PI40475: OBJECT COMPARE TO HANDLE START AND RESTART VALUES CORRECTLY FOR SEQUENCE OBJECTS.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Object Compare to handle START and RESTART values correctly for
  SEQUENCE objects.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of the DB2 Object Comparison Tool for  *
  *                 z/OS who use the Compare function to         *
  *                 compare sequences but want to prevent        *
  *                 changes to the START and RESTART value.      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: If the user specifies 'Original' for    *
  *                      the option 'SEQUENCE RESTART value'     *
  *                      on panel GOC5 'Generate Compare Jobs'   *
  *                      and wants to retain the START and       *
  *                      RESTART values of the sequence on       *
  *                      the target, Object Compare does not     *
  *                      support this functionality.             *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  The START and RESTART value of the target can not be preserved
  because the option 'SEQUENCE RESTART value' can only be used
  for the RECOVER path, and the option should be removed from
  panel GOC5. DB2 Admin need to add a new option to panel GOC5
  to allow the user the option to decide whether to retain the
  START and RESTART values for a sequence object on the target.
  

Problem conclusion

• The problem has been resolved.
  The following changes have been implemented:
  
  1. The option 'SEQUENCE RESTART value' was removed from
      panel GOC5.
  2. A new option 'Retain START and RESTART values: For sequence
     object' was added to panel GOC5:
  
      Retain START and RESTART values:
            For sequence object . . .          (Yes/No)
  
  3. A new information message ADB7207I / msgadb7207i was
     added. It will be issued in the Compare report if 'YES' is
     specified for the new option.
  
  ADB7207I
       The START and RESTART WITH target values will not be
       changed because 'YES' was specified for the option 'Retain
       START and RESTART values for sequence object'.
  
  Explanation
      If 'YES' is specified, the START value and RESTART WITH
      values of the target sequence will be retained and no
      ALTER SEQUENCE...RESTART statement will be generated.
      If 'NO' is specified and ignores for START and RESTART
      fields are not specified, the statement will be generated
      with values from the source to make the target the same as
      the source.
  
  System response
      Processing continues.
  
  User response
      None.
  

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:

  UI28819 UI28820

Modules/Macros

•    GOCCMP   GOC5     GOC5H
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 OBJECT COMP

• Fixed component ID

  5697G6400

Applicable component levels

• RA20 PSY UI28819

     UP15/06/27 P F506

• RB10 PSY UI28820

     UP15/06/27 P F506

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