PI05936: FTP FAILS TO TRANSFER AN MVS DATASET WITH EMPTY RECORD

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Sending an MVS data set from one z/OS to another z/OS with FTP
  fails when all these conditions are met:
  
  1.  The source data set contains an empty record
  2.  STRUCTURE RECORD is specified
  3.  SITE NOTRUNCATE is specified
  

Local fix

• Do not specify SITE NOTRUNCATE
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of the IBM Communications Server   *
  *                 for z/OS Version 1 Release 13                *
  *                 IP: FTP                                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When using PUT subcommand to transfer   *
  *                      a VB data set with empty records, a     *
  *                      truncation error occurred if NOTRUNCATE *
  *                      and STRUCTURE RECORD are set.           *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  In write_record() function, if in the original VB data set
  there is an empty record, FTP fails to judge whether truncation
  occurred or not. This causes FTP to report a truncation error.
  +-------------------------------------------------------------+
  + Please check our Communications Server for OS/390 homepages +
  + for common networking tips and fixes.  The URL for these    +
  + homepages can be found in Informational APAR II11334.       +
  +-------------------------------------------------------------+
  

Problem conclusion

• The FTP has been corrected.
  
  * Cross Reference between External and Internal Names
  

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:

  PI06387 PI06388 UI14052

Modules/Macros

• EZAFTPTI
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TCP/IP V3 MVS

• Fixed component ID

  5655HAL00

Applicable component levels

• R1D0 PSY UI14052

     UP14/02/20 P F402

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