IC74718: SQL SELECT USING CONCAT RETURNS HEXADECIMAL RESULT ON SERVER LEVEL 6.X

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When select is issued on server level 6.x using CONCAT scalar
  function, returned result is hexadecimal although it should be
  text.
  
  Following statement will give observed result on 6.x server:
  
  tsm: TSM> select FILESPACE_NAME ||HL_NAME||LL_NAME from backups
  where NODE_NAME = 'CLIENT'
  Unnamed[1]:
  5C5C6F6C77656E5C65245C54455354434153455C31303034373239393636
  Unnamed[1]: 5C5C6F6C77656E5C65245C5445535443415345
  Unnamed[1]: 5C5C6F6C77656E5C65245C54455354434153455C303134383635
  
  The same statement on the 5.x server will return correct output:
  
  tsm: TSM> select FILESPACE_NAME||HL_NAME||LL_NAME from backups
  where node_name = 'CLIENT'
  ANR2963W This SQL query may produce a very large result table,
  or may require a significant amount of time to compute.
  
  Do you wish to proceed? (Yes (Y)/No (N)) y
  
  Unnamed[1]
  ------------------
  \\client\c$\TEST
  \\client\c$\TEST\014865
  \\client\c$\TEST\01815
  \\client\c$\TEST\019303
  \\client\c$\TEST\020705
  
  This is another form of the statement that can be used to
  get the same result:
  
  select concat(concat(FILESPACE_NAME,HL_NAME),LL_NAME) from
  backups where NODE_NAME='CLIENT'
  
  TSM Versions Affected:
  Tivoli Storage Manager server 6.x on all platforms.
  
  Initial Impact:
  Low
  
  Additional Keywords:
  zz61 zz62 concat hexadecimal hex
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All Tivoli Storage Manager server users of   *
  *                 the SELECT command.                          *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: See error description.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply fixing level when available. This      *
  *                 problem is currently projected to be fixed   *
  *                 in level 6.2.3. Note that this is            *
  *                                                              *
  *                 subject to change at the discretion of IBM.  *
  ****************************************************************
  *
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem was fixed.
  Affected platforms:  AIX, HP-UX, Sun Solaris, Linux and Windows.
  

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

  TSM SERVER

• Fixed component ID

  5698ISMSV

Applicable component levels

• R61A PSY

     UP

• R61H PSY

     UP

• R61L PSY

     UP

• R61S PSY

     UP

• R61W PSY

     UP

• R61Z PSY

     UP

• R62A PSY

     UP

• R62H PSY

     UP

• R62L PSY

     UP

• R62S PSY

     UP

• R62W PSY

     UP

• R62Z PSY

     UP