PH25568: TRANS PRO AFFINITY VARCHAR column conversion error

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• TRANS PRO AFFINITY may issue the following conversion error:
  TRANS PRO AFF CONV ERROR: The source value is of zero length
  and has been copied to the destination.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Optim/z users of TRANS PRO AFFINITY          *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Expression between VARCHAR and CHAR     *
  *                      columns were handled incorrectly.       *
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  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided fix                       *
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  When using the TRANS PRO AFFINITY column map function, if the
  source and destination columns have different types an error
  can occur.
  For example, VARCHAR column contains
  the following expression:
  TRANS PRO=AFF, MTD=REP, ALGO=DEF,FLDDEF1=(NAME=CUSTN, DT=CHAR)
  Then user will see the following error:
  The source value is of zero length and has been copied to
  the destination.
  

Problem conclusion

• The program has been changed correctly handle VARCHAR/CHAR
  columns.
  

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:

  PH25612

Modules/Macros

• FOP1OSFN FOP9APIM FOPCFPMN FOPCXLIB FOPD2V85 FOPD2V91 FOPD2VA5
  FOPD2VC5 FOPD2VNN FOPHSTM  FOPI4706 FOPIBDPK FOPINS0  FOPMAIN
  FOPMAMAI FOPMCMAI FOPMCOLA FOPMCOLP FOPMDPRC FOPMECMN FOPMMCMR
  FOPMMJBS FOPMMUNU FOPMMUTL FOPMUXIM FOPOMN   FOPPEX2C FOPPEXC
  FOPTC710 FOPTC71M FOPTC71P FOPTC71R FOPTC71S FOPZFMMN FOPZMAIN
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  OPTIM MOVE FOR

• Fixed component ID

  5655V0700

Applicable component levels

• RB70 PSY UI70815

     UP20/07/31 P F007

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