PI88326: CM BATCH/COMPARE ANALYZE JOB WITH &UNIQ IN TEMPLATE MAY FAIL WITH IKJ56545I INVALID &SUBSTR RANGE OR EXIT CODE EXPRESSION

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Inclusion of the &UNIQ global variable in a template may result
  in following error messages in step GAPYn, GENERATE APPLY
  CHANGES JOBS:
  IKJ56545I THIS STATEMENT HAS AN INVALID &SUBSTR RANGE OR EXIT
  CODE EXPRESSION
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of the DB2 Administration Tool         *
  *                 for z/OS and DB2 Object Comparison           *
  *                 Tool for z/OS who use Compare or the         *
  *                 Change Management (CM) interface to          *
  *                 analyze and run a change.                    *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: If a DB2 template contains a            *
  *                      &UNIQ global variable, the 'Generate    *
  *                      Apply Changes Jobs' step of the         *
  *                      Analyze process may result in the       *
  *                      following error:                        *
  *                                                              *
  *                       IKJ56545I THIS STATEMENT               *
  *                       HAS AN INVALID &SUBSTR RANGE           *
  *                       OR EXIT CODE EXPRESSION                *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  Step GAPYn (Generate Apply Changes Jobs) of an
  ANALYZE job may result in RC=0908 if a template
  includes a &UNIQ variable, as in the following example:
  
  SET &UTTDSN = &STR(XX.XX.XX.
  TSNAME.DYYDDD.&SUBSTR(1:7,UNIQ))
  
  IKJ56545I THIS STATEMENT HAS AN INVALID
   &SUBSTR RANGE OR EXIT CODE EXPRESSION
  

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:

  UI52190 UI52206

Modules/Macros

•    ADBE8T   ADB2DSN
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 ADMIN TOOL

• Fixed component ID

  568851500

Applicable component levels

• RB20 PSY UI52206

     UP17/11/30 P F711

• RC10 PSY UI52190

     UP17/11/30 P F711

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