PM38397: CICS TS V4.1 TO SUPPORT JAVA 6.0.1

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APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• At present CICS TS 4.1 only supports Java 6.
  This APAR has been raised to enable CICS TS 4.1 to
  also support Java 6.0.1
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All CICS users.                              *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: CICS TS V4.1 does not support Java      *
  *                      6.0.1.                                  *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  CICS TS V4.1 only supports Java version 6.  It does not support
  Java version 6.0.1.  This means that users cannot benefit from
  the enhancements made to Java 6 that are released as Java 6.0.1.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

• FIX AVAILABLE BY PTF ONLY
  

Comments

• The CICS Java support has been modified to allow Java version 6
  and Java version 6.0.1 to be used.
  
  
  The CICS Transaction Server for z/OS Version 4 Release 1
  Infocenter will be updated to indicate that Java version
  6.0.1 is now supported in addition to Java version 6.
  
  
  The CICS Transaction Server for z/OS Version 4 Release 1 Data
  Areas manual (GC34-7014-03) will be updated as follows:
  
  Table 545 in section 'SJCON Java VM domain control blocks'
  will replace the existing field at offset 1B8 with the
  following;
  
  Offset  Type       Len  Name                Description
  1B8     CHARACTER  6    SJA_JAVA_VERSION    1.6.0 or 6.0.1
  1B8     CHARACTER  5    SJA_JAVA_VERSION_STRING
  1BD     CHARACTER  1    SJA_JAVA_VERSION_NULL
  1BE     CHARACTER  0    SJA_END
  
  
  The CICS Transaction Server for z/OS Version 4 Release 1
  Supplementary Data Areas manual (GC34-7015-03) will be
  updated as follows:
  
  Table 627 in section 'SJTCB SJ open TCB related data *OWC' will
  replace the existing field at offset 52B with the folowing;
  
  Offset  Type       Len  Name                Description
  52B     CHARACTER  6    SJTCB_JAVA_VERSION  1.6.0 or 6.0.1
  ž**** PE11/08/18 PTF IN ERROR. SEE APAR PM45980  FOR DESCRIPTION
  

APAR Information

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

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

  UK70353 UK70354

Modules/Macros

•    DESSJCC  DESSJCON DESSJCS  DESSJDM  DESSJDUF
  DESSJIN  DESSJIS  DFHAPSDF DFHSJCC  DFHSJCL  DFHSJCON DFHSJCS
  DFHSJCSH DFHSJDCD DFHSJDM  DFHSJDUF DFHSJIN  DFHSJIS  DFHSJOTC
  DFHSJOTD DFHSJOTH DFHSJPJP
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CICS TS Z/OS V4

• Fixed component ID

  5655S9700

Applicable component levels

• R600 PSY UK70353

     UP11/08/09 P F108

• R603 PSY UK70354

     UP11/08/09 P F108

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