Telon 5.1 Import processing error "MEMBER IN USE"

Products

• Telon Application Generator

Issue/Introduction

When Importing Telon source into the TDF, how can the error "MEMBER IN USE" be resolved?

Environment

Release : 5.1

Resolution

This happens when what we call is a "LIVE" record on the WIP (Work In Process) files. 

These members are deleted if you exit the TDF cleanly. If you shut the terminal off, have a power failure, or abend in the TDF, there are records left on the WIP files (TNTDDW, TNTDFW and TNTDXW). 

These records can be deleted in 2 ways. 

1. Running Batch job (usually at night when no one is on the TDF) JREORGWK will del/def and reinitialize the WIP files. You have to be sure no one is accessing the WIP files when you run the JREORGWK, as the job needs exclusive use of the files. 

2. Telon release 5.1 provides the ability to Zap these leftover "LIVE" WIP records through the TDF INSTALL menu, as follows: 

Type in INSTALL at the command line. 

TELON DESIGN FACILITY MAIN MENU ***** ******* 
COMMAND ==> INSTALL__________________________ 

FUNCTION: 

1 -- USER PROFILE MAINTENANCE 
2 -- DATA ADMINISTRATION 
3 -- PANEL SPECIFICATION 
4 -- ONLINE PROGRAM DEFINITION 
5 -- BATCH PROGRAM DEFINITION 
6 -- PROTOTYPING FACILITY 
U -- UTILITIES 
X -- EXIT 

Then using the List and ZAP functions, you can delete specific members from the TDFW, TDDW, and TDXW files. 

TDF INSTALLATION MENU *************** ***************************************
COMMAND ==> _________________________________________________________________
                                                                             
FUNCTION: LI   UP-UPDATE    PU-PURGE   LI-LIST                               
                                                                             
ITEM      WF   IP-INSTALLATION PROFILE   US-USERS   PW-PASSWORD   RE-RESTRICT
               HD-HEADERS   WF-TDF WIP   WD-TDD WIP   WX-TDX WIP             

 

LIST/PURGE TDF WIP RECORDS *********  *************************
COMMAND ==>                                                    
                                                               
* ***NAME************** *************DESCRIPTION***************
  TRCCVM.PD             MVS CICS TARGET - COB VSAM MENU        
  TRCCVM.PI               MVS CICS TARGET - COB VSAM MENU        
  TRCCVM.SD             MVS CICS TARGET - COB VSAM MENU        

 

Putting a "Z" by the WIP records will ZAP them

LIST/PURGE TDF WIP RECORDS *********  ****************************************
COMMAND ==>                                                        PAGE 01    
                                                                              
* ***NAME************** *************DESCRIPTION***************   USER   UPDAT
z TRCCVM.PD             MVS CICS TARGET - COB VSAM MENU         CERRI01  01042
z TRCCVM.PI              MVS CICS TARGET - COB VSAM MENU          CERRI01  01042
z TRCCVM.SD             MVS CICS TARGET - COB VSAM MENU         CERRI01  01042

 

LIST/PURGE TDF WIP RECORDS *********  ************ ALL LIST FUNCTIONS COMPLETED
COMMAND ==>                                                        PAGE 01     
                                                                               
* ***NAME************** *************DESCRIPTION***************   USER   UPDATE
  TRCCVM.PD  *PURGED*   MVS CICS TARGET - COB VSAM MENU         CERRI01  010423
  TRCCVM.PI   *PURGED*   MVS CICS TARGET - COB VSAM MENU          CERRI01  010423
  TRCCVM.SD  *PURGED*   MVS CICS TARGET - COB VSAM MENU         CERRI01  010423

Caution should be exercised here, so as not to DELETE a WIP record that really is in use by a current user currently logged on to the TDF.