PI78487: DB2 OBJECT COMPARISON TOOL - COMPARE GENERATES WORKLIST WITH INCOMPLETE AND IRRELEVANT MQT INSTRUCTIONS

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Comapre DDL to Catalog to generate a worklist. But Compare
  generates instructions in the worklist for MQTs that are not
  referenced in the DDL at all and from a DB2 point of view are
  not impacted.
  
  The worklist has START RO and also UNLOAD, CHECK, COPY for the
  tablespaces that contain an MQT.
  

Local fix

• Manually eliminate all irrelevant unload, load and check
  and copy instructions for these MQTs.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: The users of DB2 Object Comparison Tool      *
  *                 for z/OS who use Compare function with       *
  *                 setting 'Suppress DROP of objects'           *
  *                 option to 'YES'.                             *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When 'Suppress DROP of objects' option  *
  *                      is set to 'YES' during Compare process, *
  *                      unexpected UNLOAD statement is generate *
  *                      in the change file for the MQT table    *
  *                      space which is target only, user manage *
  *                      and there is not dropped/recreated due  *
  *                      base object change.                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When 'Suppress DROP of objects' option is set to 'YES'
  during Compare process, unexpected UNLOAD statement is
  generated in the change file for the MQT table space
  which is target only, user managed, and there is not
  dropped/recreated due to base object change.
  

Problem conclusion

• The 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:

Modules/Macros

•    ADB2CMP
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 ADMIN TOOL

• Fixed component ID

  568851500

Applicable component levels

• RB20 PSY UI50554

     UP17/09/26 P F709

• RC10 PSY UI50555

     UP17/09/26 P F709

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