IBM TXSeries CICS 5.1.0.2 PTF APAR README

IBM(R) TXSeries(TM) CICS 5.1.0.2 PTF APAR README for AIX(R), Windows(R), HP-UX (R) and Solaris(R) Systems

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About this document

The TXSeries Program Temporary Fix (PTF) is a collection of cumulative product patches and recent software fixes. For TXSeries, separate PTFs exist for CICS and for Encina(R). Installing this PTF updates TXSeries CICS to version 5.1.0.2. This README file lists the APARs that have been fixed in the TXSeries CICS 5.1.0.2 PTF, and gives important notes for all supported platforms.

Note: For information about TXSeries CICS PTF install procedures and prerequisites, refer to READPTF_<lang>.htm file that is included in the PTF image.

Table of contents

Important notes

Obtaining the TXSeries CICS 5.1.0.2 PTF

Downloading the PTF from the IBM FixDist Service (AIX systems only)

Contents of the TXSeries CICS 5.1.0.2 PTF

Contents of previous PTF releases

  • Contents of the TXSeries CICS 5.1.0.1 PTF
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    Important notes

    The following are important notes about TXSeries CICS 5.1 on all supported platforms.

    Obtaining the TXSeries CICS PTF

    To obtain TXSeries CICS PTFs, do one of the following:

    Downloading the PTF from the IBM FixDist service (AIX only)

    This section contains guidelines for using the IBM FixDist service to obtain the CICS PTF. FixDist enables you to download AIX software fixes directly from an IBM anonymous FTP server. You must have the FixDist application installed on the machine in order to obtain the CICS PTF.

    Note: You can download the FixDist application by using an anonymous FTP from the IBM AIX software FTP Web site: 

    ftp service.boulder.ibm.com
    > login: anonymous
    > password: your_email_addr (example: johndoe@your.comp.com)
    >
    > bin
    > cd /aix/tools/fixdist
    > get fd.tar.Z (FixDst tool in compressed tar format)
    > quit
    Note: This section does not provide complete instructions for using FixDist. For the complete instructions, see the FixDist User's Guide, which is available by anonymous FTP from the IBM AIX software FTP Web site. To use FixDist to download the CICS PTF:
    1. Create a temporary directory on your machine. Ensure that it is large enough to hold the PTF file.
    2. Use FixDist to download and unpack the PTF file. Refer to the FixDist User's Guide for complete instructions if necessary. Be sure to use the following guidelines when you download the patch with FixDist:
    3. Follow the install procedures that are given in READPTF_<lang>.htm file to install the PTF onto your system.

    Contents of the TXSeries CICS 5.1.0.2  PTF

     
    APAR Number Abstract
    IY64374 (AIX only) Building the DB2 XA switchload file fails when libdb2.a is not in /usr/lib
    IY65600
    		 When using CICSSDT QTOS to convert a qsam file into SFS, incorrect output is received due to an old buffer being used
    IY65621
    		 Increasing the number of TCPPROCESSCOUNT gives SUPOS_TAKESOCKET message in symrecs
    IY65703
    		 When using CICSSDT QTOS to convert a qsam file into SFS, the log file name is garbled
    IY66401
    		 Enable GRAPHIC datatype support in CICSSDT QTOS function
    IY66402
    		 Increase the number of DFHCNV macros in CICSSDT QTOS function
    IY66499
    		 CICSSDT  replaces SO/SI charaters will NULL
    IY67419
    		 Search of an application module to be made more effective
    IY67521
    		 SEGV during postmortem prevents valid region abend
    IY67537
    		 FTOS command fails for CICSSDT
    IY67538
    		 U5655 if the the mutex state is SUPOS_MUTEXSTATE_UNKNOWN
    IY67539
    		 CICSMAP allow hyphens in the DFHMDF macro field name for COBOL
    IY67541
    		 APCT error for COBOL dir paths/prog names having period chars
    IY67542
    		 Terminal ID generated matches with IDs in WD.stanza  
    IY67543
    		 RPC security issues while working with EPI/ECI applications
    IY67544
    		 Region does not start with LDR_CNTRL & TaskPrivatePool > 256MB
    IY67545
    		 Tran ID is not getting printed along with the EXEC CICS API
    IY67546
    		 CICSRL hangs when the Oracle database goes down on AIX
    IY67547
    		 COBOL runtime occupies CICS shared segment
    IY67548
    		 The -u option needs to be enabled for CICSDDT to connect to a remote database
    IY67549
    		 Fails to create table using CICSDDT FTOD command
    IY67550
    		 CICSAS process with high CPU usage in HP_UX
    IY67551
    		 SYNCONRETURN bit is not being set in FMH43 with DPL
    IY67552
    		 Enable DFHCCINX to display IP address
    IY67553
    		 Timeout implementation for ISC functions with CICS TCP/IP
    IY68493
    		 U5701 region abend while attempting to run a program repeatedly

    Contents of previous PTF releases

    Contents of the TXSeries CICS 5.1.0.1  PTF

    This is a cumulative update for the CICS functions of the TXSeries CICS 5.1.0.0 product. It also contains all the TXSeries CICS 5.1 APARs that have been processed since the General-Availability (GA) of TXSeries CICS V5.1 on all supported platforms.
     
    APAR Number Abstract
    IY58024 The cicsip listener process hangs when a receive thread times out.
    IY58072 Date format for message ERZ010128E in console log is always MM/DD/YY instead of the locale specific format.
    IY58105 CICS region abends with  U5701 in the case of XPRecv timeouts.
    IY58107 Enhancements of cicstran over the handle condition apis with copybooks.
    IY58108 With Oracle 9i 64 bit, IBM COBOL cheese transaction fails with an ASRA.
    IY58112 File DFHCJDB.MAP is required so that the CJDB JAVA debugging can be used. It was not included in the Solaris package.
    IY58115 CICS region abends with U6301 after the termination of a cicssl process.