PM48846: DSQ22982 "RECORD LENGTH OF 85 SHOULD BE 97" MSG AFTER QMF EXPORT DATA COMMAND IN IXF FORMAT.

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• DSQ22982 is issued when the user tries to export data in IXF
  mode to a preallocated data set defined with LRECL 85.
  
  This will happen ONLY if the internally calculated length for
  a row of saved data equals exactly 85.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All QMF for TSO/CICS V8, V9, and V10         *
  *                 users who export data in IXF format to       *
  *                 preallocated data sets defined with          *
  *                 LRECL 85.                                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: EXPORT DATA in IXF format to a          *
  *                      preallocated data set defined with      *
  *                      LRECL 85 can generate message           *
  *                      DSQ22982:                               *
  *                       "Record length of 85 should be 97."    *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  Code was introduced to QMF via PK04281 to allow legacy data sets
  defined with LRECL 85 to be used with QMF V8 and higher
  versions, which default to export data sets with LRECL 97.
  
  PK04281 allowed the newer versions of QMF to work with pre-QMF
  V8 data sets as long as the data being exported fit into
  an LRECL 85 data set.  The code that allowed this backward
  compatibility checked for data lengths < 85 but rejected
  lengths that were exactly 85 and issued the error message.
  

Problem conclusion

• Code was amended to accept data records <= 85.
  

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:

  UK72804 UK72805 UK72806

Modules/Macros

• DSQDEXID
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  QMF-QUERY MGMT

• Fixed component ID

  566872101

Applicable component levels

• RA10 PSY UK72804

     UP11/10/12 P F110

• R810 PSY UK72805

     UP11/10/12 P F110

• R910 PSY UK72806

     UP11/10/12 P F110

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