PM02675: RECORD LENGTH IS NOT CORRECT WHEN WRITING VARIABLE LENGTH VSAM FILES

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• APAR description
  
  Date reported: 10/15/2009
  
  PMR 91287,122
  Severity: high
  
  Users Affected:
   All IMU users
  
  Problem Description:
   Record length is not correct when writing variable length VSAM
   files.
  
  Problem Summation
   IMU requires that the LRECL be established for all variations
   of PUT/WRITE. Easytrieve assumes the LRECL of the source file.
  
  Problem Conclusion:
   AUTOSIZE=NO/YES  was added as follows:
  
  
     AUTOSIZE=YES  will acquire the LRECL from the input file
     (FROM &file).
  
     AUTOSIZE=NO will keep things as they are now.
  
   The new option is valid for the following syntax:
  
     PUT &FILEOUT FROM &FILEIN
  
      or
  
     WRITE &FILEOUT ADD FROM  &FILEIN
  
   The  AUTOSIZE=YES will impact the output variable, spanned,
   undefined and all VSAM files.
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: ALL IBM MIGRATION UTILITY V320 USERS.        *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: RECORD LENGTH IS NOT CORRECT WHEN       *
  *                      WRITING VARIABLE LENGTH VSAM FILES.     *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  IMU REQUIRES THAT THE LRECL BE
  ESTABLISHED FOR ALL VARIATIONS OF
  PUT/WRITE. EASYTRIEVE ASSUMES THE LRECL
  OF THE SOURCE FILE.
  

Problem conclusion

• ****************************************************************
  * FIX DESCRIPTION:     A NEW OPTION WAS ADDED TO PROVIDE A     *
  *                      CHOICE WITH AUTOSIZE.                   *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PRODUCT ELEMENTS AFFECTED BY THIS FIX:                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * NEW ELEMENTS ADDED:                                          *
  *     NONE.                                                    *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * EXISTING ELEMENTS MODIFIED:                                  *
  *                                                              *
  *     FSYASSEM, FSYCCBOL, FSYESORD, FSYETRAN, FSYET007,        *
  *     FSYGRATQ, FSYGTDCB, FSYMIG20, FSYPRSRV, FSYXCOBO         *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * EXISTING ELEMENTS DELETED:                                   *
  *     NONE.                                                    *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * IMPLEMENTATION:                                              *
  *                                                              *
  * THE NEW OPTION SYNTAX:                                       *
  *  AUTOSIZE=YES  WILL ACQUIRE THE LRECL FROM THE INPUT FILE    *
  *  (FROM &FILE).                                               *
  *                                                              *
  *  AUTOSIZE=NO WILL KEEP THINGS AS THEY ARE NOW.               *
  *                                                              *
  * THE NEW OPTION IS VALID FOR THE FOLLOWING SYNTAX:            *
  *                                                              *
  *   PUT &FILEOUT FROM &FILEIN                                  *
  *                                                              *
  *    OR                                                        *
  *                                                              *
  *   WRITE &FILEOUT ADD FROM  &FILEIN                           *
  *                                                              *
  * THE  AUTOSIZE=YES WILL IMPACT THE OUTPUT VARIABLE, SPANNED,  *
  * UNDEFINED AND ALL VSAM FILES.                                *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

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:

Modules/Macros

•    FSYASSEM FSYCCBOL FSYESORD FSYETRAN FSYET007
  FSYGRATQ FSYGTDCB FSYMIG20 FSYPRSRV FSYXCOBO
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  MIGRATION UTILI

• Fixed component ID

  5697N4400

Applicable component levels

• R320 PSY UK56786

     UP10/05/12 P F005

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