PI74559: ERROR "RUNTIMEEXCEPTION: DELETED OBJECT" WHEN TRYING TO OPEN A MEMBER IN EXPLORER FOR Z/OS

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error "RuntimeException: deleted object" happens in IBM Explorer
  for z/OS
  Version 3.0.1.4 or IBM Developer for z Systems - IDz -
  v14.0.0.3, when trying
  to open a member from the Remote Systems Explorer view.
  
  Steps to reproduce:
  
  
  1- browse a member TEST1, mapped with rex extension, from
  PDS MY.TEST.CLIST, mapped with cmd extension.
  => editor shows TEST1.rex
  2- copy member TEST1 from PDS MY.CLIST mapped with default
  extension cmd
  to  MY.TEST.CLIST
  3- editor from (1) gets closed and RSE view shows PDS
  MY.TEST.CLIST(TEST1)
  with extension cmd
  4- double click on MY.TEST.CLIST(TEST1) but nothing happens.
  5- open the Error log view and it shows error:
  
  ***
  
  !ENTRY com.ibm.ftt.rse.mvs.client.ui 4 0 2016-12-22 11:10:07.132
  !MESSAGE ***
  com.ibm.ftt.rse.mvs.client.ui.view.MVSFileResourceAdapter#handle
  DoubleClick(Object):
  could not open file element TEST1.cmd
  !STACK 0 java.lang.RuntimeException: deleted object
  at
  com.ibm.ftt.resources.zos.filesystem.impl.AbstractMVSObject.getD
  ataElement()
  at
  com.ibm.ftt.resources.zos.filesystem.impl.AbstractMVSResource.is
  StaleResource()
  

Local fix

• change mapping of PDS MY.TEST.CLIST(TEST1) to cmd instead of rex
  

Problem summary

• An exception may occur when using the remote system explorer
  view to copy over a dataset member where the copied from and to
  has a customer extension mapping.
  

Problem conclusion

• As part of validation, the dataset member runtime artifact is
  checked to see if it is stale.   A runtime exception is
  expressly thrown when an API is called get to the underlying
  element if that element is in "deleted" state.  But in this
  case, we already had a flag indicating the artifact is deleted
  and hence stale so the API to get the underlying element does
  not need to be called.
  
  This APAR will be available in IBM Explorer for z/OS 3.0.1.5
  Fixpack located here:
  https://developer.ibm.com/mainframe/products/downloads/
  

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:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  EXP FOR Z/OS CL

• Fixed component ID

  5655EXP00

Applicable component levels

• R301 PSY

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