PH31907: SEPARATOR LONGER THAN ONE CHARACTER IN THE HEADER OF THE OUTPUT IN DELIMITED FORMAT

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The separator used in the header of the output
  dataset in DELIMITED format has more than one character while
  the actual separator used between the data fields is one
  character long as expected.
  This occurs if the specified DELIMITED block fulfills the
  following conditions:
  - the TITLE ON suboption is specified
  - the value specified for the SEP suboption is longer than one
  character
  Because of the latter, Db2 HPU issues the following message
  INZU112W STRING IN ITEM STARTING AT (13,21) IS TOO LONG AND IS
  TRUNCATED.
  to inform that only the first character of the specified value
  is actually taken into account as a separator.
  For example, with an unload command specifying:
  SELECT * FROM SYSIBM.SYSDBASE
  ...
  OUTDDN (SYSREC)
  FORMAT DELIMITED SEP '////' TITLE ON
  the first rows of the dataset with the unloaded data (SYSREC)
  look as follows:
  
  NAME////CREATOR////STGROUP////BPOOL////DBID////IBMREQD////CREATE
  DBY////R
   DSN00001/SYSIBM/SYSDEFLT/BP0 / 256/N/SYSIBM/
  /0001-01-01-00.00.00.00
   DSN00002/SYSIBM/SYSDEFLT/BP0 / 257/N/SYSIBM/
  /0001-01-01-00.00.00.00
  where the separators used in the header on one hand and in the
  rows with data on the other hand are not consistent.
  

Local fix

• specify a fully supported value - i.e. one character long - as a
  separator.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Db2 High Performance Unload         *
  *                 for z/OS                                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The separator used in the header of the *
  *                      output dataset in DELIMITED format has  *
  *                      more than one character while the       *
  *                      actual separator used between the data  *
  *                      fields is one character long as         *
  *                      expected.                               *
  *                                                              *
  *                      This occurs if the specified DELIMITED  *
  *                      block fulfills the following            *
  *                      conditions:                             *
  *                      - the TITLE ON suboption is specified   *
  *                      - the value specified for the SEP       *
  *                      suboption is longer than one character  *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Because of the latter, Db2 HPU issues   *
  *                      the following message                   *
  *                      INZU112W STRING IN ITEM STARTING AT     *
  *                      (13,21) IS TOO LONG AND IS TRUNCATED.   *
  *                      to inform that only the first character *
  *                      of the specified value is actually      *
  *                      taken into account as a separator.      *
  *                                                              *
  *                      For example, with an unload command     *
  *                      specifying:                             *
  *                                                              *
  *                      SELECT * FROM SYSIBM.SYSDBASE           *
  *                      ...                                     *
  *                      OUTDDN (SYSREC)                         *
  *                      FORMAT DELIMITED SEP '////' TITLE ON    *
  *                                                              *
  *                      the first rows of the dataset with the  *
  *                      unloaded data (SYSREC) look as follows: *
  *                                                              *
  *                      NAME////CREATOR////STGROUP////BPOOL//// *
  *                      DBID////IBMREQD////CREATEDBY////R       *
  *                       DSN00001/SYSIBM/SYSDEFLT/BP0 / 256/N/  *
  *                       SYSIBM/ /0001-01-01-00.00.00.00        *
  *                       DSN00002/SYSIBM/SYSDEFLT/BP0 / 257/N/  *
  *                       SYSIBM/ /0001-01-01-00.00.00.00        *
  *                      where the separators used in the header *
  *                      on one hand and in the rows with data   *
  *                      on the other hand are not consistent.   *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the PTF                                *
  ****************************************************************
  Separator longer than one character in the header of the output
  in DELIMITED format.
  

Problem conclusion

• Code has been changed to fix this problem
  

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:

Modules/Macros

• INZCHECK INZCRX10 INZCRXSM INZCRXSQ INZTPMEM INZUTILK
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 HI PERF UNL

• Fixed component ID

  5697F4400

Applicable component levels

• R510 PSY UI74571

     UP21/03/30 P F103

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