PH08710: INCORRECT RESULT FOR SPECIFIC CALCULATION WITH ROUND FUNCTION (ORACLE DATASOURCE)

APAR status

• Closed as unreproducible.

Error description

• The customer defined the round function on data items directly.
  When the customer run the report, those results were different.
  
  For example, they set data items in the same query on Report
  Authoring like below.
  *************************
  Item1 = "3530"
  Item2 = "800"
  Item3 = "round([Item1]/[Item2]*100,1)"
  Item4 = "round([Item1]/[Item2]*10,2)"
  *************************
  
  The result of Item3 was "441.2" and one of Item4 was "44.13."
  The result of Item3 was half-down and incorrect.
  *In the case of the calculation "3370/800=4.2125," each result
  become such as  "421.3" and "42.13."
  

Local fix

• cast to "decimal."
  e.g.) round(cast([Item1]/[Item2], decimal(10,5))*100,1)
  

Problem summary

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Problem conclusion

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

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