BUG: Cannot Use Return Value as OCCURS DEPENDING ON Index

• Microsoft COM Transaction Integrator for CICS and IMS version 1.0 included with SNA Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When using Component Builder (CB), it is not possible to use a return value for the length specifier of an OCCURS DEPENDING ON (ODO) output parameter.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, obtain the hotfix mentioned in the STATUS section of this article. With the hotfix, you can use the return value as the length specifier for an ODO array. For this to work, the following conditions must be true:

• The Remote Environment (RE) must be non-link (that is, it must be IMS or CICS).
• The ODO array must be output only.
• The return value must be a simple numeric type and must occur before the array and any other variable-length tables in the buffer (as is the case with other ODO arrays).

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft COM Transaction Integrator for CICS and IMS version 1.0. A supported fix is now available for SNA Server version 4.0, but has not been fully regression-tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. Unless you are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Service Pack that contains this fix. Contact Microsoft Technical Support for more information.