PQ86316: BBON0854E WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENTER CR OR SR USERID THAT DOES NOTBEGIN WITH AN ALPHABET WHEN CREATING A NEW SERVER VIA THE SMEUI.

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APAR status
Closed as program error.

Error description
On WebSphere V4.0.1 during the adding of a new j2ee server to
the WebSphere environment there are fields in the "properties"
for the server for
Control Region Identity
Server Region Identity
.
Incase a value starting with a non-alphabetic character is
filled in, the SMEUI gives the error message:
BBON0854E Property value must start with alphabetic character.
Explanation: A value for property property, which must start
with an alphabetic character, starts with anon-alphabetic
character.
.
User Response: Correct the value. For help on valid values,
press the right mouse button on the selected object in the tree
and then select the Help action from the resulting pop-up.
.
A user should be allowed to enter such a value, for example
$ACR1 as the userid of the control region or server region. The
SMAPI script does allow the user to do this.
Local fix
Incase a value that does not start with an alphabetic character
is required for the control region userid or the server region
userid, it may be set via the SMAPI script.
Problem summary
****************************************************************
* USERS AFFECTED: All users of WebSphere Application Server    *
*                 version 4.0.1 for z/OS and OS/390.           *
****************************************************************
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: This feature incorporates fixes for     *
*                      APAR PQ86316 and ID defect MD19710.     *
*                      The V4.0.1 SM EUI does not allow the    *
*                      administrator to specify an identity    *
*                      beginning with @, #, or $, although     *
*                      these special characters are valid      *
*                      beginning characters for MVS user IDs.  *
****************************************************************
* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
****************************************************************
The System Management User Interface (SM EUI) requires that
the control region identity, the server region
identity, the local identity, and the remote
identity for the Java(TM)2,  Enterprise Edition
(J2EE) servers and the managed object framework
(MOFW) servers begin with an alphabetic character.
This requirement is more restrictive than the MVS
requirement, which allows user names to also begin
with the symbols @, #, or $.
Problem conclusion
The SM EUI code has been changed to now allow identity names
beginning with @, #, $, in addition to the alphabetic
characters A-Z.  This change applies to the following fields
on the J2EE Server and Server (MOFW) definition panels:
     Control Region Identity
     Servant Region Identity
     Local Identity
     Remote Identity

The following changes will be made to the manual WebSphere
Application Server V4.0.1 for z/OS and OS/390: System
Management User Interface SA22-7838-06.  The
documentation changes are compatible
with the code changes for APAR PQ86316.
   In chapter 4, in the section J2EE server, the identity
information will change as follows:
Control region identity:
The third bullet will change to:
1 to 8 characters. The first character must be a letter,
#, $ or @; the others may be a letter, number, #, $ or @.

Server region identity:
The second bullet will change to:
1 to 8 characters. The first character must be a letter,
#, $ or @; the others may be a letter, number, #, $ or @.

Local identity:
The third bullet will change to:
1 to 8 characters. The first character must be a letter,
#, $ or @; the others may be a letter, number, #, $ or @.

Remote identity:
The third bullet will change to:
1 to 8 characters. The first character must be a letter,
#, $ or @; the others may be a letter, number, #, $ or @.

 In chapter 4, in the section Server (Managed Object
Framework), the identity information will change as
follows:
Control region identity:
The third bullet will change to:
1 to 8 characters. The first character must be a letter,
#, $ or @; the others may be a letter, number, #, $ or @.

Server region identity:
The second bullet will change to:
1 to 8 characters. The first character must be a letter,
#, $ or @; the others may be a letter, number, #, $ or @.

Local identity:
The third bullet will change to:
1 to 8 characters. The first character must be a letter,
#, $ or @; the others may be a letter, number, #, $ or @.

Remote identity:
The third bullet will change to:
1 to 8 characters. The first character must be a letter,
#, $ or @; the others may be a letter, number, #, $ or @.

These changes will also be made to the on-line help for
the System Management User Interface.

NOTE: Periodically the documentation is updated on the
WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Web site. These
changes might have been made before you read this text.
To access the latest on-line documentation, go to the
product library page at:


http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/zos_os390
/library/

APAR PQ86316 is associated with SERVICE LEVEL W401612 of
WebSphere Application Server version 4.0.1 for z/OS and OS/390.
Temporary fix Comments
APAR information
APAR number PQ86316
Reported component name WASKBASE
Reported component ID 5655A9801
Reported release 401
Status CLOSED PER
PE NoPE
HIPER NoHIPER
Submitted date 2004-03-18
Closed date 2004-05-20
Last modified date 2004-06-03

APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros
BBOUBINF          

Fix information
Fixed component name WASKBASE
Fixed component ID 5655A9801

Applicable component levels
R401 PSY UQ88709    UP04/05/26 P F405

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Document Information


Product categories: Software > Application Servers > Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application Server for z/OS
Operating system(s):
Software version: 401
Software edition:
Reference #: PQ86316
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Jun 3, 2004