PK41506: FF720 ALC COMMAND DOES NOT CHANGE COLUMN FROM NOT NULL TO NOT NULL WITH DEFAULT F/F OF PK32667 FFPK32667

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The DB2 Administration Tool ALC line command did not honour the
  setting of the DEFAULT column on panel ADB27C 'ALTER Table'
  when the user attempted to change a column from:
  CHAR(n) NOT NULL
  to
  CHAR(n) NOT NULL WITH DEFAULT
  

Local fix

• NA
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users making modifications to the        *
  *                 NULLS and DEFAULT fields in ALC.             *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Admin attempted to perform an ALTER     *
  *                      when DROP-SC was required.              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the PTF.                               *
  ****************************************************************
  Made modifications so that changing NULLS or DEFAULT
  during ALC causes a DROP-SC instead of an ALTER.
  

Problem conclusion

• The problems have been fixed.
  

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

•    ADBH1XA  ADB27C   ADB27CX  ADB27DUP
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 ADMIN TOOL

• Fixed component ID

  568851500

Applicable component levels

• R710 PSY UK26739

     UP07/08/09 P F708

• R720 PSY UK26740

     UP07/08/09 P F708

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