PM60266: DFHEDAP AND NON-TERMINAL MODE CEDA COMMANDS DO NOT SUPPORT A CHANGE TO THE TYPETERM DEFINITION ATTRIBUTE ALTSCREEN

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The CICS TS DFHEDAP program and non-terminal mode CEDA commands
  do not support a change to the TYPETERM definition attribute
  ALTscreen(  ). The change is ignored and no updating of the
  ALTscreen attribute occurs. The CEDA terminal mode update of
  ALTscreen(  ) does not reset the CSD record's ALTscreen
  attribute values to zeros. DFHEDAP and CEDA terminal
  mode/non-terminal mode should process TYPETERM ALTscreen(  ) in
  a manner consistent with EXEC CICS CSD.
  ADDITIONAL KEYWORDS: KIXREVRJS
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: All                                          *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: An RDO command passed to the DFHEDAP    *
  *                      program interface to blank the          *
  *                      ALTSCREEN attribute of a TYPETERM       *
  *                      definition has no effect and ALTSCREEN  *
  *                      remains unchanged.                      *
  *                      Similarly a non-panel mode CEDA command *
  *                      to blank ALTSCREEN has no effect.       *
  *                                                              *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  When an RDO command is passed to the DFHEDAP program interface
  to change a TYPETERM resource's ALTSCREEN attribute to blanks
  it has no effect and the ALTSCREEN attribute remains unchanged.
  
     ALTER GROUP(name) TYPETERM(name) ALTSCREEN( , )
  
  If the same RDO command is entered at a terminal from a clear
  screen as a CEDA line command it also has no effect.
  
     CEDA ALTER GROUP(name) TYPETERM(name) ALTSCREEN( , )
  
  However, when CEDA displays the TYPETERM resource on a panel and
  the ALTSCREEN values are overtyped with blanks the change is
  accepted.  For example...
  
     ALTSCreen    ==> 027 , 132          0-255
  
     ALTSCreen    ==>     ,              0-255
  

Problem conclusion

• A change has been made so that the DFHEDAP program interface or
  a non-panel mode CEDA command will now recognise a blank value
  for the ALTSCREEN attribute.
  

Temporary fix

• FIX AVAILABLE BY PTF ONLY
  

Comments

APAR Information

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

  PM58236

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

  PM65437 UK79864

Modules/Macros

•    DFHEIDSD DFHEIN21 DFHEMT21 DFHESP21 DFHSPTYB
  DFHSPTYC DFHSPTYE DFHSPTYV
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CICS TS Z/OS V4

• Fixed component ID

  5655S9700

Applicable component levels

• R600 PSY UK79864

     UP12/07/11 P F207

Fix is available

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