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PM82248: WTX Z/OS BATCH JOB ENCOUNTERS MEMORY ALLOCATION ERROR ON WHEN PROCESSING INPUT FILE WITH 400K RECORDS

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • A WTX 8.3.0.5 z/OS batch job encounters a memory allocation
    error when processing an input file of 400K records.
    

Local fix

  • WTXCQ - WTX00042100
    PVB / PVB
    Circumvention: Use a smaller input files
    

Problem summary

  • Users Affected:
    IBM WebSphere Transformation Extender customers using DBLOOKUP
    function
    
    Problem Description:
    When using a DBLOOKUP with a lot of variables and processing a
    lot of records in this case 400K WTX will run out of memory and
    fail with memory allocation error.
    
    Platforms Affected:
    All
    

Problem conclusion

  • Corrected memory leak when doing DBLOOKUP, properly frees all
    the variable name memory. Previously was only freeing topmost
    name.
    
    Delivered in:
    8.3.0.6, 8.4.0.4
    

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PM82248

  • Reported component name

    WTX COMMON COMP

  • Reported component ID

    5655R9500

  • Reported release

    830

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2013-02-06

  • Closed date

    2013-03-19

  • Last modified date

    2014-05-12

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    WTX COMMON COMP

  • Fixed component ID

    5655R9500

Applicable component levels

  • R820 PSY

       UP

  • R830 PSY

       UP

  • R840 PSY

       UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
12 May 2014