Version 4.2.6 for Mainframes (Update)
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NAF - Verification Procedures under CICS

This documentcovers the following topics:


System Testing

Several tests may be conducted following the installation of Natural Advanced Facilities, to determine whether the system functions correctly.

The programs NTEST and SPPTEST are contained in the SYSPOOL application. These programs contain WRITE (1) statements. Run the program NTEST or SPPTEST. In the appropriate logical printer, the Disposition should be set to K for testing.

Instead of using NTEST or SPPTEST, you can also create test reports with Function 42.

If the report cannot be printed, take the following steps:

  1. Check that the CICS printer status is IN SERVICE.

  2. Use the CICS message switching transaction CMSG to route a message to the specified printer:

    CMSG 'message',ROUTE=termid,SEND

    where termid is the terminal identification of the CICS printer as specified in the TCT.

  3. If  Natural Security is installed, check whether logon error records (of the NATSPOOL spool server NATP) have been written to the Natural Security system file. The maintenance system for these error records can be invoked by entering ERROR in the Command line of Natural Security.

  4. Check that the standard Natural LOGON module has been modified. Since the NATSPOOL spool server NATP executes module SVPCIC01 in library SYSPRINT, the LOGON module must not be modified by the user.

    Also check whether the LOGON user exit causes the LOGON of the spool server to SYSPRINT to terminate.

  5. Check that the catalog dates of the modules in SYSPRINT and SYSPOOL are identical to one another.

  6. Check that the parameters for the spool server match the Natural Advanced Facilities environment. To do so, invoke MENU in library SYSPOOL and check the CICS options defined with Function 30.5.

  7. Check that neither external security (EXTSEC operand of CICS PCT) nor security levels (TRANSEC operand of CICS PCT) are defined for the spool server NATP. This ensures that NATP can be initiated without security violations.

  8. Check the TCT and VTAM definitions (see Step 9, Step 13 and Step 14 in the section Installing NAF under CICS).

  9. Allocate a screen device instead of a printer device to the Destination/Form pairing of the first logical printer, run NTEST in library SYSPOOL, and check for error messages on the screen.

    On certain devices the CICS abend ATNI may occur.

    Since the Natural Security logon processing checks whether the device is a printer, this test is only possible if Natural Security is not installed.

  10. Start transaction CEDF for your terminal device and check whether the command EXEC CICS START (to start the spool server) is executed.

  11. Start transaction CEDF for your printer device (CEDF terminal ID of printer) and check which commands are executed.

  12. Check the Natural Advanced Facilities messages on the system operator console and/or in the log file (the destination of messages is defined with Function 30.5).

    Console messages sent by the spool server start with:

    'NAF SP-SERV:'

    Console messages sent by the terminal task start with:

    'NAF-'
  13. Obtain a NATSPOOL trace and check which Natural Advanced Facilities modules are called, which Adabas commands are executed, and which return codes are encountered.

NATSPOOL Trace using SYSRDC Utility

To obtain an online NATSPOOL trace by using the SYSRDC utility, perform the following steps:

You will now see when a NATSPOOL nucleus module begins (marked as BEG) and ends (marked as END) as well as its return code in decimal representation.

After the execution of an Adabas call (marked as ADA), you will see the command code, the first byte of the command ID and the return code in decimal representation.

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NATSPOOL Reason Codes

Errors that may occur during the check of printer availability:

Error Description
INV REQU Invalid request
INV ID Invalid ID
INV ADDR Invalid address
INV DEVC Invalid logical device code for page status
ATI REQU ATI required on NON-ATI terminal
RESO PRO Resource problem for interpartition session
INV PROG Invalid program name
UNAB PER Unable to perform request
INV TYPE Type is not LUC
RESO QUI Resource quiesced by TMP
LOCATERR Any error different from those listed above

Errors that may occur during the start of the spool server:

Error Description
TERMIDER Terminal ID error
TRANIDER Transaction ID error
SYSIDERR SYSID error
INVREQ Invalid request
IOERR I/O error
LENGERR Length error
ISCINVRE ISC invalid request
NOTAUTH Not authorized
STARTERR Any error different from those listed above

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NATSPOOL Initialization Console Messages

Messages that may occur during the initialization of NATSPOOL:

Message Description
NAF-01C ADABAS RCxxx, DBIDxxx, FNRxxx, AT OPEN
NAF-02C Not used
NAF-03C ADABAS RCxxx, DBIDxxx, FNRxxx, AT READ REPORT
NAF-04C ADABAS RCxxx, DBIDxxx, FNRxxx, AT READ PRINTER
NAF-05C ADABAS RCxxx, DBIDxxx, FNRxxx, AT CLOSE
NAF-06C ADABAS RCxxx, DBIDxxx, FNRxxx, AT UPDATE REPORT
NAF-07C ADABAS RCxxx, DBIDxxx, FNRxxx, AT UPDATE PRINTER
NAF-08I REPORT xxxxxxxxx, JOBxx.xxx, SET -TO BE PRINTED-
NAF-09I PRINTER xxxx SET -FREE-
NAF-10I PRINTER xxxx RESTARTS IN 20 SECONDS, DEST=xxxxxxxx, FORM=x
NAF-11C RESTART ERROR NAT xxxx ON PRINTER xxxx

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NATSPOOL Print Server Messages

See the online help for descriptions of the NATSPOOL print server messages. To invoke online, proceed as follows:

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NATSPOOL Abend Codes

NAF1 - INVALID LENGTH

Reason: Action:
The length of the data to be printed is not positive. Obtain the dump and contact Software AG Support.

NAF2 - INVALID LENGTH

Reason: Action:
The length of the data to be printed is greater than the maximum length of the terminal I/O buffer (TIOBM). Obtain the dump and contact Software AG Support.

NAF3 - INVALID RETURN CODE

Reason: Action:
The return code of the task-end routine CMTSKND is not zero. Obtain the dump and contact Software AG Support.

NAF4 - INVALID RETURN CODE

Reason: Action:
The return code of the print routine CMWTERM is not zero. Obtain the dump and contact Software AG Support.

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