EXCI connect failing from Endevor

Products

• Endevor

Issue/Introduction

When executing the MBCBATCH within an Endevor Processor the step is failing: 

MBCBATCH RELEASE 2.0 LEVEL SET(25)                                             
OPTIONS IN EFFECT FOR THIS STEP                                                
OPTS: PREFIX (xxx) CMDEXIT (N)  CLOSDIS(N)  CLOSRQST(N)  TDMESGQ (CSMT)        
OPTS: ERRWARN(000) LOADPGM (.)  HDROVER(N)  COLUMN80(Y)  SHUTTERM(CNSL)        
OPTS: ERRDOWN(004) DOWNNON (F)  DOWNSPC(F)  APPLSTS (N)  CLOSRTRY(002)         
OPTS: ERRCMD (255) FAILACT (G)  LOGXDD (.)  EMTMSGS (.)  CEMTRTRY(001)         
OPTS: ERRSEC (012) EXTSEC  (N)  DOMSEC (.)  CEMTPERF(Y)  STATRTRY(010)         
OPTS: ERRCNCL(008) STATFLAG(N)  SHUTCMD(N)  STRTUPMG(.)  TRKNONFI(.)           
OPTS: ERRSTS (000) CEDACMD (.)  ENQXS  (Y)  RLUPDIS (.)  IPVERS  (.)           
MBCB001-MACKINNEY BATCH TO CICS 2.0 STARTING   JOB(JOBNAME) USER(USERID1 )    
MBCB003-COMMAND PRE-PROCESSING STARTING                                        
MBCB004-COMMAND EXECUTION PHASE STARTING USING EXCI                            
CICS XXXXXX                                                              <HDR 
MBCB021-CONNECT FAILED: APPL(xxxxxx  ) RESP(00000000) REASON(00000000-00000000)
MBCB008-APPL(xxxxxx  ) CONNECT ERROR: FLUSHING CARDS TO NEXT HDR (OPT)         
NEWC PROGRAM1                                                             <FLSH
MBCB002-MACKINNEY BATCH TO CICS 2.0 ENDING   MAXCC(004)                        

 

Resolution

There is a FAC DFHAPPL rule that controls who can connect to an applID.

The Endevor Alternate Userid (ALTID) was not in the rule. After adding the Endevor ALTID the processor executing successfully allowing the connection and  then ‘EXEC CICS’ interface used by MBC.