PK39381: ADD THE ABILITY TO SPECIFY A LOW LEVEL QUALIFIER FOR GDG IMAGE COPY DATA SETS

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• This APAR will add the following function to DBCS:
  1. Add the ability to specify a low level qualifier for GDG
  image copy data sets.
  2. Replace the RECON Maintenance LIST.HISTORY DBDS command with
  a LIST.DBDS command.
  3. Set the DBCS highest return code as the completion code for
  Batch COLLECT and LOAD jobs, rather than the ISPF return code.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: DATABASE CONTROL SUITE V3R2 USERS            *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:  THIS APAR FULFILLS REQUIREMENTS        *
  *                       MR0727061938 AND MR0905064753.         *
  *                       IT ALSO ADDS NEW SUPPORT FOR USE OF    *
  *                       LOW LEVEL QUALIFIERS (LLQ) IN GDG      *
  *                       IMAGE COPY DATA SET NAMES              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  1. MR0727061938 - THE RETURN CODE FOR EITHER A BATCH COLLECT OR
     A BATCH LOAD JOB HAS BEEN THE RC FROM ISPF, NOT FROM DBCS
     PROCESSING. THIS COULD EASILY LEAD A USER TO BELIEVE THAT
     THE DBCS FUNCTION RAN WITHOUT ERRORS, WHEN, IN FACT, THERE
     MAY HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS. THE BATCH COLLECT AND BATCH LOAD JOBS
     WILL NOW RETURN THE HIGHEST RETURN CODE ENCOUNTERED IN DBCS
     PROCESSING. ANY SPECIFIC ERRORS ARE RECORDED IN THE OUTPUT
     AS BEFORE.
  
  2. MR0905064753 - THE LIST.DBDS COMMAND SUBMITTED UNDER THE
     RECON MAINTENANCE FUNCTION HAS ACTUALLY BEEN A LIST.HISTORY
     COMMAND WITH THE DBDS OPTION. IN SUPPORT OF THIS REQUIREMENT,
     RECON MAINTENANCE WILL NOW SUBMIT A REAL LIST.DBDS COMMAND.
     THE AVAILABLE LIST.HISTORY COMMAND ALREADY INCLUDES A DBDS
     OPTION.
  
  3. LOW LEVEL QUALIFIERS ARE NOW ALLOWED FOR GDG IMAGE COPY DATA
     SETS. SETUP PANEL, IDLSOPT3, HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO ACCEPT A
     LLQ FOR GDG NAMES.
     IF USED, THE GDG LLQ MAY INCLUDE A MAXIMUM OF 8 CHARACTERS,
     AND ONLY A MIDDLE QUALIFER OF DDN=1 WILL BE VALID.
     THIS IS NECESSARY TO KEEP GENERATED GDG DATA SET NAMES FROM
     EXCEEDING 44 CHARACTERS. FOLLOWING IS A SAMPLE OF A GDG IC
     DATA SET NAME USING A LOW LEVEL QUALIFIER:
     'USERID.IMS10.DDSMPORD.MYLLQ.G0002V00'
  

Problem conclusion

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:

  UK23034

Modules/Macros

• IDLBGDDG IDLBGGDG IDLC0001 IDLGNJCC IDLGRP02
  IDLH0860 IDLH0870 IDLH0880 IDLH1070 IDLH1080 IDLH1090 IDLH1652
  IDLICD   IDLICDDG IDLICDH  IDLICD2  IDLICEC1 IDLICEC8 IDLICEDD
  IDLICED2 IDLICED3 IDLICGDG IDLI05   IDLPCJCE IDLRCD   IDLRCREA
  IDLRH126 IDLRH880 IDLRH908 IDLRH926 IDLRH929 IDLRH932 IDLRH958
  IDLRI174 IDLRI737 IDLRI842 IDLRLBKA IDLRLCAA IDLRLDS1 IDLRLDS2
  IDLRLDS3 IDLRLDS4 IDLRLGSA IDLRLHIA IDLRLHIB IDLRLHIC IDLRLIDB
  IDLRLOGA IDLRLREA IDLRLSUA IDLRREXD IDLRREXR IDLRREXW IDLRREX2
  IDLRTAB1 IDLRUIRA IDLR63   IDLSMAIN IDLSMAI1 IDLSMAI2 IDLSOPT3
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IMS DB CNTL SUI

• Fixed component ID

  5655F7600

Applicable component levels

• R320 PSY UK23034

     UP07/03/17 P F703

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