IT22783: INCORRECT RESULT WHEN USING THE XMLTABLE FUNCTION AND REFERENCING ELEMENTS THAT DON"T EXIST IN THE SOURCE DOCUMENT

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The issue is due to an incomplete fix introduced in V10.1.
  Xmltable queries like the following that reference non-existent
  tags in an XML document will return  incorrect results
  
  XMLTABLE( '$d/*:LocationUpdates'  PASSING Var_DB210_5_XML_issue
  AS  "d"
              COLUMNS
                 SOV_LOC_ID         BIGINT      PATH
  '*:LocationId'
                ,ORGNL_FALT         VARCHAR(2000) PATH  'let $x :=
  . return $x/*[local-name()="abcd"]/*[local-name()="dabcd"]'
  )GTT;
  

Local fix

• a)  modified query
  
  b) don't reference any non existent tags.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * XMLTABLE FUNCTIONS                                           *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See Error Description                                        *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Please, See Error Description and install this fix.          *
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Problem conclusion

• Please, See Error Description and install this fix.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

  IT22548

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

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 FOR LUW

• Fixed component ID

  DB2FORLUW

Applicable component levels

• RB10 PSY

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