IDMS: ICH409I S282-020 RACF error causes CV abend

Products

• IDMS
• IDMS - Database

Issue/Introduction

An IDMS CV using external security with RACF encounters this message:

 15.16.41 STC31896 *ICH409I 282-020 ABEND DURING RACHECK PROCESSING
 15.16.41 STC31896  +CCSR010E RHDCOS00 S282 at 0000C0EA LMOD IDMSDC CSECT RHDCOESA +0050EA IDMSTST N/A IDMSTST

and the IDMS CV abends.

Environment

Release : All supported releases.
Component : CA IDMS

Cause

The user application was issuing its own #SECHECK macro calls, and the RESNAME field was invalid. Its first character was a x'40'.

RACF interpreted this as a non-existent resource and issued the ICH409I S282-020 abend as documented at the IBM Knowledge Center.
The "System Action" is "The task ends". In this case, that is the IDMS CV.

Resolution

This is the documented behaviour of RACF.
When issuing a #SECHECK macro call, be sure the RESNAME parameter is correct.