PH12214: DB2 ADMINISTRATION TOOL - COMPARE WITH NON-WSL GENERATES CHECK DATA JCL IN THE DDL.CREATE DATASET

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Running a Compare that uses:
  'As work statement list . . NO'
    'Generate one job...PROCESS'
    'Run CHECK DATA . . Y'
  may erroneously generate a DDL.CREATE dataset with CHECK DATA
  related JCL. Running the JCL will fail on the CREATE with:
  SQLCODE = -104, ERROR: ILLEGAL SYMBOL "/". SOME SYMBOLS THAT
              MIGHT BE LEGAL ARE: <ERR_STMT> <WNG_STMT> GET SQL
              SAVEPOINT HOLD FREE ASSOCIATE
  
  SQLCODE -104 / SQLCODEN104
  

Local fix

• n/a
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of the DB2 Administration Tool for     *
  *                 z/OS and DB2 Object Comparison Tool for z/OS *
  *                 who use compare with per-process jobs.       *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Job "T30CREAT" may result in            *
  *                      SQLCODE -104 / SQLCODEN104,             *
  *                      Error: Illegal symbol: "/".             *
  ****************************************************************
  When selecting the following options on panel GOC5:
  
  'As work statement list . . NO'
  'Generate one job...PROCESS' (to do one job per process)
  'Run CHECK DATA . . YES'
  
  The generated DDL.CREATE T30CREAT job may
  erroneously contain CHECK DATA JCL. Running
  this job will result in rc=8 and the following error:
  
  SQLCODE = -104, ERROR: ILLEGAL SYMBOL "/".
  SOME SYMBOLS THAT MIGHT BE LEGAL ARE:
  <ERR_STMT> <WNG_STMT> GET SQL
  SAVEPOINT HOLD FREE ASSOCIATE
  

Problem conclusion

• The problem has been resolved.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

• ×**** PE19/10/14 FIX IN ERROR. SEE APAR PH18015  FOR DESCRIPTION
  

APAR Information

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

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

  UI64892

Modules/Macros

• ADBGAJOB ADBTCHK  ADBTREO
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 ADMIN TOOL

• Fixed component ID

  568851500

Applicable component levels

• RC10 PSY UI64892

     UP19/08/23 P F908

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