PI74800: PARSER ERROR GENERATING DDL FOR VIEW CONTAINING COLUMN NAMED 'ARRAY'

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Generating DDL (either via the DDL line command, or a GEN batch
  job) for a view containing a column named 'ARRAY' may fail with
  the following error:
  
  Unexpected token after ARRAY keyword - expected keyword '['
  (left-square-bracket  X'BA' in CCSID 37) or the trigraph '??('
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of DB2 Administration Tool for         *
  *                 z/OS who use the Generate (GEN) function     *
  *                 to generate a view DDL that selects a        *
  *                 column named ARRAY.                          *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Performing a GEN on a VIEW that         *
  *                      selects a column named ARRAY failed.    *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When performing a GEN on a VIEW that selects a column named
  ARRAY, DB2 Admin Tool fails with a parser error and warning
  message ADB1848W / msgadb1848w:
  
  Unexpected token after ARRAY keyword -
  expected keyword ' ' (left-square-bracket)
  
  ADB2PA: The following statement could
  not be parsed :
  
  CREATE VIEW xxxx AS SELECT ARRAY
  FROM xxx
  
  Processing Table/View/Alias >object_name<
  ADB1848W Unformatted DDL will be generated
  for the following view because it could not be
  parsed. Please verify the DDL.
  
     Reason code = 28
  

Problem conclusion

• 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:

  UI47489 010PC2Ÿ 010PC2Ÿ UI47490 010PC2Ÿ 010PC2Ÿ UI47491 010PC2Ÿ
  010PC2Ÿ

Modules/Macros

•    ADB2PA
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 ADMIN TOOL

• Fixed component ID

  568851500

Applicable component levels

• RB10 PSY UI47489

     UP17/05/25 P F705

• RB20 PSY UI47490

     UP17/05/25 P F705

• RC10 PSY UI47491

     UP17/05/25 P F705

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