A fix is available
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
This is similar to APAR PH41896 that re-added the " & " symbol back into the DSNAME. This APAR will allow users to specify the " % " symbol within DSNAME.
Local fix
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: All CICS users. * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The percent sign character "%" * * represented in EBCDIC by x'6C' is * * considered to be invalid if used as * * part of the DSNAME attribute of an RDO * * FILE definition. * **************************************************************** The percent sign character should be permitted if used as part of the DSNAME of an RDO FILE definition, but is being rejected as invalid, when using CICS transaction CEDA and the batch program DFHCSDUP.
Problem conclusion
CICS has been fixed to allow the use of the percent sign character.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
PH54384
Reported component name
CICS TS Z/OS V5
Reported component ID
5655Y0400
Reported release
400
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2023-05-09
Closed date
2023-06-22
Last modified date
2023-07-03
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
UI92380
Modules/Macros
DFHAMAO DFHAMBA DFHAMCSD DFHAMD2 DFHAMDH DFHAMDU DFHAMER DFHAMFC DFHAMGL DFHAMIO DFHAMIS DFHAMLD DFHAMLM DFHAMMQ DFHAMNQ DFHAMP00 DFHAMPAB DFHAMPAD DFHAMPAP DFHAMPCH DFHAMPCO DFHAMPDF DFHAMPDI DFHAMPDL DFHAMPEN DFHAMPEX DFHAMPFI DFHAMPG DFHAMPI DFHAMPIL DFHAMPLO DFHAMPN DFHAMPVW DFHAMRDI DFHAMRL DFHAMSJ DFHAMSN DFHAMSO DFHAMST DFHAMTD DFHAMTP DFHAMTS DFHAMW2 DFHAMWB DFHAMXM DFHAPRL DFHCAPB DFHCAPC DFHCUADD DFHCUALG DFHCUALT DFHCUAPP DFHCUCAB DFHCUCAC DFHCUCOG DFHCUCOM DFHCUCOP DFHCUCP DFHCUCV DFHCUDEF DFHCUERA DFHCUINI DFHCULIS DFHCULOC DFHCUPRC DFHCUPRO DFHCUREM DFHCURUG DFHCUS1 DFHCUSIG DFHCUUSR DFHEICRE DFHEIQCS DFHEITCU DFHEITSP DFHESP01 DFHESP02 DFHESP21 DFHESP22 DFHESP23 DFHESP26 DFHESP55 DFHKCQ DFHPUPDB DFHPUPDC DFHRDTRI DFHSPBAB DFHSPBAC DFHSPBAE DFHSPDBB DFHSPDBC DFHSPDBE DFHSPDHB DFHSPDHC DFHSPDHE DFHSPDUB DFHSPDUC DFHSPDUE DFHSPEJB DFHSPEJC DFHSPEJE DFHSPFIB DFHSPFIC DFHSPFIE DFHSPISB DFHSPISC DFHSPISE DFHSPKCB DFHSPKCC DFHSPKCE DFHSPLDB DFHSPLDC DFHSPLDE DFHSPLMB DFHSPLMC DFHSPLME DFHSPLSB DFHSPLSC DFHSPLSE DFHSPMQB DFHSPMQC DFHSPMQE DFHSPNQB DFHSPNQC DFHSPNQE DFHSPOPB DFHSPOPC DFHSPOPE DFHSPPCB DFHSPPCC DFHSPPCE DFHSPPIB DFHSPPIC DFHSPPIE DFHSPPNB DFHSPPNC DFHSPPNE DFHSPRLB DFHSPRLC DFHSPRLE DFHSPSJB DFHSPSJC DFHSPSJE DFHSPSOB DFHSPSOC DFHSPSOE DFHSPTCB DFHSPTCC DFHSPTCE DFHSPTDB DFHSPTDC DFHSPTDE DFHSPTIB DFHSPTIC DFHSPTIE DFHSPTNB DFHSPTNC DFHSPTNE DFHSPTSB DFHSPTSC DFHSPTSE DFHSPTYB DFHSPTYC DFHSPTYE DFHSPW2B DFHSPW2C DFHSPW2E DFHSPWBB DFHSPWBC DFHSPWBE DFHSPXMB DFHSPXMC DFHSPXME DFHTOACN DFHTOAPT DFHTOASE DFHTOATM DFHTOATY DFHTOBPS DFHTOCAN DFHTOCMT DFHTOLCR DFHTOLUI DFHTOR00 DFHTRZCP DFHTRZIP DFHTRZXP DFHTRZYP DFJ@H996 DFJ@H998 DFJ@H999
Fix information
Fixed component name
CICS TS Z/OS V6
Fixed component ID
5655YA100
Applicable component levels
R400 PSY UI92380
UP23/06/23 P F306
Fix is available
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Document Information
Modified date:
03 July 2023