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PM80902: A URL is empty after invoking a webservice from CICS transaction

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • A URL is found to be empty after invoking a webservice from CICS
    transaction across regions. This applies to webservices created
    in Rational Business Developer EGL.
    
    Error from CICS log
    -------------------
    DFHPI0506...T2CICO1 TSMI The CICS Pipeline Manager has failed to
    communicate with a remote server due to an invalid URI scheme
    being specified. URI: , PIPELINE: FRPIPE01.
    
    Error from application log
    ---------------------------
    ENUELA00093I An error occurred in program PPPPPP, function
    FFFFFF
    ENUELA00205P A CICS READ error occurred in service ELAESERR
    ENUELA00204I CICS EIBFN 0602, RCODE 010000000000, RESP 12, RESP2
    1
    ENUELA00105I Error occurred at terminal ?...
    ENUELA00105C CEN02
    ENUELA00093I An error occurred in program PPPPPP, function
    FFFFFF
    ENUELA00205P A CICS SYNCPOINT error occurred in service SSSSSSSS
    ENUELA00204I CICS EIBFN 1602, RCODE E00000000000, RESP 16, RESP2
    200
    ENUELA00093I An error occurred in program PPPPPP, function
    FFFFFF
    ENUELA00205P A CICS SYNCPOINT error occurred in service SSSSSSSS
    ENUELA00204I CICS EIBFN 1602, RCODE E00000000000, RESP 16, RESP2
    200
    The system or user abend ELAE was issued.
    
    Workaround
    ----------
    One of the default COBOL parameters for the EGL build server is
    DBCS. It is because of this parameter default that the COBOL bug
    gets triggered. Add the following symbolic parameter to the EGL
    build descriptor:
    
       COBLISTPARMS with a value of 'NODBCS'
    
    If a COBLISTPARMS symbolic parameter already exists, then simply
    add ',NODBCS' to the end of it.
    
    Regenerate the EGLDD for the web service. This will regenerate
    the program with the problem.
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • The problem is actually a bug in the COBOL compiler, when the
    DBCS compiler option is used. For some reason, the cobol
    compiler believes that the literal on a MOVE FUNCTION
    NATIONAL-OF("literal") TO statement is a unicode literal, when
    it is not, so the literal gets changed again to unicode,
    producing invalid results. If the literal was shortened by a few
     bytes, then it believes the literal to be character, which is
    really is.
    

Problem conclusion

  • Cobolgen gets around this problem by making the literal one of
    the cobolgen variables, so the definition of the text is in a
    PIC X clause. This eliminates the possibility of the cobol
    compiler from assuming the literal is already unicode.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PM80902

  • Reported component name

    RATL BUS DEV

  • Reported component ID

    5724S5000

  • Reported release

    850

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2013-01-18

  • Closed date

    2013-10-28

  • Last modified date

    2013-10-28

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

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

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    RATL BUS DEV

  • Fixed component ID

    5724S5000

Applicable component levels

  • R850 PSY

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Document Information

Modified date:
28 October 2013