PI64713: SPILL FILES BEING LEFT ON DASD AFTER JOB ABENDS

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Spill files being left on DASD after job ABENDS.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: All users                                    *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: 1. SPILxxxx and/or FPSFxxxx spill files *
  *                      can be left following an unsuccessful   *
  *                      execution of the IMS High Performance   *
  *                      Change Accumulation utility.            *
  *                                                              *
  *                      2. FPSFxxxx spill files are not         *
  *                      preserved following execution of the    *
  *                      IMS High Performance Change             *
  *                      Accumulation utility even though        *
  *                      KEEPWORK is specified.                  *
  *                                                              *
  *                      3. User AbEnd 3400-46 incorrectly       *
  *                      issued for SORT address space errors.   *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  For 1., depending on the timing of an AbEnd or following an
  unsuccessful execution of IMS HPCA spill files can be left on
  DASD.  This requires the users to have to manually locate and
  delete the spill files.  The spill files are not being properly
  disposed of due to the allocation dispositions required to make
  the spill files available to the SORT address spaces.
  
  For 2., if the user requests the spill files be retained by
  specifying KEEPWORK the SPILxxxx files are retained but the
  FPSFxxxx are not. This is caused by the deallocating &
  re-allocation sequence to release unneeded space allocations.
  The FPSFxxxx files are initially allocated NEW,CATALG,CATALG
  then after releasing the excess space are re-allocated SHR,
  DELETE,DELETE.  This prohibits the FPSFxxxx files from being
  retained at the conclusion of the job.
  
  For 3., HPCAMAIN incorrectly issues an AbEnd 3400-46 when RC>4
  is received from a SORT address space.  The RC>4 is examined by
  HPCARCAP and determined to be more than a simple warning.  This
  is then propagated back to HPCADRIV as SORTD_CC=x-20- which in
  turn drives the 3400-46 AbEnd in HPCAMAIN.
  

Problem conclusion

• The High Performance Change Accumulation utility is changed to
  use NEW,DELETE,DELETE for the initial allocation of both the
  SPILxxxx and FPSFxxxx files.  An override disposition is then
  used based on the KEEPWORK flag for further manipulation and
  disposition of the spill files.
  
  The AbEnd 3400-46 is removed from HPCAMAIN when RC>4 is returned
  from a SORT address space.
  

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

• HPCACUM0 HPCADRIV HPCADYNA HPCALOGR HPCAMAIN
  HPCASPIL
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IMS RCVR SOLUTN

• Fixed component ID

  5655V8600

Applicable component levels

• R110 PSY UI40016

     UP16/08/16 P F608

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