Why does N20205 SELECTED APPLICATION IS INACTIVE message occur?

Article Id: 103114

Status: Published

Updated On: 22-06-2018 08:49

Products:

CA SOLVE:Operations Automation , CA SOLVE , SOLVE:Access Session Management , CA SOLVE , CA SOLVE:CA Mainframe Connector , CA SOLVE:FTS

Issue/Introduction:

When a session is started to connect to a cross domain application, such as TSO, using a VTAM generic resource error N20205 SELECTED APPLICATION IS INACTIVE may sometimes occur.

Why does N20205 SELECTED APPLICATION IS INACTIVE message occur?

Environment:

Release: SLACCS00200-5.0-SOLVE:Access-Session Management
Component:

Resolution:

When a session is started from MAI, a DEFLOGON is required. By default, the deflogon definition is set with APPST=YES requiring an INQUIRE APPSTAT on the application to access. If the VTAM definition refers to a generic resource indicated by a trailer asterisk, then the inquiry may fail to determine the application status mostly in cross domain.
The solution consists of setting APPST=NO to disable the INQUIRE APPSTAT prior to the logon.