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MySQL 8.1 Year scalar function is not returning expected integer values

Troubleshooting


Problem

The Cognos built-in function _years_between generates a MySQL expression that include the MySQL Year scalar function.

When the expression is sent to MySQL 8.1 an incorrect value is returned.


XQE-DAT-0001 Data source adapter error: com.mysql.cj.jdbc.exceptions.MysqlDataTruncation: Data truncation: BIGINT UNSIGNED value is out of range in '(year(dbcert.tts.cts) - year(dbcert.tdt.cdt))
[{"Type":"MASTER","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB76","label":"Data Platform"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Product":{"code":"SSTSF6","label":"IBM Cognos Analytics"},"ARM Category":[{"code":"a8m50000000Cl6nAAC","label":"Data Source"}],"ARM Case Number":"","Platform":[{"code":"PF002","label":"AIX"},{"code":"PF016","label":"Linux"},{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"All Versions"},{"Product":{"code":"SS6G84","label":"IBM Cognos Analytics on Cloud"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":" ","Platform":[{"code":"","label":""}],"Version":"","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB76","label":"Data Platform"}}]

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Document Information

More support for:
IBM Cognos Analytics

Component:
Data Source

Software version:
All Versions

Operating system(s):
AIX, Linux, Windows

Document number:
7053174

Modified date:
06 May 2025

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ibm17053174