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PI75186: TCP PROFILE INCLUDE NOT HONORING SYMBOL SUBSTITUTION ENDING PERIOD 17/02/17 PTF PECHANGE

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • TCP profile updates for symbol substitution ending with
    a period result in invalid member name.
    

Local fix

  • Substitution is done correctly if used in JCL DD statement.
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
    * All users of the IBM Communications Server for z/OS Version  *
    * 2 Release 2 IP: TCP/IP stack configuration                   *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
    * TCPIP PROFILE does not honor the terminating period when     *
    * using substrings of a system symbol.                         *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    * Apply the PTF.                                               *
    ****************************************************************
    TCPIP PROFILE parsing logic honors the close parenthesis ')' as
    the end of the system symbol instead of the period '.'
    immediately following.
    

Problem conclusion

  • TCPIP PROFILE parsing logic was updated to treat the period as
    the end of the system symbol.
    

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PI75186

  • Reported component name

    TCP/IP V3 MVS

  • Reported component ID

    5655HAL00

  • Reported release

    220

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    YesPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2017-01-19

  • Closed date

    2017-02-26

  • Last modified date

    2017-04-04

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

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

    UI45045 UI45046

Modules/Macros

  • EZACFMMN EZACFPPR
    

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    TCP/IP V3 MVS

  • Fixed component ID

    5655HAL00

Applicable component levels

  • R220 PSY UI45045

       UP17/03/25 P F703 {

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Document Information

Modified date:
04 April 2017