PK41336: PANEL ADB27C REQUIRED THE LENGTH FIELD BE FILLED IN FOR BUILT-IN DATA TYPE ROWID

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The DB2 Administration Tool panel ADB27C 'ALTER Table' prompts
  users to enter a value for field "Length" when the column types
  of ROWID or TIMESTMP are used. The enter in the field is changed
  to the default lengths of 17 and 26 once the user enters a value
  Additional search args:
  TIMESTAMP
  

Local fix

• Enter any value in the Length field and press enter.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All ALC users inserting columns.             *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Default lengths were  not filled in for *
  *                      built-in column types.                  *
  *                      !!!!!                                   *
  *                      Default lengths will  be filled in when *
  *                      the length  field is null (blank), '?', *
  *                      or '0' -  otherwise    user input takes *
  *                      precedence and  the plausibility checks *
  *                      remain unchanged - for following types: *
  *                      BIGINT                                  *
  *                      DATE                                    *
  *                      INTEGER                                 *
  *                      REAL                                    *
  *                      ROWID                                   *
  *                      SMALLINT                                *
  *                      TIMESTMP                                *
  *                      TIME                                    *
  *                      XML                                     *
  *                      !!!!!                                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply The PTF.                               *
  ****************************************************************
  Modified ADB27C.PANEL to provide default lengths for built-in
  column types if the user does not specify a length.
  

Problem conclusion

• The problems have been fixed.
  

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

•    ADB27C
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 ADMIN TOOL

• Fixed component ID

  568851500

Applicable component levels

• R710 PSY UK32063

     UP07/12/19 P F712

• R720 PSY UK32064

     UP07/12/19 P F712

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