PH18015: ALT COMMAND TO ALTER A COLUMN NAME FAILS. ONLY A RUNSTATS JOB IS GENERATED, NO DDL.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When using the administration tool ALT command to alter
  table columns, one the RUNSTATS job was generated.  No job
  was generate to run the DDL ALTER TABLE
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of the DB2 Administration Tool for     *
  *                 z/OS and DB2 Object Comparison Tool for z/OS *
  *                 who use ALT command with WSL = NO option.    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When using ALT ("alter table columns")  *
  *                      to change the name of a column of a     *
  *                      Table (from COL1O to COL1 for example). *
  *                      The product generated only the RUNSTATS *
  *                      job.  The job to run the ALTER DDL was  *
  *                      not created.                            *
  ****************************************************************
  When using ALT to rename columns without WSL, the apply JCL data
  set does not have a T30CREAT data set to do the rename function.
  

Problem conclusion

• The problem has been resolved.
  

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:

  UI66302

Modules/Macros

• ADBGAJOB ADBTCHK  ADBTREO
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 ADMIN TOOL

• Fixed component ID

  568851500

Applicable component levels

• RC10 PSY UI66302

     UP19/11/12 P F911 {

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