PI36983: BIPEDIT TEMPLATE MACRO CONTAINS A DEFAULT SUBSTITUTION VALUE WHICH CAUSES A SYNTAX ERROR WHEN USED

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The BIPEDIT macro, which is used during the customisation
  process as part of creating an integration node,
  contains the default substitution for ++TIMEZONE++, which has
  the value:
  
  "change ++TIMEZONE++ GMT0BST,M3.5.0/1,M10.5.0/2 all"
  
  The Daylight Saving Time (DST) extension, which is required,
  results in the following error when running
  the BIPEDIT macro on the command line of the JCL you are wanting
  to edit:
  
  ****************************************************************
  * Command in error . : change ++TIMEZONE++
  GMT0BST,M3.5.0/1,M10.5.0/2
  *
  * Invalid parameter
  *
  * Check for misspelled keywords or too many bounds (numeric)
  parameters.
  *
  * Error message ID . : ISRE292
  *
  * Last return code . : 20
  *
  * Macro executing . : MA13EDIT
  *
  * Press ENTER key to terminate the macro.
  *
  ****************************************************************
  

Local fix

• The Timezone,DST value requires single quotes around it and this
   error can be worked around by editing
  the change ++TIMEZONE++ value in the BIPEDIT macro as follows:
  
  "change ++TIMEZONE++ 'GMT0BST,M3.5.0/1,M10.5.0/2' all"
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  All users of WebSphere Message Broker and IBM Integration Bus on
  z/OS using the BIPEDIT macro to customise the JCL.
  
  
  Platforms affected:
  z/OS
  
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  The ++TIMEZONE++ default value in the BIPEDIT macro was extended
  to include the Daylight Savings Time (DST) value. Unfortunately,
  this results in the BIPEDIT macro failing and reporting an
  invalid number of parameters because it reads the comma
  separated TZ,DST value as two different values. The issue can be
  avoided by enclosing the TZ,DST value in single quotes, so that
  it is read as one parameter, for example:
  
  "change ++TIMEZONE++ 'GMT0BST,M3.5.0/1,M10.5.0/2' all"
  
  
  There are a number of resource name changes between WebSphere
  Message Broker and IBM Integration Bus Version 9.0. For details
  visit
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSMKHH_9.0.0/com.i
  bm.etools.mft.doc/bb23814_.htm
  

Problem conclusion

• The ++TIMEZONE++ default value in the BIPEDIT macro has been
  updated to include single quotes around the TZ,DST value.
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  The fix is targeted for delivery in the following PTFs:
  
  Version    Maintenance Level
  v8.0       8.0.0.7
  v9.0       9.0.0.6
  
  The latest available maintenance can be obtained from:
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=849&uid=swg27006041
  
  If the maintenance level is not yet available,information on
  its planned availability can be found on:
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=849&uid=swg27006308
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WEB MB Z/OS

• Fixed component ID

  5697P4400

Applicable component levels

• R800 PSY

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