PI82303: CIULMS REPORT LOAD ERROR MODULE LENGTH ZERO COBOL V6 PDSE

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• I am running the CICS IA CIULMS and the report output has
  message text string "* Load error, module length zero *" for
  some of my COBOL V6 modules in the PDSE.
  
  CICS IA modules CIULMS and CIUCSS at label LOADMOD inspect R1
  upon return for zeros.  If REG1 is zero the loadmod being
  processed is flagged has having zero length.  For a COBOL V6
  module where the compiled program object consists of multiple
  segments, the LOAD SVC sets R1 to zero.  A CSVQUERY macro
  should be used to determine how many program object segments
  exists and calculate the length for the reports from both the
  CICS IA Load Module Scanner (CIULMS) and the CICS IA CSECT
  Scanner (CIUCSS).
  
  Additional Symptom(s) Search Keyword(s): KIXREVWJB CIUCSS
  LOADMOD LOAD CIUJCL PI82154 CIUJCLLS CIUJCLCS
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All CICS Interdependency Analyzer V520, V530 users.          *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * CICS IA Load Module Scanner doesn't process modules that     *
  * reside in a PDSE versus a PDS with more than one segment,    *
  * issuing the following error message "* Load error, module    *
  * length zero *".                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply the PTF and perform the HOLD ACTION items.             *
  ****************************************************************
  The CIULMS program analyzes registr 1 after execution of the
  LOAD macro assuming that it contains the module length in the
  low-order three bytes. The LOAD macro was changed from z/OS
  V2.2. Currently registr 1 contains zeros in low-order three
  bytes if the module is a program object with more than one
  segment (extent).
  

Problem conclusion

• CIULMS now uses the information returned via the EXTINFO
  parameter of the LOAD macro to get the segment's length.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

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

  UI49462 UI49464

Modules/Macros

• CIULMS
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CICS IA V5

• Fixed component ID

  5655Y2200

Applicable component levels

• R520 PSY UI49462

     UP17/08/22 P F708

• R530 PSY UI49464

     UP17/08/22 P F708

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