PK78713: LOAD UTILITY LOADING ROWS IN WRONG PARTITION WITH VARGRAPHIC PARTITIONING KEYS AND UNICODE TABLE

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When loading a unicode table that is partitioned by some
  vargraphic columns , the rows are loaded into the wrong
  partition because it did not pad all the vargraphic keys with
  x'0020'.
   DB2INCORR/K
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All DB2 for z/OS V8 and DB2 9 for z/OS users *
  *                 of the LOAD utility on a partitioned table   *
  *                 with VARGRAPHIC columns.                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Rows are loaded into the wrong          *
  *                      partition during a LOAD utility on a    *
  *                      partitioned table space with VARGRAPHIC *
  *                      columns.                                *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply corrective PTF when available          *
  ****************************************************************
  The LOAD utility was used to populate a partitioned Unicode
  table space which contained VARGRAPHIC columns.  The table was
  partitioned by a key which consisted of multiple vargraphic
  columns.  The length of one of the VARGRAPHIC columns was less
  than the maximum for that column.  As LOAD compared the key from
  the input with the limit key for each partition, the input key
  compared low causing all of the rows to be loaded into the first
  partition.  LOAD was not padding the input key correctly,
  causing a low comparison between a x'00' and a x'20'.
  
  This problem can occur for any limit key that contains one or
  more VARGRAPHIC columns.
  

Problem conclusion

• Code has been modified to pad a double byte character key
  column correctly during LOAD.
  

Temporary fix

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  * HIPER *
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Comments

APAR Information

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

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

  UK43602 UK43603

Modules/Macros

• DSNURWBF
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 OS/390 & Z/

• Fixed component ID

  5740XYR00

Applicable component levels

• R810 PSY UK43602

     UP09/02/14 P F902

• R910 PSY UK43603

     UP09/02/14 P F902

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