PM40293: ALT JCL ISSUES DUPLICATE STEP NAMES, INCORRECT COMMENTS AND MISSING RESTART INSTRUCTIONS. FFA10 PM37814.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The DB2 Administration Tool for z/OS' ALT feature creates JCL
  with:
  1) Duplicate DB2CMD steps
  2) Duplicate DELC0001 steps
  3) Comments for CNV20001 incorrectly states CONV0001
  In addition 'POINT OF FAILURE'  and 'RESTART STEP NAME' is no
  longer provided.
  

Local fix

• Manually change the step names.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of the DB2 Object Comparison Tool for  *
  *                 z/OS who compare Native Stored Procedures    *
  *                 ( NSP's ) with the XMLELEMENT function in    *
  *                 the NSP body.                                *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When NSP's are compared and the NSP     *
  *                      body refers to a XMLELEMENT function,   *
  *                      DB2 Object Compare quotes XMLELEMENT,   *
  *                      causing an erroneous syntax             *
  *                      SQLCODE= -104/SQLCODEN104:              *
  *                                                              *
  *                      DSNT408I SQLCODE = -104, ERROR:         *
  *                      ILLEGAL SYMBOL ""colname"".             *
  *                      SOME SYMBOLS THAT MIGHT BE              *
  *                      LEGAL ARE: CONCAT || / MICROSECONDS     *
  *                      MICROSECOND SECONDS                     *
  *                      SECOND MINUTES                          *
  *                      DSNT418I SQLSTATE   = 42601             *
  *                      SQLSTATE RETURN CODE                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When NSP's are compared and the NSP body refers to a XMLELEMENT
  function, DB2 Object Compare quotes XMLELEMENT, causing an
  erroneous syntax SQLCODE= -104/SQLCODEN104:
  
  DSNT408I SQLCODE = -104, ERROR:  ILLEGAL
  SYMBOL ""colname"". SOME SYMBOLS THAT
  MIGHT BE LEGAL ARE: CONCAT || / MICROSECONDS
  MICROSECOND SECONDS  SECOND MINUTES
  DSNT418I SQLSTATE   = 42601 SQLSTATE RETURN CODE
  

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

•    GOC2CMR
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 OBJECT COMP

• Fixed component ID

  5697G6400

Applicable component levels

• R720 PSY UK68746

     UP11/06/17 P F106

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