PM52349: IF MORE THAN FOUR LISTS ARE DEFINED IN THE GRPLIST PARAMETER, THERE IS NO MESSAGE TO INFORM OF THIS MISTAKE.

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The GRPLIST system initialization parameter specifies the names
  of up to four lists of resource definition groups on the CICS
  system definitions (CSD) file as it is written in the system
  definition guide.
  If someone by error ( because he does not know this restriction)
  defined a fifth list in the GRPLIST parameter, there is no
  error message during the start of CICS . So the customer
  searches why the resources in the fifth list are not installed
  before to find there is this restriction.
  
  When we assemble a SIT with five lists in GRPLIST, There is also
  no error message .
  

Local fix

• To put only 4 lists in GRPLIST or to use generic name for the
  lists.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All CICS users.                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The system initialization parameter     *
  *                      GRPLIST has been specified with more    *
  *                      than four parameters, however           *
  *                      everything from the fifth parameter     *
  *                      onwards is ignored without warning.     *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  A user unknowingly specifies more than four lists in the CICS
  GRPLIST SIT override startup parameter or when compiling a SIT.
  CICS ignores all but the first four parameters, as a consequence
  some resource definition groups are not loaded.  The user is not
  informed that some lists have been ignored.
  

Problem conclusion

• DFHPASY has been modified to check for a fifth GRPLIST operand
  and return a new response/reason combination if found.  DFHPADM
  checks for this new combination and if found issues a
  msgDFHPA1948 message.
  
  DFHSIT has been modified such that if five or more GRPLIST
  parameters are set an MNOTE with severity four is written to
  the message log.
  
  The CICS Transaction Server for z/OS Version 4 Release 1
  Messages and Codes manual (GC34-7035-02) needs updating as
  follows:
  
   - Immediately after the entry for message DFHPA1947 insert
  an entry for new message DFHPA1948 specified as follows:
  
  DFHPA1948 APPLID MORE THAN FOUR PARAMETERS
            SPECIFIED FOR SIT OVERRIDE GRPLIST. ADDITIONAL
            PARAMETERS ARE IGNORED.
  
  EXPLANATION:
  
  The system initialization parameter GRPLIST has been specified
  with more than the permitted four parameters and the
  PARMERR=ABEND option is not set.
  
  SYSTEM ACTION:
  
  The additional parameter(s) are ignored and system
  initialization continues.
  
  USER RESPONSE:
  
  Before you next initialize CICS, alter the GRPLIST system
  initialization parameters so that a maximum of four resource
  definition groups are specified.
  See the "CICS System Definition Guide" for further information.
  
  MODULE: DFHPADM
  
  DESTINATION:  Console
  

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:

  UK76277 UK76278

Modules/Macros

•    DFHMEPAC DFHMEPAE DFHMEPAK DFHPADM  DFHPASY
  DFHPASYA DFHPASYM DFHPASYT DFHSIT   DFH52349
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CICS TS Z/OS V4

• Fixed component ID

  5655S9700

Applicable component levels

• R600 PSY UK76277

     UP12/02/29 P F202

• R700 PSY UK76278

     UP12/02/29 P F202

Fix is available

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