JR33917: BIGINT DATATYPE IS TREATED AS INTEGER DATATYPE WHEN ARITHMETIC OPERATION IS PERFORMED FOR VALUES ABOVE INTEGER LIMIT

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  BIGINT datatypes are interpreted as INTEGERs while performing
  arithmetic operations. When values used for BIGINT cross the
  upper limit of INTEGER, they are automatically converted into
  negative number.
  
  
  eg. when the value goes above 2,147,483,647, which is the
  maximum INTEGER value, it is parsed as a negative number -
  2,147,483,648
  
  Problem conclusion
  BIGINT is handled as a string by setting a environment
  variable.
  

Local fix

• Change Datatype to Double.
  

Problem summary

• BIGINT DATATYPE IS TREATED AS INTEGER DATATYPE WHEN ARITHMETIC
  OPERATION IS PERFORMED FOR VALUES ABOVE INTEGER LIMIT
  
  BIGINT datatypes are interpreted as INTEGERs that have reached a
  limit are converted to negative numbers when incremented above a
  certain value.
  eg. when the value goes above 2,147,483,647, which is the
  maximum INTEGER value, it is parsed as a negative number -
  2,147,483,648
  

Problem conclusion

• By setting the env variable BIGINT_IS_STRING to TRUE we can
  store any Interger value bigger than 2^31 - 1 also.
  

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

  WIS DATASTAGE

• Fixed component ID

  5724Q36DS

Applicable component levels

• R801 PSY

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