PM69868: UNEXPECTED X'00'S IN XML OUTPUT OF DFSORP50

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When DFSOTP50 creates XML output for oommand /INIT OLREORG
  NAME(....) it includes section cmdrsphdr:
    <cmdrsphdr>
    <hdr slbl="PART" llbl="Partition" ... />
    <hdr slbl="MBR" llbl="MbrName" ... />
    <hdr slbl="CC" llbl="CC" ... />
    ..............................  (x'6F' bytes of x'00' )
    </cmdrsphdr>
  ..
  The x'00's cause problems for IBM parser (gxlpParse).
  ..
  In an earlier version of IMS, the location of the binary zeroes
  was occupied by field HEDRLSTT (another <hdr ... /> statement).
  That field is now obsolete, but it appears the length of the
  cmdrsphdr section was not adjusted when HEDRLSTT was removed.
  ..
  The DFSORP50 statement causing the error is
    LA    R6,MAXHEADR    GET MAXIMUM HEADER LENGTH  03210000
  The definition of MAXHEADR needs to be corrected.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All using IMS V11 who issue INIT OLREORG     *
  *                 commands and interpret the XML output.       *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The XML output had X'6F' of zeros at    *
  *                      the end of the cmdrsphdr section and    *
  *                      this causes a problem for the IBM       *
  *                      parser (gxlpParse).                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: INSTALL CORRECTIVE SERVICE FOR APAR/PTF      *
  ****************************************************************
  During the building of the INIT OLREORG command response,
  DFSORP50 uses the maximum header length, MAXHEADR, to obtain
  storage to build the XML response in. This length includes a
  field, HEDRLSTT, that is X'6F in length and is not used in the
  response. So when the response is sent it has X'6F' bytes of
  zeros at the end which can cause issues for any product
  interpreting the XML output.
  
  Additional keywords: CMDINIT INITCMD OLR
  

Problem conclusion

• GEN:
  KEYWORDS:
  
  *** END IMS KEYWORDS ***
  DFSORP50 has been changed to use a MAXHEADR length of the
  correct size for the XML response.
  

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:

  PM77882 PM77883 UK90790

Modules/Macros

• DFSORP50
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IMS V11

• Fixed component ID

  5635A0200

Applicable component levels

• R100 PSY UK90790

     UP13/01/15 P F301

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