A fix is available
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
Error Description CICS is returning a ContextRefused error message: "The coordination context that was provided could not be accepted" to the WebSphere transaction coordinator. Review of the trace shows CICS shows the following exception trace entry: PI 0A43 PIIS *EXC* CONTEXT_REFUSED INQUIRE_OBJECT,DFHWSAT,17926A38 , 00000058,1771385D , 00000000 , 0000 This problem seems to be caused by residual data causing the context refused exception when the context isn't even found. Additional Symptom(s) Search Keyword(s): KIXREVDAM
Local fix
Local Fix N/A
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: All CICS users. * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Context Refused exception occasionally * * occurred when using Web Services Atomic * * Transactions (WS-AT). * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * **************************************************************** CICS is acting as a Web Service provider. WS-AT based Web Services is set up. A new SOAP request containing a valid coordination context is received and the context id is extracted by CICS successfully. Then DFHPIPM looks up the supplied context to see if it is currently in use or not. A variable "active" is used to indicate the current context status. If there is no record related to this context, the variable "active" doesn't get set during the lookup processing. Because the variable "active" is never initialized by DFHPIPM, the check in this case is against the residual stack storage. If the residual value of variable "active" happens to be 'Y', then the context will incorrectly be assumed to be in use and the request will get rejected.
Problem conclusion
DFHPIPM has been changed so that the variable "active" is initialized correctly.
Temporary fix
FIX AVAILABLE BY PTF ONLY
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
PM68944
Reported component name
CICSTS V3 Z/OS
Reported component ID
5655M1500
Reported release
500
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2012-07-16
Closed date
2012-08-23
Last modified date
2012-10-01
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
PM70311 UK81394
Modules/Macros
DFHPIPM
Fix information
Fixed component name
CICSTS V3 Z/OS
Fixed component ID
5655M1500
Applicable component levels
R500 PSY UK81394
UP12/09/07 P F209
Fix is available
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Document Information
Modified date:
01 October 2012