_client_for_converse in DFHEIWB have been changed to handle a wbcl_exception/wbcl_timed_out response and return eibresp=timedout and eibresp2=156. The CICS Transaction Server for z/OS V4.1 Application Programming Reference (SC34-7023-01),Chapter 'CICS API Commands', command 'WEB CONVERSE', Condition TIMEDOUT will be updated to add a new RESP2 value as follows: 124 TIMEDOUT RESP2 values are: 62 Timeout on socket receive. 156 Timeout on socket send. WEB SEND (Client) will also be updated to include a new TIMEDOUT condition with RESP2 value 156: 124 TIMEDOUT RESP2 values are: 156 Timeout on socket send.
Temporary fix
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Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
PM18216
Reported component name
CICS TS Z/OS V4
Reported component ID
5655S9700
Reported release
600
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2010-07-13
Closed date
2010-07-19
Last modified date
2010-08-02
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
UK58877
Modules/Macros
DESEIWB DFHEIWB
SC34702301 |
Fix information
Fixed component name
CICS TS Z/OS V4
Fixed component ID
5655S9700
Applicable component levels
R600 PSY UK58877
UP10/07/23 P F007
Fix is available
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Document Information
Modified date:
02 August 2010