Error Message - SON15 INVALID KEY - PLEASE REENTER SIGNON DATA

Products

• Roscoe

Issue/Introduction

When a user tries to sign on to ROSOCE via XTPM  from CICS. 

Receiving error : 

SON15 INVALID KEY - PLEASE REENTER SIGNON DATA 

This error has been seen when the XTPM cics program is defines without EXECKEY(USER) DATALOCATION(BELOW). 

 

 

 

Environment

z/OS

Cause

This error happens because the Roscoe XTPM control program runs in 24bit mode and expects all storage it uses to be below the line. 

Resolution

Define the RDO for ROSCOE the program as below: 

DEFINE PROGRAM(nnnnnnnn) GROUP(ROSCOE)                 
DESCRIPTION(ROSCOE INTERACTIVE DX08 ROSID )           
LANGUAGE(ASSEMBLER) EXECKEY(USER) DATALOCATION(BELOW) 

Additional Information

For additional information regarding XTPM installation, please see the Roscoe Install Guide Appendix B.