PH07674: DB2 ADMINISTRATION TOOL - DECIMAL TO CHAR/VARCHAR CONVERSION ERROR WHEN 'COMMA' IS DECIMAL POINT AND UNICODE TABLE

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• For a unicode table and a column defined as decimal value and
  the decimal point is defined in DB2 as a comma, the conversion
  to CHAR/VARCHAR is not done correctly. For example, with value
   7896,1236 the column is converted to  7896k1236
  ( x'2037383936B631323336' ). The x'B6' in the string is the k
  character in unicode, and is the comma ( , ) in EBCDIC. So the
  comma is not correctly converted. The comma is x'2C' in unicode.
  

Local fix

• n/a
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of the Db2 Administration Tool for     *
  *                 z/OS with decimal point comma that needs     *
  *                 to convert a column in a unicode table       *
  *                 from decimal to char or varchar              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The decimal point comma is not          *
  *                      converted to unicode correctly.         *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When converting a decimal column in a unicode table to char or
  varchar, say decimal 123,45 DEC(5,2) where the decimal point
  comma is used, it was converted to 123k45 where k=x'6B' (EBCDIC
  comma displayed in unicode). It should be x'2C' (unicode comma).
  

Problem conclusion

• The problem has been fixed. In addition the conversion program
  will now left justify the number if the target is a varchar.
  

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:

  UI62166 UI62167

Modules/Macros

•    ADB27AC
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 ADMIN TOOL

• Fixed component ID

  568851500

Applicable component levels

• RB20 PSY UI62166

     UP19/04/04 P F904

• RC10 PSY UI62167

     UP19/04/04 P F904

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