PK71363: PRECOMPILER DOES NOT SUPPORT MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF A VAR WITH THE SAME NAME, DOCUMENTED RESTRICTION CAUSING RUNTIME ABEND.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• It has been determined that the the precompiler will allow
  specification of multiple instances of the same variable name
  without error.
  
  Restriction is documented in:
  
  http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/dzichelp/v2r2/topic/com
  .ibm.db2.doc.apsg/qchv.htm#qchv
  
  Error message seen:
  
   ICM083E Error reading items to delete
  0 DSNT408I SQLCODE = -300, ERROR:  THE STRING CONTAINED IN HOST
  VARIABLE
  OR PARAMETER 1 IS NOT NUL-TERMINATED
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of DB2(R) Content Manager for z/OS(R)  *
  *                 resource manager V8.3 asynchronous delete    *
  *                 process whose SQL CONNECT target has a name  *
  *                 longer than 8 characters.                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Getting a -300 error in the icmmosdi    *
  *                      job when DB Location name is over 8     *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: APPLY CORRECTIVE SERVICE                     *
  ****************************************************************
  Error message seen:
  
       ICM083E Error reading items to delete
        0 DSNT408I SQLCODE = -300, ERROR:  THE STRING CONTAINED IN
        VARIABLE
        OR PARAMETER 1 IS NOT NUL-TERMINATED
  

Problem conclusion

• The asynchronous delete process was modified to correctly
  support SQL CONNECT names longer than 8 characters.
  

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:

  UK40796 UK40798

Modules/Macros

•    ICMMOSAP ICMMOSAR ICMMOSD1 ICMMOSEC ICMMOSR1
  ICMMOTAP ICMMOTDI
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CM390 LIB SER R

• Fixed component ID

  5697H6000

Applicable component levels

• R831 PSY UK40798

     UP08/11/11 P F811

• R834 PSY UK40796

     UP08/11/11 P F811

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