S0C4 abends in OPDFRT or OPMTCANT after OPS/MVS upgrade to 14.0

Products

• OPS/MVS Event Management & Automation

Issue/Introduction

After upgrading OPS/MVS from version 13.5 to 14.0, the following SOC4 abends are observed in the OPSLOG:

• OPS5005S ABEND X'000C4000' in subtask exit OPDFRT+X'00001B7E'
• OPS5005S ABEND X'000C4000' in subtask exit OPMTCANT+X'000038CE'

Cause

The abends are typically caused by an environmental mismatch where the system is still referencing modules (such as OPSAEX) from the previous release. This occurs if the Link Pack Area (LPA) was not refreshed or if 13.5 or older libraries still reside in the LNKLST or STEPLIB concatenations ahead of the 14.0 libraries

Resolution

1. Refresh OPSAEX: Ensure the OPSAEX module is refreshed in the LPA using the version from the 14.0 CCLXLOAD library.
2. Verify STEPLIB: Check the STEPLIB for OPSMAIN and OPSOSF started tasks to ensure the 14.0 load libraries are prioritized.
3. Cleanse LNKLST: Verify that no version 13.5 libraries remain in the system LNKLST.
4. Recycle OPS/MVS: If changes are made to resident modules or library concatenations, a full recycle of the OPS/MVS product is required.