PM66298: OBJECT COMPARE TOOL MAY ENCOUNTER "NOVALUE CONDITION RAISED FOR VARIABLE ADB101NF" WHILE RUNNING FUNCTION ADBGAJOB

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Running Object Comparison Tool For z/OS V10.1
  customer may get the following:
  .
  FUNCTION = ADBGAJOB, LINE nnn: If adb101nf = 'Y' & utc29 <> 'N'
  Then
  .
  RC       = 8
   .
  ZERRMSG  = ISRZ002
  ZERRSM   = Novalue condition raised for variable ADB101NF
  ZERRLM   = Error executing EXEC - now terminating
  .
  ISPD117
  The initially invoked CLIST ended with a return code = 8
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of the DB2 Administration Tool for     *
  *                 z/OS who manually provide DB2 release        *
  *                 settings through manual modifications of     *
  *                 the generated job step.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When the ALTSHV or GOCSHVRS data set    *
  *                      contents are modified to add, change    *
  *                      or alter the release flag contents      *
  *                      (i.e. ADB101NF, ADB101CM, ADB091NF,     *
  *                      ADB091CM, ADB081NF and ADB081CM),       *
  *                      the DB2 Administration Tool for z/OS    *
  *                      does not automatically set missing      *
  *                      flags. For example, if the user         *
  *                      specifies only ADB101NF of 'Y', the     *
  *                      subordinate flags (i.e. all the other   *
  *                      release flags) should be 'Y' as well.   *
  *                      This change will now automatically set  *
  *                      these subordinate release flags when    *
  *                      they are not also provided. This will   *
  *                      make it easier for users who want to    *
  *                      manually modify and provide these       *
  *                      switch settings.                        *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  Logic has been added to determine the 'highest' DB2 release
  switch set and to set all subordinate switches that have not
  been provided. Since the user can enter these flags, ADB101NF,
  ADB101CM, ADB091NF, ADB091CM, ADB081NF and ADB081CM manually,
  we now will edit them. All provided flags must be 'Y' or 'N'.
  If not provided, a flag will resolve as '' (nothing). The
  following error will be produced if any of these edits fails:
  
  Invalid value provided to >flag< = >value<
  
  One additional edit has been done as well. If you either do not
  provide or provide 'N' for ADB101NF AND you provide 'Y' for
  ADB101CM and then do not give use a value for ADB091NF, we
  will produce the following error:
  
  'ADB091NF must be provided as Y or N when ADB101NF is
  not provided and ADB101CM is Y'
  
  This can be resolved by providing 'Y' or 'N' for ADB091NF.
  
  Since these flags can be entered by the user we will also
  allow the long values of YES and NO. This will not fail any
  edits. The flags are case sensitive.
  

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:

  UK82911 UK82912

Modules/Macros

•    ADBGAJOB
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 ADMIN TOOL

• Fixed component ID

  568851500

Applicable component levels

• RA10 PSY UK82911

     UP12/10/30 P F210

• RA20 PSY UK82912

     UP12/10/30 P F210

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