PH25099: DB2 ADMIN TOOL: PARSING FAILURE ON SQL USING THE MINUS KEYWORD

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Db2 Admin Tool: The parser does not support the MINUS
  keyword.
  
  ADB2PA: The following statement could not be parsed
  
  For example:
  
  (SELECT * FROM T1)
    MINUS DISTINCT
  (SELECT * FROM T2);
  
  This can be rewritten
  
  (SELECT * FROM T1)
    EXCEPT DISTINCT
  (SELECT * FROM T2);
  

Local fix

• There is a workaround which is to use EXCEPT
   instead of MINUS in the DDL.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of the Db2 Administration Tool for     *
  *                 z/OS or Db2 Object Comparison Tool for z/OS. *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The Reverse Engineering (GEN) program   *
  *                      fails with a parser error when the DDL  *
  *                      for an object contains MINUS.           *
  ****************************************************************
  GEN fails with the following error when
  MINUS is used as a synonym for EXCEPT:
  
  Unable to generate [object type].
  ADB2PA: The following statement could not be parsed :
  Token number = nnn, Token = [keyword]
  

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:

  UI70849

Modules/Macros

• ADB2PA
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 ADMIN TOOL

• Fixed component ID

  568851500

Applicable component levels

• RC10 PSY UI70849

     UP20/08/04 P F008

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