PK62738: H, T, AND C RECORDS IN IXF EXPORTED TABLE OR DATA INCREASED TO LRECL 93 IN QMF V810 OR V910.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• In QMF V8 or V9, the LRECL of H, T, and C records in IXF
  formatted exported data sets increased to 93 bytes; they
  had been LRECL 81 in QMF V7 for tables or data that had no
  no long column names.
  This causes problems with user applications that expect
  81-byte H, T, or C records.  Also, existing data sets
  created for exported tables in V7 cannot be used to
  export the same tables in V8 or V9; receive message
  DSQ22982.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All QMF for TSO and CICS V810 and V910       *
  *                 users who export tables or data in IXF       *
  *                 format.                                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: A QMF V7 IXF format exported file for   *
  *                      particular a table that has no long     *
  *                      column names contains H, T, and C       *
  *                      records with LRECL 81, while the SAME   *
  *                      table exported in V8 can contain H, T,  *
  *                      and C records with LRECL 93, although   *
  *                      the IXF version in the H record shows   *
  *                      0000, indicating short column names.    *
  *                      QMF documents that C records for short  *
  *                      column names will have LRECL 81.        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When long name support was added to QMF in V8, the default
  length for H, T, and C records of exported IXF format tables
  and data was increased to 93 bytes.  Prior to long name
  support, these records were 81 bytes long, thus making the
  minimum LRECL for IXF export data sets LRECL 81.  In V8, tables
  with short column name and whose D records (data records) were
  less than 81 bytes were exported with adjusted H, T, and C
  records rather than the default of 93 bytes.  However, tables
  with short column names and D records greater than 81 bytes were
  exported with the default 93 byte long H, T, and C records.
  These longer records meant files could no longer be exported
  to existing data sets that were created under QMF V7 with
  smaller LRECLs, and user applications that expected 81-byte
  records no longer worked.
  

Problem conclusion

• IXF export code was altered to write all H and T records with
  LRECL 81, regardless of whether long column names are being
  used.  C records will have LRECL 93 only if long names are
  being used; otherwise, C records are LRECL 81.
  

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:

  UK36121 UK36122

Modules/Macros

• DSQDEXID
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  QMF-QUERY MGMT

• Fixed component ID

  566872101

Applicable component levels

• R810 PSY UK36121

     UP08/05/02 P F805

• R910 PSY UK36122

     UP08/05/02 P F805

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