PM30842: ASMA003E MESSAGE AFTER ASSEMBLY OF THE SAMPLE PROGRAM DFH$MOLS

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• You are running CICS TS version 4.1 and trying to assemble a
  sample program DFH$MOLS from the SDFHSAMP dataset. But when you
  assemble the program you are receiving error messages for a
  library macro definition. The errors that you are seeing is as
  follows:
  
  ** ASMA003E Undeclared variable symbol; default=0, null, or
  type=U -OPENC/SMF
  ** ASMA074E Illegal syntax in expression - '
  
  The message indicates a variable symbol in the operand field of
  the statement had not been declared. But you are unable to find
  any reference to this variable.
  
  Additional Symptom(s) Search Keyword(s):
  KIXREVACC
  

Local fix

• After the first EJECT statement in DFH$MOLS insert the following
  line: COPY DFHGDEFS
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All                                          *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When attempting to assemble sample      *
  *                      application DFH$MOLS from source,       *
  *                      assembly fails with return code 8.      *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When attempting to assemble from source the sample application
  DFH$MOLS, message ASMA003E:
      Undeclared variable symbol; default=0, null or type U -
         OPENC/SMF
  is received due to the symbol &SMF not being correctly resolved
  in an HLASM expression.  This is caused by &SMF not being in
  scope in the DFH$MOLS assembler source although &SMF retains
  global scope in the HLASM macro language when assembling
  DFH$MOLS.
  

Problem conclusion

• DFH$MOLS has been altered to include an inline macro capable of
  accessing the value of the &SMF symbol.
  

Temporary fix

• CICS AR600
  ++ APAR (AM30842).
  ++ VER (C150) FMID(HCI6600).
  ++ MACUPD (DFH$MOLS) DISTLIB(ADFHSAMP) SYSLIB(SDFHSAMP)
     /* MODULE: DFH$MOLS --- TYPE: COPY */.
  ./ CHANGE NAME=DFH$MOLS,SEQFLD=738
  * ************************************************* 07120800
  * A macro is used here to allow the SMF version num 07121600
  * used by this module from the GBLC &SMF.  This is  07122400
  * because the CICS assembly process inserts a COPY  07123200
  * the start of the module, which is not present if  07124000
  * is assembled separately from CICS.  This macro al 07124800
  * methods of assembly.                              07125600
  * ************************************************* 07126400
           MACRO                             @BA30842 07127200
           LSMF  ,                           @BA30842 07128000
           GBLC  &SMF                        @BA30842 07128800
           MEND                              @BA30842 07133000
           LSMF                              @BA30842 07136000
  ./ ENDUP
  

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  UK64569

Modules/Macros

•    DFH$MOLS
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CICS TS Z/OS V4

• Fixed component ID

  5655S9700

Applicable component levels

• R600 PSY UK64569

     UP11/02/09 P F102

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