EZDB for CA-IDMS Support

PTFs are listed below for all currently supported version of EZ-DB and DB90s. Download the required PTFs and follow the instructions in the EZ-DB User Guide to apply the PTF.

Currently supported versions:

C40901 - Version 5.5 for CA-IDMS Release 16 only
C10401 - Version 5.4 for CA-IDMS Release 15 only
C90701 - Version 5.3 for CA-IDMS Release 14.1 and earlier.

For problems or queries that are not fixed by the current APARs, you should initially contact your local distributor that supplied the software to you. They will liase directly with the development team to resolve your issue.

In an emergency or if you cannot reach your local distributor, you can contact;

support@cogito.co.uk

EZ-DB: Non Product Specific
READ.ME - EZ-DB PTF Download Instructions and Naming Standards

CD409.107 - Optional: Multiple IDMSIOX2 exits pass incorrect parameter list
CD409.110 - Mandatory: An IO error may corrupt the TCE when SYNAD called. Coreq CD409.111
CD409.111 - Mandatory: Replacement #COEXIT macro for use in conjunction with coreq CD409.110
CD409.115 - Optional: ALLOC8 processing a segment stops if a file is missing, instead of continuing with next file
CD409.125 - Optional: Increase COPEEK's limit on CSECTS in a load module from 256 to 4096.
CD409.126 - Optional: Update various online display literals from 5.4 to 5.5
CD409.144 - Optional: Allow load from STEPLIB using CDMSLIB=NO parm. CD409.145 is a co-req.
CD409.145 - Optional: Allow load from STEPLIB using CDMSLIB=NO parm. This file is in binary format.

CD602.T02 - Tech Note: Region Sizes GT 32 Meg
CD602.T03 - Tech Note: Area Locked at IDMS Startup
CD602.T06 - Tech Note: Getmain Failures at Startup FREESTG
CD409.T10 - Tech Note: z/OS 1.9 and ALLOWUSERKEYCSA(NO)

EZ-SQP (Soft Quiesce Point)
CQ409.124 - Mandatory: COSQCNCT can erroneously report a journal sequnce error

EZ-Image
CG703.T03 - Tech Note: EZ-Image Flush Buffers Initialise VSAM
CG801.T05 - Tech Note: EZ-Image Unload/Reload
CG801.T07 - Tech Note: EZ-Image VSAM Error Codes

EZ-Reorg/EZ-RSTU
CZ409.104 - Optional - Replacement DBEZPJNL to prevent abend if run as a started task. Coreq CZ104.105.
CZ409.105 - Optional - Object deck for CZ409.104 - Note this member is in binary format.
CZ409.106 - Mandatory: S0C4 abend in DBEZCUP1 after message DB905526 DBEZSTOP JOURNAL STAMP
CZ409.118 - Mandatory: SOC1 in DBEZCUP2 when processing varaible length SR3's.
CZ409.119 - Mandatory: DB905523 WARNING NO BGIN FOR RU BFOR FOUND INSTEAD issued when no AREA records.
CZ409.120 - Mandatory: Support for IDMS R16 SP4 Express Reorg option
CZ409.121 - Mandatory: Under rare conditions DBEZVXT4 can abend S0C4
CZ409.123 - Mandatory: S0C1 in DBEZCUP2
CZ409.131 - Mandatory: S0C1 in DBEZCUP2
CZ409.135 - Optional: DBEZCUP2 end RC4 when there is no DML. Change RC.

CZ907.T01 - Tech Note: Restructure followed by DBReorg
CZ907.T06 - Tech Note: DB-Reorg and DBEZSR23
CZ602.T17 - Tech Note: BCF Reload SYS005 DBEZJOB3
CZ602.T19 - Tech Note: Optimising Sorts
CZ703.T01 - Tech Note: Running Unload/Reload Twice
CZ703.T02 - Tech Note: VIA OM Set 1206 Abends
CZ710.T07 - Tech Note: PROCESS=INDEX/REORG/RSTU
CZ801.T01 - Tech Note: Re Use of Database Procedures
CZ104.T01 - Tech Note: Re DFSPARM running SORT - Possible S0C1 in DBEZCUP2 or a DB905537 from DBEZCUP3

DB-Synchro
CS409.129 - Mandatory: 3964 at SHUTDOWN
CS409.132 - Optional: SA03 in Local Mode Job with no FINISH. CS409.133 is a co-req.
CS409.133 - Optional: SA03 in Local Mode Job with no FINISH. This file is in binary format.

DB-Megabuf

DB-Peek
CD409.125 - Optional - COPEEK only reports the first 256 CSECTs

EZ-Bridge and EZ-Test

CE409.102 - Optional: DB2KLE37 fails to apply in z/OS 1.4.
CE409.103 - Optional: CICS TS 2.x Unknown call to DB2KCEXE
CE409.112 - Optional: Override IDMS startup date. R16 version of CE801220/CE907097.
CE409.114 - Optional: R16 Override IDMS Startup Date using the SVC Hook (R16 SP01 only)
CE409.117 - Optional: Replacement for DB2KLE37 to include z/OS releases
CE409.130 - Mandatory: Time returned from GETIME may be corrupted
CE409.134 - Mandatory: S0C4 recursive abend in DB2KDBMS.
CE409.141 - Mandatory: DB2KCEXE CICS exit routine can set a corrupt return code.

CE104.T05 - Tech Note: 'ACCEPT .. FROM DATE' fails to age under Enterprise COBOL

CE801.T02 - Tech Note: EZ-Test YYMM=ONLY
CE801.T08 - Tech Note: SVC Hook Installed/not Installed
CE801.T09 - Tech Note: Report Retention - Missing Reports
CE801.T12 - Tech Note: EZ-Test DB2KBRG WINDOWING
CE801.T13 - Tech Note: EZ-Test NATIVE SQL VIRTUAL DATA AGING
CE801.T15 - Tech Note: EZ-Test Business Day Aging

C10401 PTFs (IDMS Release 15.0)

EZ-DB: Non Product Specific
READ.ME - EZ-DB PTF Download Instructions and Naming Standards

CD104.T02 - Tech Note: Errors during assembly of IDMSDPLX and IDMSIOXT
CD104.T03 - Tech Note: Incorrect IDMSDBIO linkedit in INSTXITS
CD104.T10 - Tech Note: z/OS 1.9 and ALLOWUSERKEYCSA(NO)

CD602.T02 - Tech Note: Region Sizes GT 32 Meg
CD602.T03 - Tech Note: Area Locked at IDMS Startup
CD602.T06 - Tech Note: Getmain Failures at Startup FREESTG

CD104.016 - Mandatory - Possible abends when running in MPMode - CD104.017 is coreq
CD104.017 - Mandatory - Replacement object deck (in binary) for CD104.016
CD104.018 - Mandatory - CV may abend following an IO Error. PTF corrects the EZ-DB IO Error handling.
CD104.033 - Optional - ALLOC8 may abend when issuing NEWCOPY.
CD104.107 - Optional - Multiple IDMSIOX2 exits pass wrong parameter lists.
CD104.110 - Mandatory - IO error may corrupt TCE when called by SYNAD. Co-req CD104.111.
CD104.111 - Mandatory - Replacement #COEXIT for use with CD104.110.
CD104.125 - Optional: Increase COPEEK's limit on CSECTS in a load module from 256 to 4096.
CD104.144 - Optional: Allow load from STEPLIB using CDMSLIB=NO parm. CD104.145 is a co-req.
CD104.145 - Optional: Allow load from STEPLIB using CDMSLIB=NO parm. This file is in binary format.

EZ-SQP (Soft Quiesce Point)
CQ104.013 - Mandatory - COSQCNCT can incorrectly re-sequence it's output journal files.
CQ104.124 - Mandatory - COSQCNCT can erroneoulsy report a journal sequence error.

EZ-Image
CG703.T03 - Tech Note: EZ-Image Flush Buffers Initialise VSAM
CG801.T05 - Tech Note: EZ-Image Unload/Reload
CG801.T07 - Tech Note: EZ-Image VSAM Error Codes

EZ-Reorg/EZ-RSTU
CZ104.002 - Mandatory: Check for formatted journal in CUP1 (Reissued 12/09/2002 due to patch overlap)
CZ104.005 - Mandatory: DBEZSXT3 and DBEZVXT3 issuing NO OLD DBKEY FOUND
CZ104.006 - Mandatory: DBEZCNTL can extract the wrong page range
CZ104.007 - Optional: Possible problems with dependent areas and wrong page range being extracted
CZ104.009 - Mandatory: DBEZCUP3 may abend S0C1 at offset 1118
CZ104.010 - Mandatory: DBEZCUP3 excessive DML and IO with large index NEXT/PRIOR
CZ104.011 - Mandatory: DBEZCUP3 abend/loop with large index NEXT/PRIOR
CZ104.012 - Mandatory: DBEZCUP3 abend/loop with large index NEXT/PRIOR
CZ104.015 - Mandatory: DBEZVXT3 abend S0C1 with 'DB905590 OLD DBKEY FOUND FOR STORE OF KEY NNNNNNNN'
CZ104.019 - Mandatory: DBEZCUP3 may abend S0C1 at offset 1118 even with CZ104.009
CZ104.024 - Mandatory: DBEZCUP3 may abend S0C1 at offset 1118
CZ104.026 - Mandatory: DBEZCUP1 may abend S0C4 at offset 0E80
CZ104.027 - Mandatory: DBEZCUP3 can abend S0C1
CZ104.028 - Mandatory: DB905506 EZ-REORG AREA NOT IN SEGMENT produced in error
CZ104.029 - Optional:: 0302 in DBEZCUP3 with mixed page groups.
CZ104.030 - Optional: QO29364 causes format journal to start sequence no from 1, with CZ104.002, EZ-Reorg expects 2.
CZ104.101 - Optional: CUP2 abends too late if error decompressing a record with PRESSPACK.
CZ104.118 - Mandatory: SOC1 in DBEZCUP2 when processing varaible length SR3's.
CZ104.121 - Mandatory: Under rare conditions DBEZVXT4 can abend S0C4.
CZ104.123 - Optional: Increase internal storage for single DML.
CZ104.127 - Optional: Remove zero Recid from DBK2 file. CZ104.128 is a co-req.
CZ104.128 - Optional: Remove zero Recid from DBK2 file. This file is in binary format.
CZ104.131 - Mandatory: S0C1 in DBEZCUP2

CZ907.T01 - Tech Note: Restructure followed by DBReorg
CZ907.T06 - Tech Note: DB-Reorg and DBEZSR23
CZ602.T17 - Tech Note: BCF Reload SYS005 DBEZJOB3
CZ602.T19 - Tech Note: Optimising Sorts
CZ703.T01 - Tech Note: Running Unload/Reload Twice
CZ703.T02 - Tech Note: VIA OM Set 1206 Abends
CZ710.T07 - Tech Note: PROCESS=INDEX/REORG/RSTU
CZ801.T01 - Tech Note: Re Use of Database Procedures
CZ104.T01 - Tech Note: Re DFSPARM running SORT - Possible S0C1 in DBEZCUP2 or a DB905537 from DBEZCUP3
CZ104.T04 - Tech Note: Errors in LRECLs in the member INSTDBEZ

DB-Synchro
CS104.001 - Mandatory - DB-Synchro Shutdown S0D6 Abend
CS104.020 - Mandatory - 3002 abends or program checks in IDMSDBIO with EZ-Share and MP mode on.
CS104.132 - Optional: SA03 in Local Mode Job with no FINISH. CS104.133 is a co-req.
CS104.133 - Optional: SA03 in Local Mode Job with no FINISH. This file is in binary format.
CS104.135 - Optional - Exxx abend in CV when SVC has been generated with CVKEY parm.
CS104.136 - Optional: S0C4 in Local Mode jobs, when using a different CVKEY. CS104.137 & 138 are coreqs.
CZ104.137 - Optional: S0C4 in Local Mode jobs, when using a different CVKEY. This file is in binary format.
CZ104.138 - Optional: S0C4 in Local Mode jobs, when using a different CVKEY. This file is in binary format.
CS104.143 - Mandatory - S0C4 in CODBIOXM at offset 000636.

DB-Megabuf
CD104.008 - Mandatory - Possible IO errors with Megabuf after DMCL newcopy

DB-Peek

EZ-Bridge and EZ-Test
CE104.004 - Mandatory - Missing data with SQL Dates/Indexes
CE104.021 - Mandatory - CV may abend at startup in DB2KTIME or DB2KDBMS
CE104.022 - Mandatory - Task or CV abend, following a DB2K NEWCOPY. #GETTIME calls fail to age
CE104.025 - Mandatory - After applying CE104.022, the time returned may be corrupted.
CE104.031 - Optional - DB2K CICS task may return message 'EZTEST-2000 IS NOT ACTIVE', when it is.
CE104.034 - Optional - Program issuing a DELETE against an SQL table may receive an abend.
CE104.102 - Optional: DB2KLE37 fails to apply in z/OS 1.4.
CE104.103 - Optional - CICS TS 2.x EZTEST-2000 UNKNOWN CALL TO DB2KCEXE.
CE104.120 - Mandatory - Using DB2K SET can cause CV to recursively abend.
CE104.141 - Mandatory - DB2KCEXE CICS exit routine can set a corrupt RC

CE104.T05 - Tech Note: 'ACCEPT .. FROM DATE' fails to age under Enterprise COBOL

CE801.T02 - Tech Note: EZ-Test YYMM=ONLY
CE801.T08 - Tech Note: SVC Hook Installed/not Installed
CE801.T09 - Tech Note: Report Retention - Missing Reports
CE801.T12 - Tech Note: EZ-Test DB2KBRG WINDOWING
CE801.T13 - Tech Note: EZ-Test NATIVE SQL VIRTUAL DATA AGING
CE801.T15 - Tech Note: EZ-Test Business Day Aging

C90701 PTFs (IDMS Release 14.1 and earlier)

EZ-DB: Non Product Specific
READ.ME - EZ-DB PTF Download Instructions and Naming Standards

CD907.017 - Megabuf Image Synchro Possible Failures - Mandatory
CD907.031 - EZ-DB SYSIDMS LOCAL=ON - Optional
CD907.085 - EZ-DB COXAIOX2 Multiple IDMSIOX2 Exits ASG VDB - Optional

CD602.T02 - Tech Note: Region Sizes GT 32 Meg
CD602.T03 - Tech Note: Area Locked at IDMS Startup
CD602.T06 - Tech Note: Getmain Failures at Startup FREESTG
CE710.VD1 - Tech Note: Installing EZ-DB with VDB and IDMS R12
CE710.VD4 - Tech Note: Installing EZ-DB with VDB and IDMS R14

EZ-SQP (Soft Quiesce Point)
CQ907.036 - EZ-SQP CONCAT COSQCNCT EP S0C1 - Mandatory
CQ907.084 - EZ-SQP Not Installed COSQRUQP DC027001 D003 - Mandatory

EZ-Image
CG907.022 - DB-Image Duplicate DDNAMEs - Mandatory
CG907.024 - DB-Hot Backup Data Corruption - Mandatory
CG907.037 - EZ-IMAGE Startup ABEND 0C1 COIMAGEI TIX - Mandatory
CG907.038 - DBIM NEWCOPY Storage Utilisation - Optional
CG907.038 - Hot Backup I/O Errors - Mandatory
CG907.060 - EZ-IMAGE DBIMCTL IEC161I 3964 - Optional

CG703.T03 - Tech Note: EZ-Image Flush Buffers Initialise VSAM
CG801.T05 - Tech Note: EZ-Image Unload/Reload
CG801.T07 - Tech Note: EZ-Image VSAM Error Codes

EZ-Reorg/EZ-RSTU
CZ907.001 - DBEZCUP3 S0C4 User Procedures - Mandatory
CZ907.003 - EZ-RSTU NUPROCS Not Called on STORE - Mandatory
CZ907.005 - EZ-Reorg S0C1 Data Corruption Multiple SR4s - Mandatory
CZ907.009 - DBEZCUP3 S0C4 Duplicate Record IDs - Optional
CZ907.015 - EZ-Reorg DML File Record Name - Cosmetic
CZ907.016 - EZ-Reorg New Reports on Journal and DML Data - Optional
CZ907.025 - EZ-Reorg S0C4 DBEZCUP1 - Mandatory
CZ907.027 - EZ-Reorg DBEZINIT DBEZSR23.SORT - Mandatory
CZ907.030 - EZ-Reorg DBEZCUP2 S0C1 MODIFY SR4s - Mandatory
CZ907.040 - EZ-Reorg DBEZCNTL Cross Segment Dependencies - Optional
CZ907.049 - EZ-Reorg STAMP=NO Suppress DB905527 - Optional
CZ907.054 - EZ-Reorg NEWAREA Statement - Mandatory
CZ907.063 - EZ-Reorg DBEZSXT7 Truncates Record Counts - Optional
CZ907.064 - EZ-Reorg DBEZCUP2 S0C1 SR2/SR3 Data Missing Message - Optional
CZ907.065 - EZ-Reorg DBEZCUP3 SUBSCHEMA HEADING, BYE UCFBATCH - Optional
CZ907.066 - EZ-Reorg DBEZCUP1 Journal Sequence Errors - Mandatory
CZ907.067 - EZ-Reorg VSAM DBEZDBK2 Database Errors S0C1- Mandatory
CZ907.072 - EZ-Reorg DBEZSR23 S878-10 IEA705I with many files- Optional
CZ907.074 - EZ-Reorg DBEZCUP1 DB-DR RU TABLE FULL - Mandatory
CZ907.075 - EZ-Reorg DBEZCUP2 Abend DBNAME lost from DBEZCNTL - Mandatory
CZ907.078 - EZ-Reorg DBNAME CZ907.075 DBEZCUP2 ABEND - Mandatory
CZ907.079 - EZ-Reorg DBEZCUP2 S0C1 Abend DB Procedures - Mandatory
CZ907.083 - EZ-Reorg Check for formatted journals in CUP1 - Mandatory
CZ907.092 - EZ-Reorg Reduce DBK2/SR23 files to Reclen 12 - space saving - Optional
CZ907.093 - EZ-Reorg Reduce DBK2/SR23 files to Reclen 12 - Binary - accompanies CZ907.092
CZ907.100 - EZ-Reorg DBEZSXT3 and DBEZVXT3 may isssue NO OLD DBKEY FOUND FOR ERASE/MODIFY
CZ907.102 - Mandatory: DBEZCUP3 excessive DML and IO with large index NEXT/PRIOR
CZ907.103 - Mandatory: DBEZCUP3 abend/loop with large index NEXT/PRIOR
CZ907.104 - Mandatory: DBEZCUP3 abend/loop with large index NEXT/PRIOR
CZ907.105 - Mandatory: DBEZCUP3 may abend S0C1 at offset 10F2
CZ907.106 - Mandatory: DBEZVXT3 may abend S0C1 with message DB905590 OLD DBKEY FOUND FOR STORE OF KEY NNNNNNNN
CZ907.109 - Mandatory: CZ907.092 does not set the correct rec length for SXT3
CZ907.110 - Mandatory: CZ907.092 does not set the correct rec length for SXT4
CZ907.111 - Mandatory: S0C4 can occur in DBEZVXT4
CZ907.112 - Mandatory: DBEZCUP3 may abend S0C1 at offset 10F2
CZ907.113 - Mandatory: DBEZCUP1 may abend S0C4 at offset 0E18 or DBEZCUP2 may abend S0C4 at offset 0EC0
CZ907.114 - Mandatory: DBEZCUP3 can abend S0C1

CZ907.T01 - Tech Note: Restructure followed by DBReorg
CZ907.T06 - Tech Note: DB-Reorg and DBEZSR23
CZ907.T12 - Tech Note: Re DFSPARM running SORT - Possible S0C1 in DBEZCUP2 or a DB905537 from DBEZCUP3
CZ602.T17 - Tech Note: BCF Reload SYS005 DBEZJOB3
CZ602.T19 - Tech Note: Optimising Sorts
CZ703.T01 - Tech Note: Running Unload/Reload Twice
CZ703.T02 - Tech Note: VIA OM Set 1206 Abends
CZ710.T07 - Tech Note: PROCESS=INDEX/REORG/RSTU
CZ801.T01 - Tech Note: Re Use of Database Procedures

DB-Synchro
CS907.032 - DB-Synchro CA-IDMS R14 - Mandatory
CS907.050 - DB-Synchro IDMS CV CPU Loop - Mandatory
CS907.051 - DB-Synchro Abend 1126 - Optional
CS907.052 - DB-Synchro S0C4 GETM GETMAIN CODBIOXM - Mandatory
CS907.062 - DB-Synchro Cross-MVS APPC0022E - Optional
CS907.068 - DB-Synchro ABND1126 1126 - Optional
CS907.088 - DB-Synchro Shutdown Abend - Mandatory

C90702 - DB-Synchro Release 5.31 - Optional

CS907.T05 - Tech Note EZ-Synchro Job Already Active DB905034 0634

DB-Megabuf
CM907.T04 - Defining a DB90s Dataspace

CM907.026 - DB-Megabuf IDMS Prefetch I/O Loop - Mandatory
CM907.035 - DB-SEQIO D003 VARY SEQIO=OFF - Mandatory
CM907.041 - DB-SEQIO S0C1 Jornal I/O - Mandatory
CM907.042 - DB-SEQUENTIAL Dataspace DB905252 Local - Optional
CM907.055 - DB-SEQUENTIAL Dataspace S0E0 Abend - Optional
CM907.056 - DB-SEQUENTIAL Dataspace DB905252 - Optional
CM907.058 - DB-SEQUENTIAL COSEQ VARY DMCL Corruption- Mandatory
CM907.071 - DB-SEQUENTIAL COSEQCTL QUIESCE NOT ACTIVE- Mandatory

DB-Peek
CK907.010 - D003 PDS/E Members - Mandatory
CK907.011 - D003 PDS/E Members Object Deck- Mandatory
CK907.018 - D003 CA-IDMS R14 Some Terminal Types - Mandatory

EZ-Bridge and EZ-Test
CE907.002 - EZ-Test SQL Where Clause on Index Key - Mandatory for SQL
CE907.004 - EZ-Bridge Storage Multiple RunUnits - Optional
CE907.006 - EZ-Test CCOFF Invalid Dates - Mandatory
CE907.008 - EZ-Test LE370 Function CURRENT-DATE SVC STCK - Optional
CE907.023 - EZ-Test Windowing Dates not Converted - Mandatory
CE907.028 - EZ-Test Windowing - Mandatory
CE907.029 - EZ-Test R10.2 Variable Length Records - Optional
CE907.033 - EZ-Test SQL Updates Indexed Data - Mandatory for SQL
CE907.034 - EZ-Test R10.2 Start Up Messages - Optional
CE907.043 - EZ-Test SQL Commit Continue CE907033 - Mandatory for SQL
CE907.053 - EZ-Test SQL RC 0306 instead of 100 - Mandatory for SQL
CE907.057 - EZ-Test SQL Indexed Data - Mandatory for SQL
CE907.115 - EZ-Test IDMSAGER for SQL segments - Mandatory for SQL. Coreq CE907.116
CE907.116 - EZ-Test IDMSAGER - Replacement object deck for use with CE907.115. Note this PTF is binary format.
CE907.202 - Optional: DB2KLE37 fails to apply in z/OS 1.4.

CE907.T13 - Tech Note: 'ACCEPT .. FROM DATE' fails to age under Enterprise COBOL
CE801.T02 - Tech Note: EZ-Test YYMM=ONLY
CE801.T08 - Tech Note: SVC Hook Installed/not Installed
CE801.T09 - Tech Note: Report Retention - Missing Reports
CE801.T12 - Tech Note: EZ-Test DB2KBRG WINDOWING
CE801.T13 - Tech Note: EZ-Test NATIVE SQL VIRTUAL DATA AGING
CE801.T15 - Tech Note: EZ-Test Business Day Aging