PH53229: SYSTEM DUMP FORMATTING IMPROVEMENTS FOR REMOTE AND INDIRECT CONNECTIONS

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Output for CICS system dump formatting with IPCS VERBEXIT
  DFHPDnnn 'TCP' has incorrect title lines for any TCTSE control
  blocks associated with REMOTE APPC CONNECTIONs.
  
  The title refers to PARALELL SESSIONS rather than describing the
  CONNECTION as being REMOTE:
  
  'TCTSE.SYSA 227A4380 LU62 TCT SYSTEM ENTRY: PARALLEL SESSIONS'
  
  The title line for an INDIRECT TCTSE control block appears as:
  
  'TCTSE.SYSD 227A2540 TCT SYSTEM ENTRY'
  
  This gives no indication that the CONNECTION is INDIRECT.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All CICS users.                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Improvements to CICS system dump        *
  *                      formatting for REMOTE APPC and          *
  *                      INDIRECT CONNECTIONs                    *
  ****************************************************************
  When formatting TCTSE control blocks for the 'TCP' component,
  the CICS system dump IPCS VERBEXIT formatter incorrectly outputs
  a heading for any REMOTE TCTSEs that describes them as being
  associated with PARALLEL SESSIONs. For example:
  
  'TCTSE.SYSA 227A4380 LU62 TCT SYSTEM ENTRY: PARALLEL SESSIONS'
  
  Any INDIRECT TCTSEs have the default heading for a TCTSE:
  
  'TCTSE.SYSD 227A2540 TCT SYSTEM ENTRY'
  
  This is correct but not very informative.
  

Problem conclusion

• CICS system dump formatting is changed so any REMOTE APPC TCTSEs
  have headings that describe them as being remote. For example:
  
  'TCTSE.SYSA 226BFC70 LU62 TCT SYSTEM ENTRY: REMOTE CONNECTION'
  
  INDIRECT TCTSEs now have more informative headings, such as:
  
  'TCTSE.SYSD 226BFE30 INDIRECT TCT SYSTEM ENTRY'
  
  A summary report is also added for REMOTE APPC CONNECTIONs.
  For example:
  
  ==TCP: LU6.2 REMOTE APPC CONNECTIONS
   Name  Skeleton  Servstatus
         Address
   ----  --------  ----------
   SYSF  22748070  Inservice
   SYSG  227480B0  Outservice
  

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:

  PH53272 PH53407 UI92059 UI92060

Modules/Macros

• DFHTCDUF DFHTCSUM
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CICS TS Z/OS V5

• Fixed component ID

  5655Y0400

Applicable component levels

• R200 PSY UI92060

     UP23/06/02 P F306

• R300 PSY UI92059

     UP23/06/03 P F306

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