Load error: LENGTH OF ENTRY TYPE TOO LONG

k_rajen1 · New User Joined: 03 Jun 2009 Posts: 13 Location: Hyderabd

Hi

I am trying to load a program in CICS by using batch program(AFCP2016), but receiving below error

01/25/2010 07:51:15 CAFC0371 AFCP2016 LENGTH OF ENTRY TYPE TOO LONG

Below passed as input

PGM=AFCP2016,PARM='cicsregion-name,CECI,LO PROG(prog-name)'

Please let me know how to resolve the issue

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 9:52 pm

wat about looking at the docs of the AFCP2016 program ??

k_rajen1 · New User Joined: 03 Jun 2009 Posts: 13 Location: Hyderabd

Enrico,

I tried looking into manual,but not able to find out much. I tried searching in google as well as forum still not able to find much. Please help me how to resolve the issue.

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:06 pm

did it happen to google for CAFC0371

ask Your support about it
or look at the manual for the CAFC0371 explanation!
if Your organization is licensed for the program the manuals should be available

if You are a contractor make sure that your agreement with the customer
gives You the right to access the relevant manuals

dick scherrer · Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:14 pm

Hello,

k_rajen1 · New User Joined: 03 Jun 2009 Posts: 13 Location: Hyderabd

Enrico,

Manual says as below

CAFC0371
MESSAGE: LENGTH OF ENTRY TYPE TOO LONG
DESCRIPTION: THE ENTRY TYPE CAN ONLY BE 1 CHARACTER.
RESPONSE: CORRECT THE ENTRY TYPE.

But i am not able to resolve, can you please tell me what is the entry type in my case.

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:30 pm

Ok so You got the messages manual,
what does the user manual say,
or follow Dick' s advice
What does one that works look like. . .?

k_rajen1 · New User Joined: 03 Jun 2009 Posts: 13 Location: Hyderabd

I am affarid that i am not able to get you people. Could you please elaborate the meaning of"What does one that works look like. . .?"

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:43 pm

where did You get the jcl You are using ???
look in the same place for something that works!

You cannot blame us for not having the manuals for the products You are using...
you should have them

also look at the cics manuals for the docs of the transaction You want to run

Bill O'Boyle · Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:44 pm

If all you're trying to do is to load a program into memory, try -

CICS Guy · Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:49 pm

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:50 pm

it depends if You add or take away one O

dick scherrer · Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:52 pm

Hello,

k_rajen1 · New User Joined: 03 Jun 2009 Posts: 13 Location: Hyderabd

CICS GUY,

LO stand for LOAD

All,

My requirement is to load a program which is not executed at all in online. My understanding for CEMT S PROGRAM(program name) will newc already existing component in memory. Could you please confirm whether it also loads the new components from PDS to CICS memory?

CICS Guy · Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 11:21 pm

Doubting that the AFCP program can do what you are trying....
How about just the L for load?
Why are you trying to load a program into CICS?
How about "PGM=AFCP2016,PARM='cicsregion-name,(tranid for prog-name)"?

Bill O'Boyle · Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 11:23 pm

The example parm supplied used PHA (Phasein) instead of NEWC. PHA will bring in the new version as soon as a RESCOUNT of ZERO is found by CICS. Whereas, NEWC will issue an error if the RESCOUNT is non-ZERO.

Does the target region use PPT Autoinstall or is there a pre-defined RDO/PPT entry already defined?

Under PPT Autoinstall, the CEMT command will only work if the PPT entry has already been built. Otherwise, it will raise an error.

But PPT Autoinstall will build the entry upon first usage/access of the target program by an application program in the target region. Pre-defined RDO/PPT entries are self explanatory.

I'm still not grasping what you're trying to accomplish?

By chance, is this a residual version of a program which had been loaded by a previous XPEDITER session and the programmer went home? If this is the case, then you must RELEASE the current version(s) and LOAD HOLD the new version.

Just a SWAG....

Bill

k_rajen1 · New User Joined: 03 Jun 2009 Posts: 13 Location: Hyderabd

I don't have particular tran id for each program, that is the reason i want to use it through batch.

Bill,

Could you please tell me whether CEMT S PRog(prog-name) PHA will load new programs from PDS to CICS memory

Bill O'Boyle · Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 11:40 pm

Please re-read my prevoious post, regarding PPT Autoinstall or RDO/PPT explicitly defined entries.

Do you need the program to be loaded permanantly into memory?

If this is the case, then you need to ask your Tech Support folks to define an explicit PPT entry to RDO for this program, specifying Resident = Yes. 99.9% (maybe 100%) of Autoinstall PPT templates don't specifying Resident = Yes.

When a program issues a LOAD PROGRAM API (and the PPT entry specifies Resident = Yes), it is not loading the program into memory, but merely establishing addressability.

If this is the case, then there's no reason to LOAD the program into memory as CICS will load it for you and it will not be paged out, with RESIDENT = YES.

Bill

William Thompson · Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 11:48 pm

Earl Haigh · Active User Joined: 25 Jul 2006 Posts: 475

k_rajen1.

All this discussion perplexes me. Why don't you just ask your Technical support group to help you

dick scherrer · Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 3:28 am

Hello,

What are you really trying to accomplish (the business or technical reason)?

You have spent a lot of time explaining the problem encountered with this approach but you have not explained what this is needed for.