PM72027: PERFORM ONLINE REORG ON TS WILL POP-UP MESSAGE 'ADB788E THE OBJECT NAME SPECIFIED CONTAINS INVALID CHARACTERS.'

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Users of the DB2 Administration Tool for z/OS utilities.
  Perform online reorg on TS will pop-up message 'ADB788E The
  object name specified contains invalid characters.'
  

Local fix

• Remove any special characters from the Map Table name.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of the DB2 Administration Tool for     *
  *                 z/OS.                                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When displaying tablespaces on panel    *
  *                      ADB21S 'Table Spaces', specifying the   *
  *                      'UTIL-Utility Selections' line command  *
  *                      on a tablespace, selecting the 'OO -    *
  *                      online reorg' utility option on panel   *
  *                      ADB2US 'Table Space Utilities',         *
  *                      entering a SHRLEVEL value of 'C' on     *
  *                      panel ADB2USOO 'Online Reorg Mapping    *
  *                      Table', and entering a mapping table    *
  *                      with an underscore in the name, DB2     *
  *                      Admin advances to panel ADB2USO1        *
  *                      'Specify Utility Options - REORG        *
  *                      TABLESPACE' and further processing      *
  *                      causes the error message ADB788E        *
  *                      to be displayed:                        *
  *                                                              *
  *                      ADB788E The object name specified       *
  *                      contains invalid characters.            *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  Panel ADB2USO1 incorrectly checks the syntax of the mapping
  table name.
  

Problem conclusion

• Panel ADB2USO1 is modified to allow the underscore in the
  mapping table name.  The underscore can not be the first
  character of the name.
  

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:

  UK82098

Modules/Macros

•    ADB2USO1
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 ADMIN TOOL

• Fixed component ID

  568851500

Applicable component levels

• RA20 PSY UK82098

     UP12/09/27 P F209

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