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PI93301: DFHPA1954 ISSUED WHEN TWO CONSECUTIVE COMMENT LINES ('#') ARE ENCOUNTERED IN THE FEATURETOGGLE PROPERTIES FILE.

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • When the customer codes the groupfeaturetoggles file with two
consecutive comment lines message DFHPA1954 is issued:
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#  BMS 3270 Intrusion Detection Service:
com.ibm.cics.bms.ids=true
com.ibm.cics.bms.ids.action=abend
com.ibm.cics.bms.ids.vtamignore=true
#  CMCI JVM server:
com.ibm.cics.cmci.jvmserver=false
#  End of Feature Toggles
#  2nd consecutive comment line that causes DFHPA1954
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Problem summary


    

  • ****************************************************************
* USERS AFFECTED: All CICS users.                              *
****************************************************************
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: DFHPA1954 W THE FEATURE TOGGLE FILE IS  *
*                      INCORRECTLY FORMATTED was issued when   *
*                      parsing a valid feature toggle file.    *
****************************************************************
The feature toggle file was parsed during CICS startup. Although
the file contained no syntax errors, CICS reported an issue by
issuing message DFHPA1954.
The parsing routine, in DFHPAFT, was not correctly handling the
case of having two or more consecutive comments.

Additional keywords: MSGDFHPA1954 PA1954 DFHPA1956I
MSGDFHPA1956I PA1956

    



Problem conclusion


    

  • The parsing of a sequence of comments in a feature toggle file
has been corrected.

    



Temporary fix


    

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Comments


    

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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    PI93301
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  • Reported component name
    CICS TS Z/OS V5
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  • Reported component ID
    5655Y0400
    • 

  • Reported release
    100
    • 

  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
    • 

  • PE
    NoPE
    • 

  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
    • 

  • Special Attention
    NoSpecatt / Xsystem
    • 

  • Submitted date
    2018-02-02
    • 

  • Closed date
    2018-03-27
    • 

  • Last modified date
    2018-10-10
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  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
    

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

    
UI54763
    

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Modules/Macros


    

  • DFHPAFT

    



Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    CICS TS Z/OS V5
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  • Fixed component ID
    5655Y0400
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Applicable component levels


    

  • R100  PSY  UI54763
       UP18/03/28  P  F803
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            Modified date:
            

            10 October 2018
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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