PH29932: ALT ADDING PARTITIONS LIMITKEYS TO TABLESPACE CONVERT PBR ADB8073E PARTITION CANNOT BE INSERTED/ADDED ALREADY EXISTS

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Using ALT on a tablespace to add partitions
  and limit keys to a tablespace (and so convert it to
  partition-by-range (PBR)) may fail with the following error:
  
  
  ADB8073E ADBCCMM  The partition cannot be added or inserted,
  because a partition with limitkey '>limitkey<' already exists.
  
  
  
  Keyword:  msgadb8073e
  

Local fix

• n/a
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of the Db2 Administration Tool for     *
  *                 z/OS and Object Comparison Tool for z/OS.    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The ALT line command against a table    *
  *                      space fails with error ADB8073E when    *
  *                      ALT is used for the conversion of a     *
  *                      table space from non-PBR to PBR         *
  *                      (partition-by-range).                   *
  ****************************************************************
  An ALT line command used to add partitions and limit keys to a
  table space may fail with the following error message:
  
  ADB8073E The partition cannot be added or inserted, because a
  partition with limitkey 'xxxx' already exists.
  

Problem conclusion

• The problem has been resolved.
  
  Search keywords: MSGADB8073E
  

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:

  UI72927

Modules/Macros

• ADBCCMM
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 ADMIN TOOL

• Fixed component ID

  568851500

Applicable component levels

• RC10 PSY UI72927

     UP21/01/04 P F012

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