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OA47566: INCORROUT AND/OR DATALOSS AFTER SELECTING SOME SETTINGS OF HSIZCAT AND HSIZIP ZIP UTILITIES

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • When the RENAME option of program HSIZCAT is explicitly
    selected, processed input data sets are deleted instead of being
    renamed.
    
    When program HSIZIP is used to add additional files to an
    existing zip archive, the process can abort after reporting I/O
    errors leaving the previously good archive unusable.
    

Local fix

  • For HSIZCAT, do not specify RENAME. RENAME is not currently
    performed for UMMASK as intended, but is the default action for
    UMDSN. If required, specify NORENAME to prevent the default
    renaming action of UMDSN.
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED: All IBM Tivoli Asset Discovery for z/OS V8.1 *
    *                 customers running HSIZCAT and/or HSIZIP.     *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The explicit selection of the RENAME    *
    *                      option for program HSIZCAT leads to     *
    *                      processed files being deleted instead   *
    *                      of being renamed.                       *
    *                                                              *
    *                      The RENAME option of program HSIZCAT    *
    *                      does not apply to UMMASK selections.    *
    *                                                              *
    *                      When ADD or ADDBIN is specified for     *
    *                      program HSIZIP, the resultant zip       *
    *                      archive is no longer usable, even       *
    *                      if HSIZIP reports a successful ADD.     *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    HSIZCAT maps the DELETE/NODELETE flags and the RENAME/NORENAME
    flags to the same internal storage.
    
    HSIZCAT does not apply RENAME to UMMASK selections to avoid the
    potential HSICZCAT problem of creating new HLQs unknown by
    local catalog and RACF definitions.
    
    HSIZIP attempts to load the length from an RDW using an ICM
    mask of 4 during ADD/ADDBIN processing.
    

Problem conclusion

  • HSIZCAT is changed to store the DELETE/NODELETE request status
    and the RENAME/NORENAME request status in different flags.
    
    HSIZCAT is changed to add the RENAME capability to UMMASK
    selections. Renames will only occur when the last 9 non-blanks
    of the data set name begin with a '.T' - the 'T' will be
    changed to an 'S'.
    
    HSIZIP is changed to use an ICM mask of 3 to load the length
    indicator from an RDW during ADD/ADDBIN processing.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    OA47566

  • Reported component name

    TIV ASSET DISC

  • Reported component ID

    5698B39TD

  • Reported release

    810

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2015-04-19

  • Closed date

    2015-04-28

  • Last modified date

    2015-06-01

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

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

    UA77094

Modules/Macros

  •    HSIZCAT  HSIZIP
    

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    TIV ASSET DISC

  • Fixed component ID

    5698B39TD

Applicable component levels

  • R810 PSY UA77094

       UP15/05/05 P F505

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Document Information

Modified date:
18 July 2023