PI71262: USING RDZ V9.1.1 HOST WITH ACF2, ERROR FEEDBACK FAILS WHEN UNEXPECTED MESSAGES ARE ISSUED DURING THE ALLOCATION OF A WORKFILE

9.1.1.5: PTF UI44156 for Rational Developer for System z
9.1.1.6: PTF UI50717 for Rational Developer for System z
9.1.1.7: PTF UI55786 for Rational Developer for System z
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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• In Rational Developer for System z (RDz) v9.1.1 host and ACF2,
  error feedback fails when unexpected messages are issued during
  the allocation of a workfile. This problem may be  observed
  during a remote syntax check or zunit testing. Here is an
  example of what may be recorded in FEKLOGs:
  
  ACF0C038 ACF2 LOGONID ATTRIBUTES HAVE REPLACED DEFAULT USER
  ATTRIBUTES
  
  The same issue exists in RDz host versions 9.5.0, 9.5.1 and IDz
  14.0.
  

Local fix

• To prevent unexpected messages from being created you can add
  the line below to the fekferrf.rex command file on the host,
  which by default can be found in USS directory
  /usr/lpp/rdz/bin/fekferrf.rex  (for v9.1) or in
  /usr/lpp/zexpl//bin/fekferrf.rex (for RDz 9.5.1):
  
  Address TSO "PROF NOWTPMSG"
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: 01.All RDz users using ACF2 as the security  *
  *                    product                                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: 01.Using RDz v9.1.1 host with ACF2,     *
  *                         error feedback fails when            *
  *                         unexpected messages are issued       *
  *                         during the allocation of a workfile  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  01.In Rational Developer for System z (RDz) v9.1.1 host and
     ACF2, error feedback fails when unexpected messages are
     issued during the allocation of a workfile. This problem may
     be observed during a remote syntax check or zunit testing.
     Here is an example of what may be recorded in FEKLOGs:
  
     ACF0C038 ACF2 LOGONID ATTRIBUTES HAVE REPLACED DEFAULT USER
     ATTRIBUTES
  

Problem conclusion

• 01.Because ACF2 generates an additional informational message
     during a data set allocation request as RACF generates no
     messages,RDz server appends this message after the allocated
     data set name. RDz client assumes server only send data set
     name string as a normal response. If more messages exist in
     the response, RDz client treats it as an error. RDz server
     is updated not to append additional messages to the
     response, if the response comes from fekferrf.rex, the
     module to process the data set allocation request, and no
     other error condition is detected.
  

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:

Modules/Macros

• FEKFMINE FEKFZOS
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ID/Z HOST

• Fixed component ID

  5724T0723

Applicable component levels

• R910 PSY UI44156

     UP17/01/30 I 1000

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