PM72908: WHEN USING THE OS/390 INDEXER WITH DOC TYPE REPORTS, AN INDEX VALUE MAY BE INCORRECTLY TAKEN FROM A PRIOR DOCUMENT.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When using the OS/390 indexer with DOC type reports, an index
  value may be incorrectly taken from a prior document.
  
  Here are the correct example index values shown in the hit list
  
  REPORT01
  REPORT02
  REPORT03
  REPORT04
  
  But instead the following index values are shown:
  
  REPORT01
  REPORT02
  REPORT02 <- Incorrect
  REPORT04
  

Local fix

• Remove GROUPMAXPAGES=1 from the indexing parameters.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of the OS/390 Indexer.             *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When the following three conditions are *
  *                      met:                                    *
  *                                                              *
  *                      1. When using a GROUPMAXPAGES indexing  *
  *                      parameter with an INDEXSTYLE=DOC        *
  *                      indexing parameter and                  *
  *                                                              *
  *                      2. The page which starts a new document *
  *                      is based on the conditions specified in *
  *                      the:                                    *
  *                         - TRIGGERS with TYPE=GROUP           *
  *                         - INDEXES with BREAK=YES and         *
  *                                                              *
  *                      3. The page specified in 2 above is     *
  *                      also the page where the                 *
  *                      GROUPMAXPAGES condition is met          *
  *                                                              *
  *                      If and only if all the above conditions *
  *                      are met then the program was            *
  *                      inconsistent in deciding to extract     *
  *                      index values for INDEXES with           *
  *                      BREAK=YES, possibly resulting in new    *
  *                      documents being stored using index      *
  *                      values from the previous document.      *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  The program is now consistent in extracting index values for
  the page that starts a new document, regardless of why the new
  new document is started.
  

Problem conclusion

• The program is now consistent in extracting index values for
  the page that starts a new document, regardless of why the new
  document is started.
  

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:

  UK82296 UK82297 UK82295 UK82298

Modules/Macros

•    ARSPSTOR
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CM OD Z/OS, OD/

• Fixed component ID

  5655H3900

Applicable component levels

• R84A PSY UK82295

     UP12/10/03 P F210

• R841 PSY UK82296

     UP12/10/03 P F210

• R850 PSY UK82297

     UP12/10/03 P F210

• R900 PSY UK82298

     UP12/10/03 P F210

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