PQ88673: REFINE DBD WILD CARD SELECTION IN CONTROL SUITE COLLECT FUNCTION

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• CUSTOMER REQUESTED ENHANCED WILD CARD DATA ENTRY FOR DBD
  SELECTION DURING CONTROL SUITE COLLECT FUNCTION. AN EXAMPLE:
  WILD CARD 'S%%ORD*' WOULD FILTER AND DISPLAY THE FOLLOWING DBDS
  FROM THE CONTROL SUITE IVP BUILT FULL FUNCTION IVP JOB.
  SMPORDP1,SMPORDX1, SMPORDY1, SMPORDY2.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: ALL DATABASE CONTROL SUITE R310 USERS        *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: ADDS EXPANDED WILDCARD FUNCTIONALITY    *
  *                      TO THE COLLECT AND LIU FILTERS.         *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: INSTALL CORRECTIVE SERVICE FOR APAR/PTF      *
  ****************************************************************
  THIS APAR SUPPORTS THE USE OF ASTERISKS AND PERCENT SIGNS
  AS WILDCARDS IN THE LIST FILTERS FOR THE COLLECT AND LIU
  FUNCTIONS.
  A SINGLE ASTERISK (*) WITHIN THE FILTER INDICATES THAT ZERO OR
  MORE CHARACTERS CAN OCCUPY THAT POSITION. CONSECUTIVE ASTERISKS
  ARE NOT VALID.
  A SINGLE PERCENT SIGN (%) INDICATES THAT ANY ONE SINGLE
  ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER CAN OCCUPY THAT POSITION.
  1 TO 8 PERCENT SIGNS CAN BE SPECIFIED FOR EACH FILTER.
  CONSECUTIVE ASTERISKS AND PERCENT SIGNS (*% AND %*) ARE NOT .
  VALID.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• WILDCARD EXAMPLES
   FULL DBDLIST -
    SMPINVP1, SMPORDP1, SMPORDX1, SMPORDY1, SMPORDY2, SMPPAYP1,
    SMPPAYY1, SMPSUPP1, SMPSUPX1, SMPPTAB1.
  
   FILTER = SMP%%%Y*
    RESULTS = SMPORDY1,SMPORDY2,SMPPAYY1
   FILTER = SMP*Y*
    RESULTS = SMPORDY1,SMPORDY2,SMPPAYP1,SMPPAYY1
   FILTER = *Y1
    RESULTS = SMPORDY1,SMPPAYY1
   FILTER = SMP%%%Y
    RESULTS = NONE
   FILTER = *
    RESULTS = FULL DBDLIST
  

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  UQ88838

Modules/Macros

• IDLC0001 IDLC411  IDLC412  IDLC413  IDLFILTR
  IDLH2732 IDLH3021 IDLI00   IDLSMAID IDLSMAIR IDLSMAI2
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IMS DB CNTL SUI

• Fixed component ID

  5655F7600

Applicable component levels

• R310 PSY UQ88838

     UP04/05/26 P F405

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