PM66108: DEBUGGER START COMMAND FOR MAS METHOD FAILS WITH MESSAGE MODB IS INACTIVE FOR THIS MAJOR OBJECT

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Attempting to START an internal method via a MAS using DBG0 now
  fails with the following message:
  CMD=> START NQGR
  MODB is inactive for this major object.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All CICSPlex SM V4R1M0 and V4R2M0 Users      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:    At the direction of CPSM Support,    *
  *                      you log on to one of your MASes and     *
  *                      enter the COD0 debugging transaction.   *
  *                      You then execute the START command      *
  *                      for a method in the MAS major object    *
  *                      (for example, NQGR).  You receive the   *
  *                      following message:                      *
  *                                                              *
  *                           MODB is inactive for this major    *
  *                              object.                         *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: After applying the PTF that resolves this    *
  *                 APAR, all MASes must be recycled to pick     *
  *                 up the new code.  Note that regions do not   *
  *                 need to be brought down and restarted at     *
  *                 the same time.                               *
  ****************************************************************
     To facilitate the START and ATTACH debugger commands, a
  dummy method, COD2, is inserted in the public method table
  for each CPSM major object.  The public method table for the
  MAS major object does not have any unused entries, so the
  COD2 method could not be defined in the MAS major object.
  As a result, message
  
       MODB is inactive for this major object.
  
  is issued when a START (in a MAS) or ATTACH (in a CMAS) command
  is entered for a method in the MAS major object.
  

Problem conclusion

•    Module EYU9DBG1 (DBG1 - Debugging Transaction Main Program)
  was modified to attempt to add method COD2 to the private method
  table for a major object if no unused entries are found in the
  public table.
  

Temporary fix

• FIX AVAILABLE BY PTF ONLY
  

Comments

APAR Information

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

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

  UK79344 UK79345

Modules/Macros

•    EYU0DATC EYU0DLOD EYU9DBG1
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CICS TS Z/OS V4

• Fixed component ID

  5655S9700

Applicable component levels

• R60M PSY UK79344

     UP12/06/18 P F206

• R70M PSY UK79345

     UP12/06/18 P F206

Fix is available

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