PK27421: ADMIN TOOL ADB21PR PANEL CORRUPTS PACKAGE LIST ENTRIES

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The ADB21PR panel can corrupt PACKAGE name entries.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of DB2 Administration Tool, who have   *
  *                 the following conditions, are affected:      *
  *                  "working with packlists where the length of *
  *                  the list of packages (including an embedded *
  *                  blank between each element) > 239 Bytes, or *
  *                  when  the last  byte of any of the packlist *
  *                  fields ends  at <field_length-1> and  there *
  *                  is data in the successive field"            *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The ADB21PR  panel  can corrupt PACKAGE *
  *                      name entries.                           *
  *                      .*                                      *
  *                      If the last byte of any of the packlist *
  *                      fields  ends  at  <field_length-1>  and *
  *                      there  is  data in the successive field *
  *                      successive  package  names were wrongly *
  *                      concatenated together.                  *
  *                      .* Note --> Attention:                  *
  *                      A  new  EXEC ADB2PXPL has been created. *
  *                      Any copy of ADBFB2VB (originally copied *
  *                      from SABDSAMP library) can  and  should *
  *                      be updated to have ADB2PXPL included.   *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  See Problem Description.
  

Problem conclusion

• There is now a Panel Exit  EXEC(ADB2PXPL)  that is able to make
  a  determination  based on the position of data and concatenate
  the names correctly.
  .*
  Apply the fix.
  

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:

  UK16888 UK16889

Modules/Macros

•    ADB2EDF  ADB2PXPL ADB21PR
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 ADMIN TOOL

• Fixed component ID

  568851500

Applicable component levels

• R510 PSY UK16888

     UP06/08/09 P F608

• R710 PSY UK16889

     UP06/08/09 P F608

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