PI83005: INCORRECT CHECKPOINT ID BEING DISPLAYED ON THE PRF ISPF PANEL

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• An incorrect checkpoint ID can be displayed on the PRF ISPF
  "Administer Active/Abended Jobs" panel if a job has abended
  multiple times but has never taken more than 2 checkpoints in a
  previous run.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: All Users of Program Restart Facility V2R2.  *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: An incorrect checkpoint ID can be       *
  *                      displayed on the PRF ISPF "Administer   *
  *                      Active/Abended Jobs" panel if a job has *
  *                      abended multiple times but has never    *
  *                      taken more than 2 checkpoints in a      *
  *                      previous run.                           *
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  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the PTF that corrects this APAR.       *
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  The checkpoint tracking data sets, CTA and CTB data sets, holds
  the most recent checkpoint information and data alternately.
  When S (ShowID) command is entered on "Administer Active/Abended
  Jobs" panel, PRF compares the checkpoint keys of the records in
  CTA and CTB data sets to determine which record is the most
  recent one for showing on ISPF panel. This usually works fine.
  However, if a job has abended multiple times but has never taken
  more than 2 checkpoints in a previous run, CTA data set can have
  multiple records which have the same checkpoint keys.
  In this case, PRF can display the checkpoint ID information of
  the first abended job record instead of the most recent one on
  the ISPF "Administer Active/Abended Jobs" panel incorrectly.
  

Problem conclusion

• The program has been modified to compare the timestamps of the
  records in CTA and CTB data sets when S command is entered on
  ISPF "Administer Active/Abended Jobs" panel.
  

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:

  UI48572

Modules/Macros

• IRTZJOBS
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IMS PGM RESTART

• Fixed component ID

  5655E1400

Applicable component levels

• R220 PSY UI48572

     UP17/07/17 P F707

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