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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
No results
Problems with the SCC Explorer GUI and subsystem consoles
Minidumps active by default in version 5.1
Support for LOGSTREAMID, LOG, and FRLOG parameters in IDCAMS DEFINE
Date modified by SIMULATE2000 in an IMS-CICS/DB2 environment not remaining set
S0C4 Abend in DIF2040 at offset x031E when Batch TSO job requesting TIME
Create PTRACE record for diagnostic purposes during ADDVOL ACC2083 CTIOT update
DIF20042-C SYSTEM 0C4 ABEND OCCURRED AT OFFSET X''0566'' IN MODULE PTL0065 AUDIT
ABEND 0C4 in DIF2084 (CLOSE) near offset x''AA'' when a close is issued for the dcb
ABENDU2001, Message DIF21000-E VSAM OPEN FAILED FOR ddname - RC=8-168
PTL always shows terminal as INACTIVE- PTLT transaction doesn''t reflect date set for terminal
DIF20042-C SYSTEM 0C4 ABEND OCCURRED AT OFFSET X''????'' IN MODULE DIF2010 #SWAL
High CPU, many DIF02310 DEVICE REFRESH messages, during FDR instant backup, occurs once after IPL
Variables may be interpreted differently
Setting VOLSER in rules does not work if the VOLSER is not blank
RACF check doesn''t stop user from adding entry in PTLSET table if masking(*) in the name being added
ACCOPEN does not intercept OPEN processing in the FUJITSU (MSP) environment
Incorrout -VOS3 console command traffic (WTO) not displayed on subsystem consoles if DIF started
NF - Allow data class specification to override JCL
No Records in AUDIT file
S0C9 abend during SMS Processing
Unable to start DIF - Invalid Load Module Text Record Encountered or RECEIVE error on LOADLIB during intall
0C3 in APPC -- DIF2010 Offset 19E - SWA Conversion could not be done
Vary online on a device does not cause DIF to auto refresh rules
DIF20193-C SYSTEM 02A ABEND OCCURRED in ATTACH module ______ for DIF at startup
0C4 in PTL0061 at x''586''
Is there a way to allow the users to set the date with the DD or JCL parameters but only allow them to set the date to a date past todays date.
ACC02311-A POOL RESTRICT DOES NOT ALLOW ACCESS TO VOLUME
EXPDT field evaluates as 1900.000 for VSAM define using MODEL dataset
UNITDEV only displays 4 characters of the device field on MSP
MSGDIF20042-C SYSTEM 0C4 ABEND OCCURRED AT OFFSET X'????' IN MODULE DIF2154D
Expanding the CTE Table for PTLSET
Natural 2.2.8 programs in CICS 4.1 region not receiving date provided by Simulate 2000
PTLR11 will not start under DIFR21
Incorrout - Rules variable MODEL_TYPE returns UNKNOWN for volumes larger than 3390-9
Cobol-II ACCEPT-DATE instruction returns YYMMDD - how can I get a 4-digit year?
ABENDS001, incorrout, BLKSIZE set by ACC not honored
System 0C9 Abend in DIF2059 at offset X''05A8''
ACCTRACE, ACCIGN ddnames not recognized for JOB''s on JES3 after applying DTS22495
ABENDS0C4 at x''00FC'' in module DIF2010 when DCB=BUFNO coded for VSAM file
Problems with the SCC Explorer GUI and subsystem consoles
Minidumps active by default in version 5.1
Support for LOGSTREAMID, LOG, and FRLOG parameters in IDCAMS DEFINE
SMTP Email does not honor DEST= parameter
Various intermittent problems occuring during ACC or SRS processing
DIF01000 xxxx NOT ACTIVE when SYSTEM Logger message received
DB2-V10 zap for SIMULATE
Rule Set with Bit Fields defined with ALL not working
Abend 053 Ret 12 after lots of shutdowns
Date modified by SIMULATE2000 in an IMS-CICS/DB2 environment not remaining set
S0C4 Abend in DIF2040 at offset x031E when Batch TSO job requesting TIME
Create PTRACE record for diagnostic purposes during ADDVOL ACC2083 CTIOT update
DIF20042-C SYSTEM 0C4 ABEND OCCURRED AT OFFSET X''0566'' IN MODULE PTL0065 AUDIT
ABEND 0C4 in DIF2084 (CLOSE) near offset x''AA'' when a close is issued for the dcb
ABENDU2001, Message DIF21000-E VSAM OPEN FAILED FOR ddname - RC=8-168
PTL always shows terminal as INACTIVE- PTLT transaction doesn''t reflect date set for terminal
DIF20042-C SYSTEM 0C4 ABEND OCCURRED AT OFFSET X''????'' IN MODULE DIF2010 #SWAL
High CPU, many DIF02310 DEVICE REFRESH messages, during FDR instant backup, occurs once after IPL
Variables may be interpreted differently
Setting VOLSER in rules does not work if the VOLSER is not blank
RACF check doesn''t stop user from adding entry in PTLSET table if masking(*) in the name being added
Message IGD101I shows multiple SMS volumes at allocation
Setting numeric values for DIF variables using DIFVARS or ISPF results in incorrect data format
NEW Process to Send Dumps/Data to DTS Software via FTP or SFTP or FTPS
MSGDIF01042 change 'ENTER CANCEL OR BYPASS' message to improve clarity
FTPINSTW.EXE flagged by McAfee Anti-Virus
31-bit UCB support for Hitachi VOS3 ucb extension
ACCOPEN does not intercept OPEN processing in the FUJITSU (MSP) environment
Incorrout -VOS3 console command traffic (WTO) not displayed on subsystem consoles if DIF started
NF - Allow data class specification to override JCL
MSGDIF20060-E GETMAIN FOR SRM LIST FAILED occurring on FACOM or VOS3 systems
IOPCB being overwritten
Simulate fails when InterTest is running
Incorrout - pools not updated on slave systems after TDMF swap
RACF error at DIF startup objecting to CSVDYLPA update
0C4 abend in DIF task during minidump creation if allocation is denied by security system
No Records in AUDIT file
S0C9 abend during SMS Processing
Unable to start DIF - Invalid Load Module Text Record Encountered or RECEIVE error on LOADLIB during intall
DIF01410-E UNKNOWN HOOK NAME
DIF20042-C ABEND 0C9 at offset X''0184'' in module DIF2130
Newfunction - Return catalog name for a dataset not yet allocated
Time does NOT advance in Simulate JOB/JOBSTEP
Error messages running CDIFINIT
Abend 065 without OW15389 fix
0C3 in APPC -- DIF2010 Offset 19E - SWA Conversion could not be done
Vary online on a device does not cause DIF to auto refresh rules
DIF20193-C SYSTEM 02A ABEND OCCURRED in ATTACH module ______ for DIF at startup
MESSAGE: IAT4902 INVALID SCHEDULER CONTROL BLOCK ENCOUNTERED on Simulate job with PTLAUDIT specified on EXEC card.
Message-DIF10223E-IEFBR14 not found in MLPALIB when Portal starting
PTL fails to start with DIF20191 RC 20
Message DIF20170-E LOAD FAILED FOR RELINFO - MODULE DTSRELI RC=X'806'-4
Abend 0C4 in DIF2039 using UNIT AFFINITY (UNIT=AFF) for input tape datasets
NF - variable to indicate whether a given character string is a valid RACF userid
0C4 in PTL0061 at x''586''
Is there a way to allow the users to set the date with the DD or JCL parameters but only allow them to set the date to a date past todays date.
ACC02311-A POOL RESTRICT DOES NOT ALLOW ACCESS TO VOLUME
Date variables (EXPDT, CURDATE, etc.) substring returns incorrect value
DIF21230-E ALLOCATE FAILED FOR DATA SET @(44) - RC=#-#-# in SRSSMF pgm
Simulate using more time with CICS with IBM APAR PK43961
Abend 0C4 in DIf2023 ar x''202''
Message IEF506I, IEF702I, Unable to allocate, no storage volumes, with DYNAPOOL in use
PORTAL 2000-PROJECT MANAGEMENT (ACCESS) APPLICATION INSTALL CAUSES OTHER PROGRAMS NOT TO WORK
EXPDT field evaluates as 1900.000 for VSAM define using MODEL dataset
UNITDEV only displays 4 characters of the device field on MSP
MSGDIF20042-C SYSTEM 0C4 ABEND OCCURRED AT OFFSET X'????' IN MODULE DIF2154D
Simulate 2000 LE ZAP for version 1.9
Back Date check fails-allows date to be set to prior date without the ENABLE OPTION PTLBDATE
ABEND 067 in DIF2096+x''144'', many DASD volumes online, infrequent
DIF00560-E APPC INITAPI FAILED RC=-1-1011 during startup of DIF task
Abend0D3 in DB2 (4.1) transaction in CICS or TSO when time set so that the date changes to a new date.
EIB date not updated when DATALOC=ANY coded
Expanding the CTE Table for PTLSET
Natural 2.2.8 programs in CICS 4.1 region not receiving date provided by Simulate 2000
PTLR11 will not start under DIFR21
ACC26300-E CATALOG LOCATE FAILED - RC=40-9055264 for a tape dataset
Incorrout - REXX exec fails if called multiple times in one execution of the product rules
How does Simulate work with CICS?
Setting the Time in TSO CLIST, BATCH, and using ALLOCATE
DB2 - Ver. 8.1 zap for SIMULATE
Limit lock on SVCTABLE Updates (ENQ SYSZSVC)
Incorrout - Rules variable MODEL_TYPE returns UNKNOWN for volumes larger than 3390-9
Cobol-II ACCEPT-DATE instruction returns YYMMDD - how can I get a 4-digit year?
ABENDS001, incorrout, BLKSIZE set by ACC not honored
PTL customer wants to know version number by looking at the load module
ESQA shortage after starting ACC/SRS 2.2
ABENDS0C4 in DIF2058+x''212'', DIF01230-E MODULE NOT LOADED AS AN EXIT
No response back to console from DIF modify commands
DTS Products LICENSE KEY Policy and Procedures
BESTFIT not working as descibed in Doc
System 0C9 Abend in DIF2059 at offset X''05A8''
ACCTRACE, ACCIGN ddnames not recognized for JOB''s on JES3 after applying DTS22495
ABENDS0C4 at x''00FC'' in module DIF2010 when DCB=BUFNO coded for VSAM file
SYSTEM 0E0 ABEND OCCURRED AT OFFSET X''018E'' IN MODULE DIF2096
Incorrout - Rules, Pool Definitions not refreshed in some edge cases after VARY ONLINE
DEFLMOD fails to locate module in LPA or VLF
DIF20193-C SYSTEM 067 ABEND OCCURRED IN ATTACH MODULE #ENF
DIF02260-E UNKNOWN FILE NAME
ALTDATE and ALTTIME ignored on DB2
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