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DIF20042-C SYSTEM B78 ABEND IN MODULE DIF2006 using Dlimit (DSL) product
ABEND0C4 at X''009E'' in DIF2063 on VOS3 or MSP using the DATASET_CATVOL variable from MONRUN
ABENDS0C4 occurred at offset x'0788' in module DIF2104 #CBAUPD
S0C4 abends caused when no TCB address available (DYNAMOD(PTLFETCH) and CA-ENF conflict)
SYSTEM 0C4 ABEND OCCURRED AT OFFSET X'00FC' IN MODULE DIF2010 #SWAL
Incorrout - MONitor calculation of VSAM used and free space incorrect in SAMPLIB example
SYSTEM 0C9 ABEND OCCURRED AT OFFSET X''0172'' IN MODULE DIF2040 #SMFWRT
Incorrout, product rules address appears null on STATUS command, product rules not honored
DIFPOOL display truncates several large number total fields for nvol, total free trks, and total trks
VOS3/MSP Only - 0C1 ABEND or other error occurring after MONitor batch job is cancelled and DIF has been shut down
Incorrout - setting FRLOG and LOGPARM values at IDCAMS DEFINE or alter may be incorrect
Allow system or user determined blocksize for LOG files in DIF 2.1
Abend0c4 in DIF2004 + X''184'' or abend0c4 in DIF0062 during startup
Abend2C6 at offset X''748'' in DIF2046 occurred processing command DIFPOOL - terminated abnormally.
Message DFS057I under IMS 6.1 using PTL and PTLT transactions
Message DIF00600-E SRS NOT LICENSED FOR CPU nnnnn when START command issued
NF - Specify product expiration notice interval
Simulate date change for entire job does not work
Optional patch to set the default for MAXSCAN to 20
FTP hangs during installation procedure
0C1 in DIF at startup on Fujitsu MSPEX system
VOS3 ABENDS001-3, INCORROUT in DIF logs, when DIF is SHUTDOWN without CLOSing logfile
Change PTL4020 to look for xxxZ instead of xTLZ
Enhancement: Optional date format for the new date in the SET commands
Simulate 2000 does not intercept DB2 time calls if DTS61109 applied
Incorrout - Rules comparison fails for System Symbols defined via DEFVAR
&POOL_ variables not available under DIF
ABEND 0Cx, ABEND 0C1, ABEND 0C6 occurring in VOS3 at DIF startup, other symptoms possible
Sort capacity exceeded after INCSEC performed for SORTWK dataset using Syncsort
ABEND 0E0-28 in DIF2048+X''396" during shutdown, IEAINITREGSTASK trap in effect
** Hiper ** FIX #SCHK ON RULES for possible ABEND 0C4
IBM C++ TIME routine, Simulate does not change the Date
Allow RETPD=9999 to set never-expire date for Hitachi VOS3 systems
Message DIF00107-I OPSYS(HBB6609) FMID(HBB7720) VERSION(E) DFPREL(X''3321'') SMSREL(X''03010700'') confusing
Incorrout - STORGRP variable null in release 4.1 early support
DIFPOOL command not found; DIFTSO command not found; MSGIKJ79104I command NOT FOUND
Perf - excessive CPU time in DB2 or other address space with lots of DD statements or dynamic allocations
SRS log records truncated when specifying SYSOUT=n for the log dataset in the DIF task
DIF2073B or DIF2073A produced in trace statements but no SMF record cut when SET statement changes value
Incorrout - STORGRP variable returns multiple copies of storage group name - usually DLIMIT
DIF20042-C S0C4 ABEND AT X''1820'' IN MODULE DIF0010 during startup of DIF
Incorrout - secondary space amount not honored for VSAM DB2 Media Manager extends after DTS31388
DIF20042-C SYSTEM B78 ABEND IN MODULE DIF2006 using Dlimit (DSL) product
ABEND0C4 at X''009E'' in DIF2063 on VOS3 or MSP using the DATASET_CATVOL variable from MONRUN
Simulate set the time but not the date
Log records not written to log file allocated to a DIF task on MSP system if cross-memory not disabled
Validation Error in ACC at Startup with IGGPOST0
Abend0C4 in DIF2060+X''2BE'' when DUMPMASTER intercepts dumps
ABEND B78-5C OCCURRED AT OFFSET X''02B2'' IN MODULE DIF2006
ABENDS0C4 in SWA Manager called from DIF2056, ABENDS50D, when adding JFCBX or AMP, z/OS 2.2
ABENDS0C4 occurred at offset x'0788' in module DIF2104 #CBAUPD
S0C4 abends caused when no TCB address available (DYNAMOD(PTLFETCH) and CA-ENF conflict)
SYSTEM 0C4 ABEND OCCURRED AT OFFSET X'00FC' IN MODULE DIF2010 #SWAL
Procedure to validate that a zap is on in storage
0C4 in DIF2040 if DIF abends writing log records
WINDOW and OBJECTIVE subparameters on the RESPTIME ALGORITHM parm produce syntax errors
MSGDIF00621-E The license for product will expire in xx days not issued
Msg DIF20042 Abend0c4 AT X''0402'' IN MODULE DIF9100 - RULECKPT
Allow the System Logger to buffer log records
Incorrout - MONitor calculation of VSAM used and free space incorrect in SAMPLIB example
SYSTEM 0C9 ABEND OCCURRED AT OFFSET X''0172'' IN MODULE DIF2040 #SMFWRT
Incorrout, product rules address appears null on STATUS command, product rules not honored
DIFPOOL display truncates several large number total fields for nvol, total free trks, and total trks
VOS3/MSP Only - 0C1 ABEND or other error occurring after MONitor batch job is cancelled and DIF has been shut down
Incorrout - setting FRLOG and LOGPARM values at IDCAMS DEFINE or alter may be incorrect
ABEND 0C4 in DIF2046+x''162'', non-DASD, non-tape device such as Teradata
EMC Autoswap and DIF/ACC
Message DIF20042 ABEND0D5 OCCURRED IN MODULE DIF2098
Allow system or user determined blocksize for LOG files in DIF 2.1
Abend0c4 in DIF2004 + X''184'' or abend0c4 in DIF0062 during startup
Abend2C6 at offset X''748'' in DIF2046 occurred processing command DIFPOOL - terminated abnormally.
ABENDS0C4 in DIF3020+x''52A''
DIF11200-C STORAGE MODIFICATION AT ADDRESS 05C6BFFE FAILED
DIF21521-I SRB FAILED FOR RULES-DIF2070 28 RC=8, RS=X''B78000'', RV=X''18'' using DEFPROD PROCESS(ZIIP)
PTLSCAN running on XA system gets S0C4 when run against a PDS Dataset.
IMS - IO/PCB time field is not being returned in packed decimal format
Message IGD17272I not suppressed after SRS REDUCEP recovery
Message DFS057I under IMS 6.1 using PTL and PTLT transactions
Message DIF00600-E SRS NOT LICENSED FOR CPU nnnnn when START command issued
NF - Specify product expiration notice interval
WHAT OPERATING SYSTEM MODULES DOES PORTAL FRONTEND THROUGH DIF
Message DIF20042-C SYSTEM 0C1 ABEND OCCURRED AT OFFSET X''????'' IN MODULE DIF2094
MAXSPACE algorithm value to include a fraction of a percent
ABEND 0C4 AT OFFSET X''019C'' IN MODULE DIF2021 #LINK, during call to IEFAB4UV
DIF0060 ABENDS
Simulate abends trying to start the PTL transaction while running CICS/TS 5.3 or 5.4
Simulate date change for entire job does not work
Optional patch to set the default for MAXSCAN to 20
FTP hangs during installation procedure
Support for EMC Copycross
CICS4.1 autoinstall program for terminal abends when a terminal is already defined
ABEND S0C4 AT OFFSET X''215A'' IN DIFR211$ ON DIF STARTUP
Portal Windows import cannot process Scan Audit records-MSG=Can''t Import Table
Excessive CPU time in the DIF address space and performance spikes
Temp datasets beginning in year 2010 and DSNAME or HLQ rule variables
0C1 in DIF at startup on Fujitsu MSPEX system
VOS3 ABENDS001-3, INCORROUT in DIF logs, when DIF is SHUTDOWN without CLOSing logfile
Change PTL4020 to look for xxxZ instead of xTLZ
Repeated ABEND 0C4 in DIF2040 or DIF2026; message printed.
Message PTL00161 not in manual
ABENDS0C4 in DIF2096+X''F0'', when many volumes varied online
SYSTEM 0C4 ABEND OCCURRED AT OFFSET X''04C0'' IN MODULE DIF2099 #APPC
z/OS 2.1 and 2.2 compatibility information
SRS INCSEC EXTENT/PERCENTAGE display wrong values in ISPF panel
Enhancement: Optional date format for the new date in the SET commands
Simulate 2000 does not intercept DB2 time calls if DTS61109 applied
Incorrout - Rules comparison fails for System Symbols defined via DEFVAR
DIF90550-E SYMBOLIC FIELD (JOBNA) INVALID
SCC Explorer/RT Connection Refused when attempting DIF TCPIP connection
LE ZAP for 1.8 does not fit after UQ13238 is appied
Job incorrectly terminates due to job level condition code
RECAT option SCRATCH will NOT scratch a dataset with a expiration date
PTL OPTION TRANTERM will not accept wildcard Y* or pattern matching Y???
&POOL_ variables not available under DIF
ABEND 0Cx, ABEND 0C1, ABEND 0C6 occurring in VOS3 at DIF startup, other symptoms possible
Sort capacity exceeded after INCSEC performed for SORTWK dataset using Syncsort
Simulate 2000 not modifying ASKTIME date in CICS 5.2 (TS1.3) region
Incorrect values for NCYL and %FREE in DIFPOOL output on FACOM/MSP systems
Intertest doesn''t work in CICS if Portal is also running in the CICS region
ALTDATE/ALTTIME Fails sometimes on $ALTDATE DD card
Enhancement: User would like to Store Audit Records in SMF Data Files.
Natural 2.3 ZAP for Simulate
ABEND 0E0-28 in DIF2048+X''396" during shutdown, IEAINITREGSTASK trap in effect
** Hiper ** FIX #SCHK ON RULES for possible ABEND 0C4
IBM C++ TIME routine, Simulate does not change the Date
Allow RETPD=9999 to set never-expire date for Hitachi VOS3 systems
Message DIF00107-I OPSYS(HBB6609) FMID(HBB7720) VERSION(E) DFPREL(X''3321'') SMSREL(X''03010700'') confusing
Incorrout - STORGRP variable null in release 4.1 early support
DIFPOOL command not found; DIFTSO command not found; MSGIKJ79104I command NOT FOUND
Perf - excessive CPU time in DB2 or other address space with lots of DD statements or dynamic allocations
SRS log records truncated when specifying SYSOUT=n for the log dataset in the DIF task
DIF2073B or DIF2073A produced in trace statements but no SMF record cut when SET statement changes value
Incorrout - STORGRP variable returns multiple copies of storage group name - usually DLIMIT
DIF20042-C S0C4 ABEND AT X''1820'' IN MODULE DIF0010 during startup of DIF
Century field in IOPCB date in IMS 5.1 shows 01
ABEND 0Cx, ABEND 0C1, ABEND 0C6 occurring in VOS3 at DIF startup, other symptoms possible
Abend0C4 in program when SIMULATE2000 active
Does DTS password scheme work on the new z900 processors
Incorrect - VMAREXX has wrong offsets
DSTYPE_IAM variable incorrect during DD environment for IAM datasets allocated using OWNERID
DB2 simulator for ACC/SRS testing
SCC Explorer web update fails (from HELP menu)
Operating System Version Requirements for SCC
DTS Products LICENSE KEY Policy and Procedures
Does Simulate 2000 support ????
SYSTEM 0C9 ABEND OCCURRED AT OFFSET X''0186'' IN MODULE DIF2040 #SMFWRT
DTS Products LICENSE KEY Policy and Procedures
SYSTEM 0C9 ABEND OCCURRED AT OFFSET X''0186'' IN MODULE DIF2040 #SMFWRT
Operating System Version Requirements for SCC
Abend S053 return code 12
HSM recalls not going to correct pool based on size
Performance problems with DB2 or dynamic allocations when ACC or SRS is active
Portal Simulate date/time change does not work on Cobol-370 programs
IPVRULES fail. ADDVOL, SETSEC, and REDUCES are inactive.
Optional zap to disallow SRS secondary space recovery if DLIMIT account MAX exceeded
DIF Abend S0C4 when IGVDGNPP (Prime PSA) enabled
Msg DIF20193 S66D abend in attach module during DIF startup
ABENDS0C1 from PTL0002+X'032E' branch to binary zeroes
Message DIF20310-E DIF:LPA LOCATE FAILED FOR MODULE DIF0010 after Display Memory Command
Setting the PARM variable in the rules truncates any characters after the first 5
S054 abend with PTLJCL is started
CUSTOM ZAP allows CICS OPTION TRANTERM to test first character only
Errors in IPCS LPAMAP command
Message DIF00200-E OPSYS VALUE IS NOT VALID in OS/390 R 1.2 environments
EIB field zero when XPCFTCH is driven
Error converting space from MB or KB to CYL or TRK for VSAM files
HOW IS EXTENDED JCL AND DD $ALTDATE IMPLEMENTED
QuickRef cannot find DTS messages
When PTLAPPL set for a job that spans over 24 hour period the days are increased by 2 days instead of 1 day
B78 and/or 0C4 when there is no TCB or interrupts disabled DTS20200
ACC20640-E DATA SET ALLOCATED TO ANOTHER JOB for VSAM (or DB2)
OPTION(SMSMASK) does not evaluate patterns beginning with " **. " correctly
DIF00590-E LICENSE CHECK FAILED FOR PTLBDATE
ABENDS0C1 in CA-COMPRESS with message ZSUR079I ZSAM SVC 026 INTERCEPT AT addr DISABLED ONLY
Msg COMMAND DIFTSO NOT FOUND using the DIFTSO TSO command
LABEL symbolic variable does not evaluate SUL (standard user label) correctly
Incorrout - STORGRP variable returns multiple copies of storage group name - usually DLIMIT
DIF20042-C S0C4 ABEND AT X''1820'' IN MODULE DIF0010 during startup of DIF
Century field in IOPCB date in IMS 5.1 shows 01
DTS Products LICENSE KEY Policy and Procedures
SYSTEM 0C9 ABEND OCCURRED AT OFFSET X''0186'' IN MODULE DIF2040 #SMFWRT
Operating System Version Requirements for SCC
SCC Explorer web update fails (from HELP menu)
Does Simulate 2000 support ????
DB2 simulator for ACC/SRS testing
CICS PTLT transaction doesn''t reflect the altered date on the first EIB date
ABEND 0C4 in ACC0011+X''004A'' in ACC0011, ACF2, MUSSASS, DTS31345 and DTS31362 applied
ABENDS0C4 in DIF2023+x''37E'' or x''39C''
Abend S053 return code 12
HSM recalls not going to correct pool based on size
Performance problems with DB2 or dynamic allocations when ACC or SRS is active
DIF20042-C SYSTEM 001 ABEND OCCURRED AT OFFSET X''????'' IN MODULE DIF2085
Abend 0C4 in CAS due to storage overlay after ACC/SRS starts
Enhancement: User would like to have an ISPF interface for entering the
Incorrout -VOS3 console command traffic (WTO) not displayed on subsystem consoles if DIF started
ABENDS0C4 in DIF2055 + X''202''
Subtrings not working with DEFVAR variables
Portal Simulate date/time change does not work on Cobol-370 programs
IPVRULES fail. ADDVOL, SETSEC, and REDUCES are inactive.
Optional zap to disallow SRS secondary space recovery if DLIMIT account MAX exceeded
Abend in long running task when upgrade from beta to 2.1
DIF command output not displayed on console after command issued via DTS ISPF panel
CICS Terminal not getting SIMULATED DATE/TIME when there is entry in PTLSET table for USERID or TRANSACTION
Optional zap to honor PROIGN DD in addition to ACCIGN
Optional ZAP for IMS to skip PTLTRANU/J processing
Information on Validation Errors During Startup or Shutdown
DIF Abend S0C4 when IGVDGNPP (Prime PSA) enabled
Msg DIF20193 S66D abend in attach module during DIF startup
ABENDS0C1 from PTL0002+X'032E' branch to binary zeroes
Incorrout - 20th century year returned for EXPDT and RETPD if EXPDT=YYDDD specified in JCL
Message DIF02310-I DEVICE CHANGE REFRESH BEING PERFORMED, when non-DASD device varied online or offline
Cannot SET date/time for a JOBNAME but exclude a program within the Job
Performance problems and excessive CPU usage in DIF 3.1
Abend0c4 in DIF2038 at offset x''8CC'' when setting COPIESn fields
DIF90801-C Buffer Overflow Occured in Rules Conversion
Message DIF20310-E DIF:LPA LOCATE FAILED FOR MODULE DIF0010 after Display Memory Command
Setting the PARM variable in the rules truncates any characters after the first 5
S054 abend with PTLJCL is started
DDTYPE variable contains ''DASD'' rather than ''TAPE'' for IBM VTS
Abend 0D3 in various products (SMF, DB2)
MSGDIF00312-E ENF CALL FAILED - RC = X'C' on OS390 (non-z/OS systems)
Incorrout - ZVTSCR scratch exit does not set volume to scratch if locked or in use but no message
The DEFREC MAPFIELD option was not setting the field type correctly.
ACF01007 A PASSWORD IS REQUIRED FOR LOGONID or loop occurs issuing a DIF command
CUSTOM ZAP allows CICS OPTION TRANTERM to test first character only
Errors in IPCS LPAMAP command
Message DIF00200-E OPSYS VALUE IS NOT VALID in OS/390 R 1.2 environments
DB2 version 6.1 zap for SIMULATE
No Error message when Source Scan keyword buffer overflows
Msg DIF20042 abend 0C4 in DIF2063 at X''09E'' when a DMS restore is invoked
MSGDIF20042-C SYSTEM 0F8 ABEND OCCURRED AT OFFSET X''044C'' IN MODULE DIF2017
Extra LPA entries after DIF is started
Optional zap to allow HDELETE to delete unexpired migrated datasets
EIB field zero when XPCFTCH is driven
Error converting space from MB or KB to CYL or TRK for VSAM files
HOW IS EXTENDED JCL AND DD $ALTDATE IMPLEMENTED
ABENDS0C4 in DIF0053+X''68'', ABEND0C4 in ATTACH MODULE #DIFDPER, DTS22631 applied
DIF2083 #GET NONVSAM - Buffer limitation of 256 bytes
Simulate does not allow PTLSET commands under ACF2
Why is the "ALLOCATING AUDIT DATA SETS" not in the install section
Optional zap to lower the LOGBUF default value in DIF 3.1
TIME LINKAGE=SYSTEM does NOT return the correct year
QuickRef cannot find DTS messages
When PTLAPPL set for a job that spans over 24 hour period the days are increased by 2 days instead of 1 day
B78 and/or 0C4 when there is no TCB or interrupts disabled DTS20200
ALTDATE= on second step ignored if coded on first step
Abend 0C4''s running SRSSMF and DIFMFPRT utilities without DIF active
REORG command = DIF20806-E INDD IS AN UNKNOWN KEYWORD
Portal Performance
ABENDS0D3 - support for cross-memory services in Hitachi VOS3 systems
Abend0C9 at x''05EE'' in module DIF2059 when SIZE variables specified in rules
ACC20640-E DATA SET ALLOCATED TO ANOTHER JOB for VSAM (or DB2)
OPTION(SMSMASK) does not evaluate patterns beginning with " **. " correctly
DIF00590-E LICENSE CHECK FAILED FOR PTLBDATE
OS/390 R2.10 - ZOS 1.9 LE needs a zap to allow SIMULATE to intercept date calls
LOGSERVER is unidentifed keyword
DIFMFPRT report contains the wrong release (2.1) in the report header
Incorrout - ACF2UID does not contain ACF2 UID string but contains binary data
Message DIF02260-E UNKNOWN FILE NAME issued trying to close a DIF log file
Hitachi VOS3 Only - DIF20042-C SYSTEM 0C1 ABEND OCCURRED AT OFFSET X''01A6'' IN MODULE DIF2127
ABENDS0C1 in CA-COMPRESS with message ZSUR079I ZSAM SVC 026 INTERCEPT AT addr DISABLED ONLY
Msg COMMAND DIFTSO NOT FOUND using the DIFTSO TSO command
LABEL symbolic variable does not evaluate SUL (standard user label) correctly
PTL set create date on Dataset created with IDCAMS define if $ALTDATE DD in the step
ABEND S0C4 @ X''06CA'' in DIF2038 when setting global user field
S0C4 abend in ACC2083 x''76a''
Invalid Line number in DIF90651-E message
CICS PTLZ does not work correctly when used in CICS PLT entries to Start PTLE
DIF2073B or DIF2073A produced in trace statements but no SMF record cut when SET statement changes value
Incorrout - STORGRP variable returns multiple copies of storage group name - usually DLIMIT
DIF20042-C S0C4 ABEND AT X''1820'' IN MODULE DIF0010 during startup of DIF
Century field in IOPCB date in IMS 5.1 shows 01
ABEND 0Cx, ABEND 0C1, ABEND 0C6 occurring in VOS3 at DIF startup, other symptoms possible
Abend0C4 in program when SIMULATE2000 active
Does DTS password scheme work on the new z900 processors
Incorrect - VMAREXX has wrong offsets
DSTYPE_IAM variable incorrect during DD environment for IAM datasets allocated using OWNERID
Message DIF00107-I OPSYS(HBB6609) FMID(HBB7720) VERSION(E) DFPREL(X''3321'') SMSREL(X''03010700'') confusing
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