PK80397: LONG DURATION HANDLING IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY FOR OPERATIONS WITH SHORT DURATION ( LESS THAN ONE MINUTE )

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When using dynamic critical path processing with LIMFDBK(0)
  or LIMFDBK(999) and operations with very short duration (less
  than one minute), unexpected results are seen, such as
  no EQQCP20I message even though the operation is long past its
  expected duration.  Although the problem is seen with Dynamic
  Critical Path ( CPH ) processing it appears to be really in the
  long duration handling code.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All TWS for z/OS 8.3 users                   *
  *                 FUNCTION=NMM,WA                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: If an application has an operation with *
  *                      an extimated duration minor than 1      *
  *                      minute and its effective duration       *
  *                      exceeded the extimated one, the         *
  *                      message EQQE038I is not issued even if  *
  *                      the operation is long duration          *
  *                      according to the values specified for   *
  *                      the LIMFDBK parameter.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: APPLY THE PTF FIXING THIS APAR               *
  ****************************************************************
  Long duration operations are not signaled through the message
  EQQE038I issue when the extimated duration for it is less
  than 1 minute.
  

Problem conclusion

• The problem is due to the fact that the message issue is
  conditioned by the non zero value of a field of the DOA
  (doamaxd).
  This value is calculated basing on the values of the extimated
  duration (in minutes) and the value specified for LIMFDBK.
  The calculation is truncated, so, when the extimated duration
  is minor than 1, the doamaxd value is rounded to zero.
  This causes the message not to be issued.
  To avoid to loose detail in the value of duration, the value in
  seconds is stored in a new field of the DOA (doamaxdsec) and
  used when the value in minutes results zero.
  300N
  302Y
  DCLDOA
  EQQNMCDO
  EQQWALTE
  

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:

  UK45468 UK45469

Modules/Macros

• DCLDOA   EQQNMCDO EQQWALTE
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TIV WRKLD SCHD

• Fixed component ID

  5697WSZ01

Applicable component levels

• R302 PSY UK45469

     UP09/05/19 P F905

• R300 PSN

     UP

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