Wildcard character search of the library server in z/OS can sometimes return incorrect data

If you search the z/OS® library server database by using wildcard characters, you can get incorrect results.

Symptoms

A wildcard character search of the library server in z/OS can sometimes return incorrect data. The error result from a search is similar to the following exception:
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X     !!! Exception !!!    X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Name: com.ibm.mm.sdk.common.DKUsageError
Message: DGL0303A: Invalid parameter: Component Type View Identifier 
= -2147483648
com.ibm.mm.sdk.common.DKUsageError: DGL0303A: Invalid parameter: Component
Type View Identifier = -2147483648
   at com.ibm.mm.sdk.common.DKDatastoreDefICM.retrieveComponentTypeView
(DKDatastoreDefICM.java:776)
   at com.ibm.mm.sdk.server.DKResultSetCursorICM.getDDOFromCursor
(DKResultSetCursorICM.java:1761)
   at com.ibm.mm.sdk.server.DKResultSetCursorICM.loadDDOBlock
(DKResultSetCursorICM.java:1942)
   at com.ibm.mm.sdk.server.DKResultSetCursorICM.setToNext
(DKResultSetCursorICM.java:466)
   at com.ibm.mm.sdk.server.DKResultSetCursorICM.fetchNext
(DKResultSetCursorICM.java:546)
   at com.ibm.mm.sdk.server.DKDatastoreICM.evaluate
(DKDatastoreICM.java:4320)

Resolving the problem

To fix this problem, apply the DB2 Universal Database z/OS PTF that corresponds to the level of DB2 Universal Database that you have by using:

  • PTF UK08338 (Db2® UDB zOS Release 710)
  • PTF UK08339 (Db2 UDB zOS Release 810)