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JR35813: MQ CONNECTOR STAGE INCORRECTLY PADS VARIABLE LENGH SQL TYPES TO MAX LENGTH

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • MQ Connector incorrectly pads following variable length SQL
    types to max lenght:
    
    LongVarChar, VarChar, LongNVarChar and NVarChar
    
    LongVarBinary and VarBinary are working as expect (not padding
    automatically to max length).
    
    Issue started occuring after APARs: JR33255 and JR31964 were
    applied to the system.
    

Local fix

  • This fix is included in 8.0.1 fixpack 3
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    USERS AFFECTED:
    MQ connector users on version 8.0.1 with framework patch applied
    ****************************************************************
    PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
    After applying the patch for common connector framework, the
    
    message accidentally padded with null (0x00) to maximum length.
    
    In the middle of 8.0.1 development, a fix introduced in the
    common connector framework.
    As a side effect of the fix, MQ message put on the target queue
    padded wrongly to its maximum length with null bytes.
    ****************************************************************
    RECOMMENDATION:
    Apply the patch, or upgrade to 8.1 GA or later.
    ****************************************************************
    

Problem conclusion

  • This patch fixes the problem on connector side
    by changing the way how the message length is  passed to
    framework.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    JR35813

  • Reported component name

    WIS DATASTAGE

  • Reported component ID

    5724Q36DS

  • Reported release

    801

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2010-03-02

  • Closed date

    2010-03-16

  • Last modified date

    2010-12-09

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

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

Modules/Macros

  • SERVER
    

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    WIS DATASTAGE

  • Fixed component ID

    5724Q36DS

Applicable component levels

  • R801 PSN

       UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
09 December 2010