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PH67145: COMPARE GENERATING UNNECESSARY ADMIN ALTER STATEMENT WHEN CHANGE MANAGEMENT IS ACTIVE

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • When using change management, Compare drops and recreates a
    table to reflect column changes. However, an unnecessary DROP
    COLUMN statement is being generated. When analyzing the change,
    the MERGE step throws error ADB8028E, as we are trying to drop a
    column that no longer exists.
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Db2 Administration Tool for z/OS    *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Change Management generates             *
    *                      unnecessary ADMIN ALTER TABLE DROP      *
    *                      COLUMN or REPLACE COL for tables that   *
    *                      have already been re-created with the   *
    *                      column changes.                         *
    ****************************************************************
    Change Management generates unnecessary ADMIN ALTER TABLE DROP
    COLUMN or REPLACE COL for tables that
    have already been re-created with the column changes. This
    behavior causes errors ADB8028E and ADB8068I during the MERGE
    step when analyzing a change.
    

Problem conclusion

  • The problem has been resolved; Object Compare now ensures that
    dropped tables do not have additional ADMIN ALTER statements
    applied after they have been altered and re-created.
    

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PH67145

  • Reported component name

    DB2 ADMIN TOOL

  • Reported component ID

    568851500

  • Reported release

    D10

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2025-06-30

  • Closed date

    2025-09-26

  • Last modified date

    2025-10-02

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

    UO05123

Modules/Macros

  • ADB2CMT
    

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    DB2 ADMIN TOOL

  • Fixed component ID

    568851500

Applicable component levels

  • RD10 PSY UO05123

       UP25/09/30 P F509

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Document Information

Modified date:
02 October 2025