PH14220: Using z/OS Connect EE policies to alter the IMS transaction code causes IBM OMEGAMON for JVM on z/OS to report incorrect data.

APAR status

• Closed as unreproducible in next release.

Error description

• When an API specifies a transaction code of "TRANCODE1" and a
  policy overrides the imsTranCode to "TRANCODE2", IBM OMEGAMON
  for JVM on z/OS reports the "SOR Resource" as the original
  TRANCODE1".
  
  The IMS logs confirm that the "2" suffixed version is the one
  actually running and there are no invocations of the original
  "1" suffixed transaction. This confirms that the policy has
  updated the transaction code and it is the reporting that is
  incorrect.
  
  Additional search words: imsTranCodeOverride
  

Local fix

• NA
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of z/OS Connect EE V3 with the IMS *
  *                 service provider.                            *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: An incorrect transaction code is        *
  *                      recorded in the "SOR Resource" field    *
  *                      when an imsTranCode override is         *
  *                      specified for IMS service provider      *
  *                      transactions.                           *
  ****************************************************************
  The IMS transaction code passed by a z/OS Connect EE monitoring
  interceptor was not updated to reflect the imsTranCode override
  value. This caused IBM OMEGAMON for JVM on z/OS to report the
  original API specified transaction code in the "SOR Resource".
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• z/OS Connect EE has been updated to pass any imsTranCode
  override values, allowing monitoring products to record the
  correct transaction code running in IMS.
  
  The fix for this APAR is expected to be delivered by the PTF for
  z/OS Connect EE V3.0.24.0 (PH14597).
  

APAR Information

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

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

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  Z/OS CONNECT EE

• Fixed component ID

  5655CE300

Applicable component levels