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viswanathan · Beginner Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Posts: 26 Topics: 13

Hi All,

We are encountering the following SOC4 abend in our CICS code:

CEE3204S The system detected a protection exception (System Completion Code=0C4)
From compile unit APA6D100 at entry point APA6D100 at compile unit offset +00000F10 at entry offset +00000F10 at address
24E50A80.

Actual Scenario:

Step1: We are calling a dual module (subroutine can be called from both batch and online) from a CICS program.

Step2: We are calling CICS program using LINK from the dual module

Step3: Called CICS program returns the control and messages to the dual module

In this, we are encountering the above mentioned error in STEP2, when the control reaches EXEC CICS LINK()

Note: All programs are compile with same AMODE and RMODE

Could anyone of you please help us with the solution?

kolusu · Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 11:35 am Post subject:

viswanathan,

Please search before posting. Check these links

http://www.mvsforums.com/helpboards/viewtopic.php?t=4855&highlight=oc4

http://www.mvsforums.com/helpboards/viewtopic.php?t=7290&highlight=oc4

Kolusu

viswanathan · Beginner Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Posts: 26 Topics: 13

Hi Kolusu,

Thanks for the info. However, we are not able to locate the actual problem we are encountering in the link you have mentioned.

Can you please help us out?

kolusu · Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 10:28 am Post subject:

sairamr · Beginner Joined: 08 Jun 2010 Posts: 38 Topics: 6

Kolusu..

Could you please check the message that I posted - S0C4 in EXCI call..Its actually the same issue we are both looking at..

thanks

warp5 · Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 3:52 am Post subject:

Are the subroutines entered in CICS (PPT)? Did you link the routines differently for batch and online? Programms called by CICS have to have the CICS Stub linked to it because they are called and controlled by CICS.

sairamr · Beginner Joined: 08 Jun 2010 Posts: 38 Topics: 6

Yes The subroutine is defined in CICS..From batch and online the dual module was CALLed in the same way.

Can you please explain what you mean by stub linked ?

kolusu · Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 10:33 am Post subject:

warp5 · Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 2:57 am Post subject:

Your Link JCL should have something like this in it to link the necessary stub for CICS:
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=&OUTC
//SYSLIN DD DSN=your.biblio.PARMLIB(DSNCLI),DISP=SHR
// DD DSN=&INDEX..SDFHCOB(DFHEILIC),DISP=SHR
// DD DSN=&&LOADSET,DISP=(OLD,DELETE)

papadi · Supermod Joined: 20 Oct 2009 Posts: 594 Topics: 1

Your system should have standard compile/link processes that should always be used. . .

Was this compiled/linked with the same cics compile process everyone else uses?

If not, do so, and retest. . .

Are you trying to execute a batch module in cics?
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sairamr · Beginner Joined: 08 Jun 2010 Posts: 38 Topics: 6

The dual module mentioned in step 1 is a EXCI compiled program (not CICS precompiled).

The load module for the same is available to be called from Stored procedure, batch and CICS.

When this module is called from SP and batch the EXCI LINK to CICS program coded works well.
But when this module is called from a CICS program the EXCI LINK to CICS program abends with S0C4

The dual module is defined in CICS..

papadi · Supermod Joined: 20 Oct 2009 Posts: 594 Topics: 1

Is there another "dual module" that is currently working?
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sairamr · Beginner Joined: 08 Jun 2010 Posts: 38 Topics: 6

Nope !!! Dual modules seem to work if they dont call another CICS program, but this is the first one that does EXCI to a CICS program

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 3:58 pm Post subject:

instead of invoking the module via exci link in a cics environment
try either

a COBOL CALL
EXEC CICS LINK

I don't think you can 'link' to another CICS module from a CICS module via EXCI.
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sairamr · Beginner Joined: 08 Jun 2010 Posts: 38 Topics: 6

Dick..

Many thanks for the reply !!

So you mean I cannot do CICS module (CALLs) -> EXCI compiled module (LINKs) -> CICS module ?

The connections Batch (CALLs)-> EXCI compiled module (LINKs) -> CICS module and Stored procedure (CALLs)-> EXCI compiled module (LINKs) -> CICS module works as I explained before.

As you say, CICS module (CALLs) -> EXCI compiled module (CALLs) -> CICS module works but the last CICS module has a CICS return which causes control to return to CICS (and I cannot change this CICS module !!). Is there a workaround ?