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PM80068: VIDSETUP RESULTS IN MEMBERS ONLY CONTAINING LINES /*

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • VIDSETUP results in members containing multiple lines with
    only '/*'.  You are running VIDSETUP to provide customization
    values for VSAM Transparency.  Members VIDB2BND, VIDCDEF,
    VIDCDEF2, VIDDDEF, VIDGDMEX, VIDGDTAB, VIDIVPCO, and VIDIVPLI
    contain multiple /* lines after customization.
    Member VIDIVPJ1 looks like:
    REPRO INFILE(INF) OUTFILE(OUTF) COUNT(1)
    REPRO INFILE(INF) OUTFILE(OUTF) COUNT(1)
    Additional Symptom(s) Search Keyword(s):
    KIXREVPAD
    

Local fix

  • The problem can be circumvented by supplying /* or //* for
    the JOBCARD on the first panel of VIDSETUP
    Job card statement:
    /*
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED: All users of CICS VSAM Transparency          *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: VIDSETUP creates members containing     *
    *                      multiple lines with only delimiter      *
    *                      statements.                             *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    There is an error in the CICS VT VIDSETUP customization
    process when no input value is provided for the JOBCARD.
    

Problem conclusion

  • CICS VT is changed to provide a //jobcard statement if no
    value is provided as input to VIDSETUP.
    200Y
    VIDREPL
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PM80068

  • Reported component name

    CICS VSAM TRANS

  • Reported component ID

    5655Y0100

  • Reported release

    200

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2013-01-07

  • Closed date

    2013-02-22

  • Last modified date

    2013-03-04

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

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

    UK91964

Modules/Macros

  •    VIDREPL
    

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    CICS VSAM TRANS

  • Fixed component ID

    5655Y0100

Applicable component levels

  • R200 PSY UK91964

       UP13/02/27 P F302

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Document Information

Modified date:
04 March 2013