PM74817: IN TWS FOR Z/OS V8.6, DATA ENTERED INTO THE "USER DATA" FIELD ON PANEL EQQMMGEP ARE NOT PRESERVED

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• In TWS for z/OS V8.6. Data entered into the "USER DATA" field
  on panel EQQMMGEP are not preserved
  The problem can be recreated as follow:
  1) From the TWSz primary option panel EQQOPCAP, please enter
  option 5.4.
  There you will be led to the panel:
  EQQMEP1L .......HANDLING OPERATIONS ENDED IN ERROR
  2) In that panel EQQMEP1L, choose any CPU or zCentric operation
  ended in
  error, and go into the application with the line command: MOD
  3) in panel EQQMMODP -------- MODIFYING AN OPERATION IN THE
  CURRENT
  PLAN,
  please select option: 6 GENERAL            - General information
  and hit enter. Now you will be led to the panel:
  EQQMMGEP ------ MODIFYING GENERAL INFORMATION FOR AN OPERATION
  4) In EQQMMGEP panel, please fill the USER DATA FIELD with any
  data as
  example:
  USER DATA           ===> USER DATA TEST
  5)  Now leave the panels back with PF3.
  6) Please continute leaving the panels back until you reach the
  TWSz
  primary panel EQQOPCAP.
  7) If you now go back to the panel EQQMMGEP, you will find the
  USER
  DATA empty as follow:
  USER DATA           ===> ________________
  and the entered data get lost.
  This APAR has been opened to address this error.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: ALL TWS for z/OS USERs                       *
  *                                                              *
  *                 FUNCTION=DIALOG                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The field user data in panel            *
  *                      EQQMMGEP is not correctly               *
  *                      saved when set in TWS for z/OS          *
  *                      8.6.0.                                  *
  *                      In addition, for all releases,          *
  *                      this field is not correctly             *
  *                      padded when the value is not set.       *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: APPLY THE PTF FIXING THIS APAR               *
  ****************************************************************
  The field user data in panel EQQMMGEP is not correctly
  saved when it is set in TWS for z/OS 8.6.0.
  In addition, for all releases, this field is not correctly
  padded when the value is not set.
  

Problem conclusion

• The first problem (value not saved) was caused by a wrong
  variable specified in panel EQQMMGEP for that field.
  The second problem (padding of empty field) was caused
  by a missing initialization in the ISPF dialog code that
  displays panel EQQMMGEP.
  302Y
  502Y
  512Y
  6A1Y
  6A2Y
  6A3Y
  6A4Y
  6A5Y
  602Y
  EQQMMGEP
  EQQMMGEX
  

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:

  UK83386 UK83387 UK83388 UK83389 UK83390 UK83391 UK83392 UK83393
  UK83394

Modules/Macros

• EQQMMGEP EQQMMGEX
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TIV WRKLD SCHD

• Fixed component ID

  5697WSZ01

Applicable component levels

• R302 PSY UK83386

     UP12/12/14 P F212

• R502 PSY UK83387

     UP12/12/14 P F212

• R512 PSY UK83388

     UP12/12/14 P F212

• R6A1 PSY UK83389

     UP12/12/14 P F212

• R6A2 PSY UK83390

     UP12/12/14 P F212

• R6A3 PSY UK83391

     UP12/12/14 P F212

• R6A4 PSY UK83392

     UP12/12/14 P F212

• R6A5 PSY UK83393

     UP12/12/14 P F212

• R602 PSY UK83394

     UP12/12/14 P F212

Fix is available

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