PI95239: INCORRECT AND UNEXPECTED UPDATES TO THE COLUMN DEFINED AS VARCHAR

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When updating SMALLINT values some columns with VARCHAR might
  get updated as well unexpectedly. With the fix provided VARCHAR
  values should stay the same.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of IBM Db2 Table Editor z/OS.          *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When updating SMALLINT values some      *
  *                      columns with VARCHAR might get          *
  *                      updated as well unexpectedly. With      *
  *                      the fix provided VARCHAR values should  *
  *                      stay the same.                          *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: APPLY the PTF.                               *
  ****************************************************************
  Code has been changed to correct this condition.
  

Problem conclusion

• APPLY the PTF.
  

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:

  UI55237

Modules/Macros

•    ETIHBRWS ETIHDPTB ETIHEDIT ETIHEXPL ETIHLOG
  ETIHMAIN ETIHUSET ETIH597I ETIPANEL ETI2CSVE ETI2DB2  ETI2DCOL
  ETI2MAIN ETI2PCEP ETI2PEDT ETI2PFRM ETI2PHST ETI2PLOG ETI2PMAN
  ETI2PSEL ETI2PSQL ETI2PSUB ETI2PTLS
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 TABLE EDITO

• Fixed component ID

  5697G6500

Applicable component levels

• R150 PSY UI55237

     UP18/04/18 P F804

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