PK66033: OBJECT COMPARE, GOC2CMP, GENERATES INCORRECT OUTPUT ON UNICODE

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Object Compare is generating incorrect results on table based
  on Unicode and DB2 Default Handling option is set to Remove.
  GOC2CMP
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of DB2 Object Comparison Tool who use  *
  *                 DFSMS compression  on version files and are  *
  *                 getting a 213-C8 abend.                      *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: GEN  and  the  DDL  reader  opens  the  *
  *                      version file  for  update which  isn't  *
  *                      allowed on DFSMS compressed data sets.  *
  *                      Admin/OC jobs will receive an  S213-C8  *
  *                      abend  if the version  file  data sets  *
  *                      are defined with DFSMS compression.     *
  *                      When V71 version files used in V72      *
  *                      compare, results in DFSORT failure      *
  *                      due to incorrect version count and      *
  *                      results in following error:             *
  *                       ADBC010E - Sort of BASEIN records      *
  *                                  failed                      *
  *                       GOCC002E - Severe error. Compare       *
  *                                  terminates                  *
  *                      When Old version files (created before  *
  *                      count) are used  in compare results in  *
  *                      RC=00CA issue,  with oncode 340,  size  *
  *                      condition .                             *
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  Version files  are compressed  internally  and should  not be
  created with DFSMS compression because GEN and the DDL reader
  opens them for update which isn't allowed on DFSMS compressed
  data sets.   Admin/OC jobs will receive S213-C8 abends if the
  version file data sets are defined with DFSMS compression.
  
  V71 version files used in V72 compare results in DFSORT failure,
  due to differences in mapping of record count field in V71 and
  V72 verion header record.
  
  For all older version files (before count),compare sets the
  record count to zero.
  

Problem conclusion

• The following limitation has been added for version files in
  Admin/OC:
     Version files are compressed internally and should not be
     created  with DFSMS  compression  because GEN and the DDL
     reader opens them for update which isn't allowed on DFSMS
  
  compressed data sets. Admin/OC jobs will receive S213-C8 abends
  if the version file data sets are defined with DFSMS compression
  The problem has been fixed in V7.2.
  

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

•    ADBCDTS
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 ADMIN TOOL

• Fixed component ID

  568851500

Applicable component levels

• R720 PSY UK40537

     UP08/10/16 P F810

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