PI83451: CICS TS 5.4 JCRLL AND JCSPLL FIELDS ARE INVALID USING COMPAT41

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The TS 5.4 DFHLGCNV program, using the COMPAT41 and COMPAT41
  parameters in the JCL, has incorrect values for two length
  fields, JCRLL and JCSPLL.
  
  JCRLL is x'0000', instead of the journal logical record's
  length.
  
  JCSPLL is x'0014' (decimal 20), but it should be x'0020'
  (decimal 32). JCSPLL is supposed to be the Journal System
  Prefix area length, which is 32, not 20.
  
  These two fields are in macro DFHJCR (CICSYST=YES), (DFHJCRDS
  DSECT).
  
  The JCL for journal utility program DFHJUP has
  SUBSYS=(LOGR,DFHLGCNV,LOCAL,COMPAT41),DCB=BLKSIZE=32760.
  
  This causes S0C4 and S0C7 abends.
  
  Additional Symptom(s) Search Keyword(s): KIXREVSVR
  IEC036I 002-18,IGC0005E,IGGXDJ4
  running DFHJUP with COMPAT41.
  This may occur for a CICS/TS 5.1 job if CICS/TS 5.4
  is installed and we pick up the CICS 5.4 version of
  DFHLGCNV from the LINKLIST.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All CICS users                               *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Incorrect values for JCRLL and          *
  *                      JCSPLL within COMPAT41 compatibility    *
  *                      log records produced from DFHLGCNV.     *
  ****************************************************************
  The CICS TS 5.4 DFHLGCNV program can use COMPAT41 on the SUBSYS
  card of the batch job to generate log records in a format
  compatible with that used by CICS/MVS V4. These log records
  have incorrect values for two length fields, JCRLL and JCSPLL.
  JCRLL should be the journal logical record's length. JCSPLL
  should be the Journal System Prefix area length.
  This causes S0C4 and S0C7 abends for programs that rely upon
  general log data to be in COMPAT41 format, for example products
  which provide recovery services based upon file control
  autojournal logs.
  KEYWORDS: DFHJUP JUP PLX 311
  

Problem conclusion

• DFHLGICV has been changed to define JCRLL and JCSPLL such that
  the compiler ensures the values are stored into these fields.
  

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:

  UI48835

Modules/Macros

• DFHLGICV DFHLGSSI
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CICS TS Z/OS V5

• Fixed component ID

  5655Y0400

Applicable component levels

• R100 PSY UI48835

     UP17/07/22 P F707

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