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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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
How to assess the impact of applying a PTF or APAR to the operating system
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
SCC-Explorer requires Java SDK 1.3 and does NOT support Java 1.4 or higher
How to INCLUDE different RULE,START,LICENSE members for each LPAR
DB2 simulator for ACC/SRS testing
SCC-Explorer requires Java SDK 1.3 and does NOT support Java 1.4 or higher
How to INCLUDE different RULE,START,LICENSE members for each LPAR
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
What size is the PTLR11A file when downloaded to the PC?
RC=36 from ACCPOOL, ACMPOOL, etc. TSO commands
How can I find out what release of Portal I am running?
System dump of Contents Supervisor running DIF 1.2 under MVS 5.2
CICS Transaction fails under CICS 5.1 (TS1.2) and/or CICS 5.2(TS1.3)
Message FDR156 ALLOCATE FAILED FOR ... COMP=X''00B4-04150000'' restoring datasets pooled by ALCRSTIN interface
PTLFETCH (DynaMod) STCK does NOT clear condition codes in the PSW
ABEND 2C6 or ABEND 0C4 after dataset SMS IAM dataset extends to new candidate volume
Message DIF10233 MLPALIB required after issuing a Display Memory Command
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
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
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
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
IBM C++ TIME routine, Simulate does not change the Date
Allow RETPD=9999 to set never-expire date for Hitachi VOS3 systems
RECAT option SCRATCH will NOT scratch a dataset with a expiration date
Intertest doesn''t work in CICS if Portal is also running in the CICS region
ALTDATE/ALTTIME Fails sometimes on $ALTDATE DD card
Enhancement: Optional date format for the new date in the SET commands
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
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 requires Java SDK 1.3 and does NOT support Java 1.4 or higher
SCC Explorer web update fails (from HELP menu)
How to INCLUDE different RULE,START,LICENSE members for each LPAR
Does Simulate 2000 support ????
DB2 simulator for ACC/SRS testing
How to assess the impact of applying a PTF or APAR to the operating system
What size is the PTLR11A file when downloaded to the PC?
RC=36 from ACCPOOL, ACMPOOL, etc. TSO commands
How can I find out what release of Portal I am running?
MSGDIF20193-C ABEND878-18 OCCURING IN DIF AT SHUTDOWN
Incorrout - date calculation in rules incorrect for dates near end of year
ABEND 130 OCCURRED AT OFFSET ''X''01D2'' IN MODULE DIF2033
DIF21360-E DSPSERV REQUEST FAILED - RC=12-6C000611 at startup
Errors when using FTP to move the DTS license file
FTPINST Installation Problems
System dump of Contents Supervisor running DIF 1.2 under MVS 5.2
CICS Transaction fails under CICS 5.1 (TS1.2) and/or CICS 5.2(TS1.3)
Message FDR156 ALLOCATE FAILED FOR ... COMP=X''00B4-04150000'' restoring datasets pooled by ALCRSTIN interface
Abend 0C3 in DIF9100+X''03EE when DIF starts up
MSGDIF01102-E product DOES NOT SUPPORT COMMANDS when DIF command syntax is incorrect
System wide variable SYSVAR Documentation
Optional - Prevent overlimit message in DSL for TSO users
Message DIF20042 abend0c4 in various modules during addvol processing due to rules being refreshed and freed.
DDNAME(MAXSCAN(XX)) is not using specified NUMBER
PTLFETCH (DynaMod) STCK does NOT clear condition codes in the PSW
ABEND 2C6 or ABEND 0C4 after dataset SMS IAM dataset extends to new candidate volume
Message DIF10233 MLPALIB required after issuing a Display Memory Command
DIF20042-C SYSTEM 0C4 ABEND OCCURRED AT OFFSET X''0768'' IN MODULE DIF2038 #SETFLD 10/02/01 10.10
Enhancement: PTLSCAN-Search for an ''*'' character in a specific column
DIFPOOL volume free space field is missing decimal place
VALIDATION FAILURES DURING SHUTDOWN-Display Memory Commands
ABEND 0C4 OCCURRED AT OFFSET X''????'' IN MODULE DIF2010
Incorrout - unexpectedly small values for volume or pool free / used space
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
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
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
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: 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
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
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
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