PQ96878: NEW KEYWORD TASKCTL IS SUPPORTED

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APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• The TASKCTL keyword is supported in order to specify the maximum
  number of subtasks to be processed in parallel within a HPIC
  step.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of IMS High Performance Image      *
  *                 Copy for z/OS Version 3 Release 1            *
  *                 (FMID=H1J0310).                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: By the maintenance provided by this     *
  *                      APAR, IMS High Performance Image Copy   *
  *                      for z/OS Version 3 Release 1 support    *
  *                      TASKCTL= option that controls maximum   *
  *                      number of TASKs in parallel.            *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the maintenance for this APAR.         *
  ****************************************************************
  IMS High Performance Image Copy for z/OS Version 3 Release 1
  provides new keyword parameter TASKCTL= that controls
  maximum number of tasks in parallel.
  When you specify the number for IC tasks in the TASKCTL=
  keyword, HPIC schedules the specified number of tasks
  in parallel.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• Documentation Changes:
  The documentation is modified as follows:
   =====================================================
      IMS High Performance Image Copy for z/OS, V3R1,
      User's Guide SC18-7617-00 ( SC18761700 ).
   =====================================================
  
  2.0 Operating Instructions
   2.3 Input
    2.3.5 ICEIN Keywords
  |  2.3.5.14 TASKCTL=
  | The TASKCTL keyword specifies the maximum number of IC subtask
  | in parallel.
  | +-----------------------------------------------------------+
  | | TASKCTL=nnn                                               |
  | +-----------------------------------------------------------+
  
  | where:
  |  nnn
  |    is the maximum number of IC subtasks in parallel.
  |    The valid value of nnn is 0-255.When the specified
  |    value is '0', it is same meaning of TASKCTL=255.
  |    When the specified DBDS is HALDB and database is flagged
  |    as ONLINE REORG CAPABLE in DBRC, HPIC automatically
  |    determines ACTIVE DBDS and uses a active DBDS ddname as
  |    input.
  
  | This keyword does not have a default.
  
  | Note:
  | When you specified TASKCTL= in GLOBAL statement and
  | GRPLIM= in GROUP statement, the total maximum task numbers
  | is depends on total number of process in parallel. If the
  | total numbers of process in GRPLIM in parallel is less than
  | the number of TASKCTL=, the number of tasks in parallel is
  | total of GRPLIM number. But if the total numbers of process is
  | bigger than TASKCTL= number, total tasks in parallel follows
  | TASKCTL= number.
  | For example:
  |   GLOBAL TASKLIM=10
  |   GROUP  GRPLIM=6,CAGRP=CAG1
  |   GROUP  GRPLIM=6,CAGRP=CAG2
  | In this case, 6 tasks are assigned for CAG1 group, and
  | 4 tasks are assigned to CAG2 group.
  | If the all tasks for CAG1 is finished before CAG2 process,
  | the task number for CAG2 is not increased.
  
  
  | This keyword can be used in the following control statements:
  |     GLOBAL
  
  | This keyword can be defined in site default table.
  

APAR Information

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

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

  UQ95215

Modules/Macros

• FABJACQG FABJBLKD FABJCMDB FABJCRC0 FABJCRC1
  FABJCTCV FABJCZCV FABJDALC FABJDALO FABJDBCM FABJDBC1 FABJDBDN
  FABJDBD7 FABJDBD8 FABJDBD9 FABJDBF0 FABJDBLK FABJDBRC FABJDBR7
  FABJDBR8 FABJDBR9 FABJDMPN FABJDMP0 FABJDMP7 FABJDMP8 FABJDMP9
  FABJDOPN FABJDPSN FABJDPS7 FABJDPS8 FABJDPS9 FABJICDD FABJMAIN
  FABJMDPN FABJMDP7 FABJMDP8 FABJMDP9 FABJMRGE FABJORCN FABJORC7
  FABJORC8 FABJORC9 FABJPARM FABJRCHK FABJRCH7 FABJRCH8 FABJRCH9
  FABJRDB7 FABJRDB8 FABJRDB9 FABJRPT0 FABJSTMD FABJTGEN FABJTMTD
  FABJUIC1 FABJXLIM
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IMS HP IMAGE CO

• Fixed component ID

  5655K9600

Applicable component levels

• R310 PSY UQ95215

     UP04/11/22 P F411

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