JR33638: AN INTERNAL CONVERSION ISSUE RELATED TO NEGATIVE VALUES WITHIN ABAP STAGE.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Some internal conversion issues:
  
  ABAP Extract job does not extract negative number exceeds 5 for
  datatype for INT2 and exceeds 10 for datatype for INT4
  correctly.
  
  With signed number, looks like after 7 or 8 precision, not
  getting the correct number.
  
  All the DEC, CURR and QUAN data type fields length increased
  by 2 in ABAP stage in DataStage.  It may causes prefix of 00.
  
  ABAP Extract job loosing precisions for datatype Float.
  

Local fix

• NA
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  Pack for SAP R/3 on all platforms, versions 52 through 601
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  INTERNAL CONVERSION ISSUES RELATED TO NEGATIVE VALUES WITHIN
  ABAP STAGE:
  1. ABAP Extract does not extract negative number exceeds 5 for
  datatype for INT2 and exceeds 10 for datatype for INT4
  2. Loosing precision on types: DEC, CURR, QUAN, FLTP
  
  ****************************************************************
  RECOMMENDATION:
  Request and install the patch JR33638 or upgrade the version 6.5
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Code fixes for the Client and Runtime tiers:
  Client - Numeric data conversion issues, adjusting metadata for
  numeric types - see below for ADDITIONAL NOTES
  Server - Changed conversion logic for negative values
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IS PACK FOR SAP

• Fixed component ID

  5724Q5500

Applicable component levels

• R601 PSY

     UP

• R600 PSY

     UP

• R531 PSY

     UP

• R521 PSY

     UP