PM86058: OC DROP / CREATE INSTEAD OF ALTER WHEN CHANGING BLOB 1M TO BLOB 2M

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• DB2 Object Compare Tool for z/OS builds DROP / CREATE in APPLY
  job, when ALTER TABLE could be used to change COLUMN from
  BLOB (1 M) to BLOB (2 M).
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of the DB2 Administration or the DB2   *
  *                 Object Comparison Tool for z/OS who use the  *
  *                 ALTER 'Alter Table ALT' function or Object   *
  *                 Compare function to increase the length of   *
  *                 a LOB column on DB2 10 New Function Mode     *
  *                 (NFM).                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: DB2 Object Compare builds DROP/CREATE   *
  *                      statements instead of ALTER statements  *
  *                      in the APPLY job when the change to be  *
  *                      implemented is to increase the maximum  *
  *                      length of a LOB column.  Starting with  *
  *                      DB2 10 NFM this type of change can be   *
  *                      performed using the following ALTER     *
  *                      statement:                              *
  *                                                              *
  *                      ALTER TABLE >table_name<                *
  *                      ALTER COLUMN >lobcol_name<              *
  *                      SET DATA TYPE >lob_datatype<            *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  DB2 Object Compare builds DROP/CREATE statements instead of
  ALTER statements in the APPLY job when the change to be
  implemented is to increase the maximum length of a LOB column.
  Starting with DB2 10 NFM this type of change can be performed
  using the following ALTER statement:
  
  ALTER TABLE >table_name<
  ALTER COLUMN >lobcol_name<
  SET DATA TYPE >lob_datatype<
  

Problem conclusion

• Problem has been resolved.
  

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

• ADB2CMT  ADB7000
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 ADMIN TOOL

• Fixed component ID

  568851500

Applicable component levels

• RA10 PSY UK94520

     UP13/05/25 P F305

• RA20 PSY UK94521

     UP13/05/25 P F305

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