PK20188: GOC JOB FAILS WITH IBM0855S ONCODE=3809 THE LENGTH OF A DATA AGGREGATE EXCEEDED THE MAXIMUM LIMIT WHEN MASK AND IGNORE USED

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The DB2 Object Comparision Tool job fails with a message:
  IBM0855S ONCODE=3809  The length of a data aggregate exceeded
  the maximum limit
  when the MASK dataset contains a mask with identical values:
  DBNAME:DSNDB06,DSNDB06
  .
  Additional symptoms: oncode3809 abendu4038
  

Local fix

• Ensure that the masking being used does not specify duplicate
  values.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of DB2 Object Comparison Tool, who     *
  *                 use MASK and IGNORE, may be affected.        *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: GOC job fails with IBM0855S ONCODE=3809 *
  *                      The length of a DATA AGGREGATE exceeded *
  *                      the maximum limit when  MASK AND IGNORE *
  *                      used.                                   *
  *                      .*                                      *
  *                      ABEND U4038 occurs in GOC2CMP - section *
  *                      CREATE_REORGS                           *
  *                      .*                                      *
  *                      Tables  gets  dropped-recreated instead *
  *                      of  just  a simple ALTER when ID-column *
  *                      is  added  at  the  end of the table in *
  *                      Object Compare.                         *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  The DB2 Object Comparision Tool job fails with a message:
  IBM0855S ONCODE=3809  The length of a data aggregate exceeded
  the maximum limit  when the MASK dataset contains a mask with
  identical values.
  

Problem conclusion

• Apply the fixes.
  

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:

  UK13141 UK13142

Modules/Macros

•    GOC2CMF
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 OBJECT COMP

• Fixed component ID

  5697G6400

Applicable component levels

• R310 PSY UK13141

     UP06/04/20 P F604

• R710 PSY UK13142

     UP06/04/19 P F604

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