PM58921: CECI SPI TRACETYPE UNPREDICTABLE RESULTS IN SETTING TRACE VALUES

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Using either SPI or CECI to issue command TRACETYPE
  does not have the intended results.
    Instead of just changing the requested trace setting,
  other trace settings are also randomly changed.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: All CICS users.                              *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: CECI SET TRACETYPE and CECI INQUIRE     *
  *                      TRACETYPE do not function as expected.  *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  A CECI SET TRACETYPE or CECI INQUIRE TRACETYPE command is
  issued.  CICS fails to correctly process the FLAGSET, STANDARD
  or SPECIAL option specified in the command, and as a result this
  option is discarded during an internal conversion.  The
  consequence of this is that whenever STANDARD or SPECIAL, or the
  FLAGSET equivalents are tested for, the default logic path is
  always taken.  This results in the following behaviour; (1) CECI
  SET TRACETYPE will always set standard tracing levels regardless
  of the FLAGSET, STANDARD or SPECIAL option specified.  (2) CECI
  SET TRACETYPE will, in some cases, set the standard tracing
  levels of other domains than the one(s) specified.  (3) CECI
  INQUIRE TRACETYPE will always return the special tracing levels
  regardless of the FLAGSET, STANDARD or SPECIAL option specified.
  ADDITIONAL KEYWORDS: CETR
  

Problem conclusion

• The CECI interpreter logic has been modified to ensure that the
  specified FLAGSET, STANDARD or SPECIAL option is processed
  correctly.
  

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:

  UK81218

Modules/Macros

•    DFHEIN20
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CICS TS Z/OS V4

• Fixed component ID

  5655S9700

Applicable component levels

• R700 PSY UK81218

     UP12/08/24 P F208

Fix is available

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