PM60585: MESSAGE 'INVALID COMMAND' FOR BR LINE COMMAND ON PANEL ADB21I WHEN ICUNIT=T

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The DB2 Administration Tool for z/OS panel ADB21I 'Information
  from SYSIBM.SYSCOPY' issues a message 'INVALID COMMAND' for the
  BR / BROWSE line command ( and lists the BR command as a valid
  command in the extended help message ) when the ICUNIT=T.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of the DB2 Administration Tool for     *
  *                 z/OS who use the special line command        *
  *                 question mark '? - Show all line commands'   *
  *                 on panel ADB21I 'Information from            *
  *                 SYSIBM.SYSCOPY' to display a list            *
  *                 of all valid line commands for this panel.   *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: In DB2 Administration Tool for z/OS,    *
  *                      when using the special line command     *
  *                      '? - Show all line commands' to show    *
  *                      all valid commands for panel ADB21I,    *
  *                      there is a typo in the description of   *
  *                      the 'BR - Browse' line command, also    *
  *                      a lack of description for the           *
  *                      restriction of this line command. The   *
  *                      'BR' line command is not valid if the   *
  *                      image copy data set is stored on tape.  *
  *                      It is not valid if the 'BR' line        *
  *                      command is issued on the rows of        *
  *                      SYSIBM.SYSCOPY that has ICUNIT=T.       *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  In DB2 Administration Tool for z/OS, when using the special
  line command '? - Show all line commands' to show all valid
  commands for panel ADB21I, there is a typo in the description
  of the 'BR - Browse' line command, also a lack of description
  for the restriction of this line command. The 'BR' line command
  is not valid if the image copy data set is stored on tape.  It
  is not valid if the 'BR' line command is issued on the rows of
  SYSIBM.SYSCOPY that has ICUNIT=T.
  

Problem conclusion

• Problem has been resolved.
  

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:

  UK79466

Modules/Macros

•    ADB21I
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 ADMIN TOOL

• Fixed component ID

  568851500

Applicable component levels

• RA10 PSY UK79466

     UP12/06/13 P F206

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