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Zaps and Patches for PHOENIX and PREFERENCE Release 7.8.0

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S780001
PREFERENCE
If the client's application screen contains extended field colors and no extended set attribute colors, then the application screen colors will not be restored correctly when the user exits from PREFERENCE.

S780002
PHOENIX/PREFERENCE
If while processing a DBUILD request from the Supervisor Menu a program is found to have a "label out of sequence condition, then the user may receive the following error message:

GD024 SYSTEM ERROR AT: $gsupr-dbuild- 1- 6

The above message will be accompanied by the following message written to the log:

GC136 1 X 0 CBESR1DB PSW=

When the user presses the Enter key, they will be signed off.

S780003
PHOENIX/PREFERENCE
GSPBROS can corrupt a roster file when GSPBROS attempts to create a class which did not previously exist. The utility GSPINTEG detects the corrupted file and displays the following message:

GB606 DAMAGE DETECTED IN AD-FILE, INVALID FORMAT

S780004
PHOENIX/PREFERENCE
When a user receives the following message in the log:

GC136 1 X 0 CBEEDITP PSW=

it may be followed by another message as follows:

GC136 1 X 0 CBESR021 PSW=

The error in CBEEDITP is generally due to a 3270 emulator product error. This PTF addresses the problem that may follow in program CBESR021.

S780005
PHOENIX/PREFERENCE
If the CBRCIC program is included in the CICS Shutdown PLT, then the following error message may be encountered when the CICS region is shutdown:

@## DFH4200A jobname CEMT

S780006
PHOENIX/PREFERENCE
When a user receives the following message in the log:
GS259 GOALSYS - FA MISMATCH ON READ IO, REQUESTED FILE ***

GS259 GOALSYS - ADDRESS=X'********' BUFFER FILE ADDRESS=X'********'.

Followed by

GC150 GOALSYS - DISK ERROR, READ, ******* , CCHHR=****-****-**, CC=7F,
GC150 GOALSYS - CSW=****** 0C000000, SENSE=0000, CCW=06****** 04001000
GC150 GOALSYS - RETRY SCHEDULED

then this may be an indication that this PTF is required.

S780007
PHOENIX/PREFERENCE Clients using the CICS Interface
The PRDB transaction may receive an AEIV Abend in program CBRCIB due to an invalid Common Area Length being specified on the RETURN.

S780008
PHOENIX/PREFERENCE
Writers or authors may receive an 'UNABLE TO EXTEND FILE' or 'UNABLE TO CREATE FILE' message while attempting to edit items. The writer or author may be prompted to reassemble the program even though there is plenty of available space. This problem is known to occur in PREFERENCE following use of the 'Block Delete' function.

S780010
PHOENIX/PREFERENCE
When running the GSPRESTR utility if the GSPTERM file becomes full before all of the input data has been processed, then GSPRESTR will go into an infinite loop. With this PTF applied GSPRESTR will display the following error message when the GSPTERM file becomes full and then skip to the next file:

GB264A ERROR: INPTERM IS TOO LARGE FOR GSPTERM FILE WILL NOT BE RESTORED

S780011
PHOENIX/PREFERENCE
When using the Supervisor Menu "List File" feature, the user may encounter the following error:

GD024 SYSTEM ERROR AT: $gsupr-sploop- 1- 2

S780012B
PHOENIX/PREFERENCE
If PTF S780012 is applied, you may encounter GC500's because our cross-region jobname table becomes full. You may also encounter S602 ABENDs when PHOENIX/PREFERENCE is shutdown. This PTF will backout S780012. You should then apply PTF S780013 to resolve the original problem.

S780013
PHOENIX/PREFERENCE
This PTF replaces the original S780012.
If a CICS region communicating with GOALSYS runs our PHXI or PRDI multiple times during CICS Shutdown, then the GOALSYS CBETAM task may ABEND with an S0C1.

S780014
PHO/PREF
If you are experiencing CICS Storage Violations due to an invalid FREEMAIN length for a transaction COMMAREA after upgrading to CICS TS 3.1, then you may be experiencing this problem.

S780015
PHO/PREF
Our CICS XZCIN Exit was erroneously detecting that a TCT entry was flagged as being a "Permanent Transaction Code" due to a change in the TCT layout with CICS TS 3.1. Since TCT's are generally auto-installed, it is highly unlikely that "Permanent Transaction Codes" are used.

This ZAP has been created to eliminate PHOENIX/PREFERENCE support of "Permanent Transaction Code" processing and their resultant anomalies. For example, users may be unable to continue in their application after returning from a help or screen capture request.

Z780001
PHOENIX
When students are listed by ID or name in the instructor student status report (option 8 from the instructor menu), input entered at the prompt on line 24 does not work. Affected input includes 'end', 'quit' and 'class'.

This product update restores the functionality of line 24 field input when students are listed in the student status report.

Z780002
PHOENIX
When a class plan is set for the first time by an instructor, units specified as required or optional are lost after the instructor signs off. When a student signs on, the required or optional units do not appear on the units list. When the instructor re-accesses the class plan, no required or optional units are displayed.
This error occurs in programming intended to determine whether the course was authored on a version of PHOENIX prior to version 5.0.

Z780003
PHOENIX
When a PHOENIX student exits a cmi course in mid-test and returns, the 'Welcome Back' screen displays a corrupt version of the course name when the course name is less than 6 characters. The course name appears duplicated and offset with one of the course names in upper-case and the other lower-case. This update corrects the coursename display.

Z780006
PREFERENCE
Preference online export fails on attempt to export text containing one or more protected invisible symbols. Under this condition the target dataset member is created but contains no text. The following PTF corrects export processing of protected invisible symbols in a manner consistent with export of other attribute characters.

Z780007
PHOENIX/PREFERENCE
Various supervisor editing activities, including signon frame and notes editing, results in GD024 @ mode-1-15 error message. This error occurs only when editing facility is accessed through command line without using supervisor menu mode. This update allows editing to proceed normally.

Z780009
PHOENIX/PREFERENCE
The French and Italian 7.8.0 supervisor main menus display the incorrect version number '7.7.0'. This error occurs on PHOENIX, PREFERENCE and mixed systems but does not occur on the English supervisor menus. This PTF corrects the version display to '7.8.0'.

Z780011
PHOENIX/PREFERENCE
Supervisor menus 'list file' navigation may result in * GD024 error at $gsupr sploop-2-1 or corrupt screen * display. This ptf corrects navigational issues * associated supervisor 'list file' menus.