OA55680: WHEN THE SUM, FREQ, AND SUMCOUNT COUNTERS EXCEED SLIGHTLY MORE THAN 2 BILLION RECORDS, INCORRECT DATA IS OBSERVED

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When a counter in a report exceeds approximately 2 billion,
  incorrect output is observed (blanks, question marks, or bad
  counts).
  
  Counters for SUM, FREQ, and SUMCOUNT in CKR8Z196 will be updated
  to be 64-bit counters
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of zSecure Admin/Audit processing      *
  *                 extra large amounts of SMF data in 64-bit    *
  *                 mode.                                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: zSecure Admin/Audit reports statistics  *
  *                      incorrectly (with a question mark) in   *
  *                      cases where their values exceed 2       *
  *                      billion.                                *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the PTF provided and review the        *
  *                 incompatibility statement provided by the    *
  *                 APAR tracking comment data.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  When a statistics value (SUM, FREQ, AND/OR SUMCOUNT) exceeds 2
  billion, the zSecure Admin/Audit displays incorrect values for
  these statistics in 64-bit mode.
  

Problem conclusion

• zSecure Admin/Audit has been modified so that SUM, FREQ, AND
  SUMCOUNT statistics produce correct results for values exceeding
  2 billion. Please review the incompatibility statement provided
  by the APAR tracking comment data.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

  OA55394

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

  UA96615

Modules/Macros

• C2ASVCG  GKASVCG
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  AUDIT-R,A,T ACF

• Fixed component ID

  5655T0200

Applicable component levels

• R230 PSY UA96615

     UP18/06/26 P F806

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