PH41869: PROBLEMS ARISING WHEN THE FM/IMS EDIT OR BROWSE IS USED TO ACCESS DATABASES WITH NO DATA OR NO AVAILABLE DATA.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Miscellaneous problems arising when the FM/IMS Edit or Browse is
  used to access databases with no data or no available data.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: FM/IMS Edit and Browse users.                *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The following problems occur when the   *
  *                      database that the user is editing has   *
  *                      no data or none of its data is          *
  *                      available.                              *
  *                                                              *
  *                      1. AbendS0C4 after issuing the CANCEL   *
  *                      command (F12) on the Insert Root        *
  *                      Segment panel.                          *
  *                      Abend details:                          *
  *                      System abend 0C4 reason code X'4' in    *
  *                      module FMNMOD1 CSECT FMN1ETOS at offset *
  *                      X'67E'.                                 *
  *                      FM-1408                                 *
  *                                                              *
  *                      2. AbendS0C4 after editing data on the  *
  *                      Insert Root Segment panel when the      *
  *                      Insert Format is SNGL.                  *
  *                      Abend details:                          *
  *                      System abend 0C4 reason code X'11' in   *
  *                      module FMNMAIN CSECT FMNRDR2 at offset  *
  *                      X'9208'.                                *
  *                                                              *
  *                      3. FM/IMS exits the Edit session and    *
  *                      displays one of the following messages  *
  *                      on the Edit Entry or Database Data Set  *
  *                      Specification panel when the user       *
  *                      issues the UP (F7) or TOP command on    *
  *                      the IMS data panel.                     *
  *                      - FMNIA015 'IMS read failed'            *
  *                      - FMNBA009 'Insufficient virtual        *
  *                      storage available'                      *
  *                      - FMNIA194 'The database is empty. Use  *
  *                      the INSERT primary command to insert a  *
  *                      root segment or press PF3/PF12 to       *
  *                      exit.'                                  *
  *                      FM-1407                                 *
  *                                                              *
  *                      4. If a user attempts to edit a DEDB    *
  *                      when none of its areas are available,   *
  *                      FM/IMS displays the IMS data panel with *
  *                      the message "No areas are available or  *
  *                      all the available areas are empty. Use  *
  *                      INSERT command to insert a root segment *
  *                      or press PF3 to exit." You cannot edit  *
  *                      a DEDB when none of its areas are       *
  *                      available, so FM/IMS should just        *
  *                      redisplay the FM/IMS Edit Entry panel   *
  *                      with the message "Database              *
  *                      unavailable".                           *
  *                      FM-1598                                 *
  *                                                              *
  *                      5. FM/IMS hangs after the user issues a *
  *                      FIND command against a DEDB. The        *
  *                      problem occurs when the /DBRECOVERY     *
  *                      command is used to stop programs        *
  *                      accessing the DEDB.                     *
  *                      FM-1588                                 *
  *                                                              *
  *                      6. The NEXT, PREV, FE, FIND, RFIND, CE, *
  *                      CHANGE, RCHANGE, VIEW, ZOOM and SEGSTAT *
  *                      commands cannot be run when a database  *
  *                      has no data or none of its data is      *
  *                      available. However, FM/IMS still        *
  *                      attempts to run them. It should just    *
  *                      issue message FMNIA195 'The xxx command *
  *                      is not active when the database has no  *
  *                      data or none of its data is available.' *
  *                      and return control to the user.         *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Other problems:                         *
  *                      7. FM/IMS does not update the database  *
  *                      with the changes that the CE command    *
  *                      makes when it is issued without the ALL *
  *                      parameter.                              *
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  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
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  Various problems with empty databases.
  

Problem conclusion

• FM/IMS has been modified to correct these problems.
  

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

• FMN0LVL  FMN0LVLJ FMN0LVLK FMN0MENU FMN0MJPN FMN0MKOR FMN1ASMX
  FMN1DLI  FMN1END  FMN1LVL  FMN1LVLJ FMN1LVLK FMN1MENU FMN1MJPN
  FMN1MKOR FMN1POPT FMN2D2I8 FMN2D2IA FMN2D2IB FMN2D2IC FMN2D2JA
  FMN2D2JB FMN2D2JC FMN2DATA FMN2LVL  FMN2LVLJ FMN2LVLK FMN2RLIB
  FMN4POPT FMNASMBX FMNASMBY FMNASMX  FMNBA15  FMNBIDXM FMNCBLX
  FMNCGEN  FMNCHMAC FMNCHNG  FMNCLFMC FMNCLNED FMNCLONE FMNCNVDS
  FMNELIBD FMNEPROC FMNESRCH FMNFC1ST FMNFMLST FMNFTDSP FMNFTFCH
  FMNGDSM  FMNGDSME FMNGDSMV FMNGTRC  FMNIA01  FMNIA19  FMNIA33
  FMNIB35  FMNIDX   FMNIDXEM FMNIDXLS FMNINDEX FMNMAIN  FMNMAINZ
  FMNMOD1  FMNMOD16 FMNMOD2  FMNMOD2B FMNMOD2S FMNMOD6Z FMNMODC
  FMNMODD  FMNMODO  FMNMODPB FMNMODT  FMNODIRS FMNPANL  FMNPCRDL
  FMNPCRZL FMNRCRDL FMNRCRM1 FMNRCRM2 FMNRCRM3 FMNRCRZL FMNREFEM
  FMNRUNPR FMNRXCOM FMNRXEX  FMNRXFUN FMNRXINI FMNRXIO  FMNSETUP
  FMNSMF   FMNSMFZ  FMNSPWB  FMNSRCH  FMNSRCHB FMNSRCHE FMNSRCHK
  FMNSRCHL FMNSRCHM FMNSRCHT FMNSRCHX FMNSREF  FMNVGENM FMNVMAC
  FMNVMACM FMNVMACR FMNVWGEN FMNWD1ST FMNXIDXM
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  FILE MANAGER Z/

• Fixed component ID

  5655Q4200

Applicable component levels

• RE10 PSY UI78425

     UP21/12/10 P F112

• RE11 PSY UI78426

     UP21/12/10 P F112

• RE12 PSY UI78428

     UP21/12/10 P F112

• RE13 PSY UI78429

     UP21/12/10 P F112

• RE14 PSY UI78431

     UP21/12/10 P F112

• RE15 PSY UI78432

     UP21/12/10 P F112

• RE1A PSY UI78427

     UP21/12/10 P F112

• RE1B PSY UI78430

     UP21/12/10 P F112

• RE1C PSY UI78433

     UP21/12/10 P F112

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