TIBCO Substation ES 2.14.0 HotFix #11 is now available

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Defect Corrections:

SSES-2232 - Critical - CICS Interface

Substation reports a SXC3102W Data Length Error. EXCI will corrupt storage when
the user data length is larger than the maximum Request/Reply size specified.
It is mainly specific to but not limited to using CICS Request/Reply
functionality.
This is a CICS interface issue and has been resolved.

SSES-2231 - ESB

The following messages now provide additional information about the condition
being shown, SXT5339E, SXT5352E and SXT5306E. This will assist in determining
the issue and the solution to be applied.
Messages are fully compatible with previous versions of Substation.

SSES-2230 - HIGH - CICS

To be consistent with other TIBCO calls within CICS, when calling SXCQWRIT,
SXCQWRIT will now delete the data container(s) passed to it after processing them.
There is no possible solution in reverting back to the old behavior.
This should not impact any current applications unless there has been a
very specific implementation for this usage.

SSES-2229 - HIGH - CICS

CICS initiated Request/Reply calls to SXCREQR had a 1 sec delay in
execution time before returning to user applications.
This issues has been resolved.

SSES-2228 - CICS RED

The keyword value specified for P1/2/3-AMSG-NAME was not used when building the
internal Pool's Listener name. The default was always being used.
This condition has been resolved.

SSES-2227 - CRITICAL

Substation may auto close ESB connections after a stress condition is encountered
and this results in a known inactivity in an executing Substation ES region.
Active work inside the region is frozen and can't be completed. This will
occur only when a back-end system (BES) triggers messages.
This condition has been fixed.


SSES-2226 - CICS RED

The keyword value specified for P1/2/3-AMSG-NAME is now set to a maximum of
six (6) characters.


SSES-2215 - CICS RED - Sample Transaction

An equivalent for CICS sample transaction SXTC has been created for the RED
interface to test triggers with multiple containers and also where a
reply-to and send-to destination name can be supplied.
Transaction usage is "SXTC,?" or "XTTC,?".
Good for testing and as an example.


SSES-2193 - ESB

The message SXT5990I now provides additional information.
This will assist in determining the issue and the solution to be applied.
Message is fully compatible with previous versions of Substation.


SSES-2093 - HIGH

Improved the handling of the STRESS conditions. If a stress condition reaches
a critical high mark, it may shutdown connections.
This condition has been fixed.


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Hotfix 10
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RED-780 - Critical

Incorrect usage of PLO instruction causes loop in SXXAX711, SXXAX625 and will
possibly cause high CPU utilization.
This issue has been resolved.

RED-779 - Critical

SXX8303E error message reported after SXXAX625 calls IARBRVEA to validate
address in the target address space.
Tighter control and validation checks have been implemented to eliminate
erroneous SXX830xE messages.
This isuue has been resolved.

SSES-2220 - High - ESB, Messaging

Specifying Recipe, EMS, Copy Correlation value 'W" does not work when no
Correlation Id has been specified and the Substation must choose the Message Id.
This issue has been resolved. Fully compatible with previous versions of
Substation.

SSES-2218 - Enhancement - CICS

Conversion of IVP C module(SXX3I110) to COBOL Module(SXXCI110). This is a
sample program that receives a single container and will generate
multiple output containers based on the request received.
There is sample batch JCL that will drive this transaction.

SSES-2217 - Enhancement - Logger

Two additional Jobnames can now be specified on the Logstream panel. This was
implemented to enable a single view of messages across multiple address spaces such as
Substation, CICS TOR and possibly a CICS AOR.


SSES-2216 - High - CICS

When CICS assigns queue records from the retransmit queue to an outbound
queue, the queue name value is not present.
The update now assigns records to the first queue in the chain when this occurs.




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Hotfix 09
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SSES-2185 - CICS IVP modules

IVP module SXCCI040 used with containers SendTo and ReplyTo as variables for
the ESB. Updated and resolved.


SSES-2212 - High - RED Interface

CICS system error messages are now mostly reported directly into log and
trace streams of IBM's SYSLOG.


SSES-2214 - High - #RED

A new parameter for RED that sets the restart of #RED after every execution.
The parameter Keyword is, CICS-MAIN-RESTART.
Refer to the latest RED interface Parameter member SXCIRED1. (Default setting is N)



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Hotfix 08
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SSES-2211 - High - RED SXXREQR

On the first call in a CICS environment, the test to see if SXXRRTO is present
fails. This causes the timeout program SXXRRTO not to be started.
This issue has been resolved.


SSES-2207 & SSES-2209 - High - Log Streams

Log Viewer shows many more lines than needed when the Log format is set to 2.
This issue has been resolved and viewing the Log Stream will now show only
format 2 information.


SSES-2205 - High

Substation ES reports a number of issues and may even cause a dump when
operational commands or the Heartbeat issues certain commands before
the system has completely been initialized.
This issue has now been fixed. Commands will wait in a queue until
Substation has been fully initialized.

SSES-2204 - High - RED Interface

Substation ES will dump on an 0C4 at shutdown after the command
SHOW,RED,SENDER has been issued.
Issue has been resolved.


SSES-2203 - High - RED Interface

CICS interface does not join to the #RED listeners after a
DISCON / CONN command is issued.
Issue has been resolved.


SSES-2202 - High - RED Interface

Error SXX8304E is issued by Substation ES when the CICS #RED transaction does
not or can't start the mainframe RED listeners in a timely manner.
Efficient and progressive retry logic in the RED interface now allows CICS
#RED transaction to start when ready and will wait. SXX8304E is still a
valid code if the CICS #RED transactions fails to start for any reason other
than a timing issue.
Issue has been resolved.


SSES-2197 - High - RED Interface

Message SXX7719E was being incorrectly issued by RED under CICS when no HUB
name was specified. This has been addressed when the default LPAR HUB name
can be used in the event that none is specified.
Module SXX3CADM has been updated to resolve or report the correct condition.


SSES-2192 - High - IMS Interface

Fixed a resume TPipe hold-Nak issue for the default TPipe messages in IMS.
Messages SXI4647W and SXI4004W were being received after installing a new IMS
version.
Problem has been resolved.

SSES-2183 - High - IMS Interface

When the TPipes are stopped, "DFS1292E Security Violation" message appears
in the trace file. Updates have been made to move the user token correctly
to the appropriate field.
The issue has been resolved.

SSES-2182 - Normal - IMS Interface

Numerous messages such as SXI4602F were being reported but in fact these were
only critical messages SXI4602C as documented.
"F" severity messages are for Fatal irrecoverable conditions and should be
issued only when required.
The offending logger modules were corrected to issue "C" critical messages.

RED-772 & RED-769 - Critical

RED modules SXXAX625 and others may cause a S0C4 abend. The most common being
at SXXAX625+4BE. This normally occurs when a communication to another
address space is destroyed abnormally. Additional validation has been added to
prevent the abends from happening.
Issue has been resolved for all modules concerned.



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Hotfix 07
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SSES-2174 - High - WebUI / TCP

TCP Interface abends when an 8 char userid is specified from WebUI.
The correct length is now passed to the SAF interface.
Issue resolved.


SSES-2196 - Normal

New program SXCRRVT to display active CICS Req/Reply information.
Transactions SXVT or XTVT (RED) executes the new program.
XTVT,? or HELP for a full set of options.


SSES-2195 - Normal

Issue corrected where either transaction XTTO or SXTO will execute
for hours without completing within 30 seconds of inactivity.
This issue has been resolved.


SSES-2191 - Important

Hot Fix 7D fully supports versions z/OS 2.5 and CICS 5.6.
z/OS builds and certification completed.

SSES-2189 - Important

Logger records for CICS ID3 line showed an incorrect Date/Time.
Hot Fix 7 fully supports versions z/OS 2.5 and CICS 5.6.
This issue has been resolved.

SSES-2188 - High

Stop recursive SYSLOG info messages when SYSLOG files are not defined
or the HUB is not active or not defined.
Logger routines have been updated to stop the repeated issuing of
messages when a program or process keeps calling the SYSLOG function.
Minimal message output is now issued.


SSES-2187 - High

Correct request/reply issue when the data area size exceeds RR-MAXSIZE value.
If a user manages to produce a request with a size larger than the
specified RR-MAXSIZE in the CICS interface this message will be issued.
SXC3103I IId:CTSRC1 Task#:246 CA AreaLen:5000 DataLen:4184 MaxRR:5000

This message can also be always generated for a CICS R/R request by
issuing the following operational command:
/F <job-name>,SET,CICS,TRCLVL-TRIG=3
Additional checks and a new message is the result.

SSES-2186 - Normal

New updated program SXR3ISL2 replaces current program SXR3ISL1.
New options available and the ability to reply to messages requiring
a response.
This is a TIBCO Rendezvous messaging sample program.

SSES-2185 - Normal

New IVP modules SXCCI040, SXXCCI40 used with containers SendTo and ReplyTo
as variables for the ESB (RV & EMS).
The trigger request using containers enables Substation ES to dynamically
set the ReplyTo and SendTo subjects or destinations for a message.
Transactions SXTC and XTTC are by default supported.
SXTC,? for help

SSES-2177 - High

Key information missing in trace file view of the system logger stream.
Values for messages such as Function, Line number and ProcessId were
missing.
This has been fixed.


SSES-2181 - High - Batch sample program
Date of message received was 100 years ahead of the current date whilst
running EMS Error Listener.
Issue resolved.


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Hotfix 06
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SSES-2174 - High - WebUI / TCP

TCP Interface abends when an 8 char userid is specified from WebUI.
The correct length is now passed to the SAF interface.
Issue resolved.


SSES-2173 - Critical - CICS EXCI

Substation may sometimes not enable suspended recipe services.
The Admin interface did not always receive the notifications.
This issue mainly occurs when two or more interfaces from the
same Substation go to the same CICS region. It's possible
that other cases may also produce this error.
Issue has been resolved.


SSES-2172 - High - CICS EXCI

Substation does not shutdown immediately and needs to be canceled when
any of its CICS regions are down at the start of the shutdown.
Issue has been resolved.

SSES-2170 - Normal - Log Stream Viewer

Allow logger viewed data to be written to a data set.
The implementation for the enhancement requires a few changes.
Panel updates: SXLLBHLP, SXLLPARM
Clist Updates: SXLRVIEW. Please ensure to update this Clist.
An output dataset needs to be allocated and cataloged with
the following DCB information.
RECFM=VB,LRECL=324,DSORG=PS
On the viewed logger information panel, type in help or use the #O
to write to the dataset specified on the selection criteria panel.

SSES-2169 - Critical - CICS RED (update)

The cause of error message SXX8303E has been fixed in Substation. After
certain CICS reconnect conditions, Substation ES connection to RED failed
to join. This has been fixed.

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Hotfix 05
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SSES-2169 - Critical - CICS RED

Substation ES does not auto reconnect to CICS when using the RED
interface. This occurs when CICS is down, Substation is started
and then CICS is started almost immediately after the Substation has
been started. CICS regions may not be automatically reconnected.
This has been fixed.


SSES-2168 - High - CICS EXCI

Substation ES 2.14.x now confirms support for CICS 5.6.
With the mandatory changes in the DFHXCOPT all EXCI Calls from the
Substation ES region support the surrogate user requirements.


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Hotfix 04
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RED-766 - Critical

Storage for data stream transmit buffer is not freed at the end of
CICS #RED transactions. This does not affect regions that mainly have
long running #RED transactions.
The result would be that CICS would eventually exhaust usable storage
in the EDSA area.
This has been fixed.


RED-765 - Informational

Missing error text for SXX8312 has now been updated.


SSES-2165 - High

When Substation is running with IMS, an incorrectly-coded call to a
message-issuing routine resulted in an S0C4 abend.
This has been fixed.

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Hotfix 03
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SSES-2161 - High

#RED tasks in CICS do not gracefully come down during shutdown.
During CICS shutdown #RED transaction(s) do not respond to the PLT
SXXOSHUT shutdown request(s). #RED transactions are forced to abend
during shutdown.
This has been fixed.


SSES-2160 - Critical

SXXO#RED messages from BPool addressability 31/64 bit.
Previously if the interface values were not set correctly, #RED may terminate
unexpectedly.
Auto-detect now been correctly enabled and the issue has been resolved.

SSES-2159 - Critical

The Substation RED interface messages in BPool addressability 31/64 bit.
Previously if the interface values were not set correctly, the Substation
Async/Triggers threads may terminate unexpectedly.
Auto-detect now been correctly enabled and the issue has been resolved.


RED-762 and RED-756 - Critical

Test for expired messages is incorrect and Substation ES reports
7900 and 7901 errors.
Modules SXXAX625, SXXAX221 and SXXAX222 have been changed to correct the
expiry of messages in 31bit and 64bit buffer pools.
This issue has now been resolved.


RED-761 - Critical

SXXAHUB abends with a S0C3 due to errors when reading parm file.
When the Mainframe HUB starts up, it reads the parameters from
DDNAME TIBPARM and when this operation fails a S0C3 is issued
sometimes with fatal results when incorrect names are specified.
This issue has now been resolved.

RED-755 - Critical

Module SXXAX820 will abend with S0C4 on certain API Leave requests.
This issue has now been resolved.


RED-754 - Critical

SXX8137E error occurs even when buffer pool is not full.
This issue has now been resolved.


RED-753 - Critical

Message Information Block (MIB) was overlaid during Send-with-Reply requests.
This caused message SXX7950E with a header length of zero to be displayed.
This issue has now been resolved.


RED-752 - High

Recovery module SXXARCV abends with a S0C1 during application or
Substation Abends.
This issue has now been resolved.


RED-749 - Normal

If message expiry time has not been specified, RED currently uses a
value of 30 seconds. This change will take the specified timeout value
and add 5 seconds for cross-memory and 10 seconds for XCF.


SSES-2148 - High

Remove Mainframe HUB requirement when using the EXCI interface.
This dependency has been removed for v2.14.x


SSES-2150 - Critical

Under stress the Event List creates duplicate entries and message SXG2936W
repeatedly reports incorrect values.
This issue has now been resolved.

SSES-2152 - Normal

Message SXG1891I has been changed to show the RED trigger service name and more.
When the trigger service trace level is set to a value higher than zero this
message is displayed.




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Hotfix 02
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SSES-2147 - High

Logging to disk (VSAM) functions and the Wrap feature didn't work.
This issue has now been resolved.
Just a reminder the DISK functions will be deprecated in release 3.0.0.

RED-751 - Critical

Storage allocated increases for long-running applications.
This issue has now been resolved.


RED-747 - Critical

Incorrect high-water mark of used buffer pool pages.
Module SXXAX625 now calculates the number of target buffers currently
being used correctly. Resolved.


RED-746

Message SXX8810E shows reason code as zero.
This issue has been fixed and a valid reason code is displayed


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Hotfix 01
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SSES-2111 - High

When doing Request/Reply using containers and the reply requires more
than 20 containers, #RED abends in CICS. #RED now allows now for
127 containers on reply.
Corrected and fixed.

SSES-2106 - Critical

Function Obtain_ErrInfo abends on 0C4. Corrected and fixed.

SSES-2095 - High

UoW updates for improved stress reporting and handling. Changed messages
SXG2131I and SXG2133W to include the current UoW allocation.


SSES-2087 - CICS

Added new parameter <CorId (N,Y)> to SXC3I032 (SXT6) sample program.

SSES-2080 - ESB Critical

Added new parameter for a RVDQ scheduler to set the completion time for
task scheduled for a worker. The parameter is RVDQ-SETCOMPTIME.
Valid values are 0 - 30 seconds. Zero (0) is the default.

SSES-2075 - Critical

Substation ES now allows a trigger service using containers to include a
correlation ID container, where the output message will be sent by
Substation ES with JMSCorrelationID property for EMS, or tibss-CorrelationId
as a field for RV.

SSES-2071 - Critical

Fixed Substation ES to allow Recipes with Method of Reply = 0 | 1 to be able
to forward the Correlation ID and the Service REPLY-TO value as separate
container fields to the BES application.

Environment

z/OS 2.1 through z/OS 2.5

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TIBCO Substation ES 2.14.0 HotFix #11 is now available

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