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SI78390 - OSP-DB-OTHER-UNPRED CPYTOIMPF IS TRUNCATING AND LOSING PRECI

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Abstract

OSP-DB-OTHER-UNPRED CPYTOIMPF IS TRUNCATING AND LOSING PRECI


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REQ  LICENSED           PTF/FIX  LEVEL

TYPE PROGRAM  RELEASE   NUMBER   MIN/MAX  OPTION
---- -------- --------- -------  -------  ------
CO   5770SS1  V7R4M0    SI78391   00/00    0000



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APAR Error Description / Circumvention

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CPYTOIMPF is truncating and losing precision on some fields.

CORRECTION FOR APAR SE76927 :
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The maximum length returned from decimal operation by default is
31. The decimal data can have a  maximum length of 63. Since the
default length cannot be changed, we are providing a data area
option to request the maximum length.

CRTDTAARA DTAARA(QSYS/QCPMAXDEC) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(3) VALUE('YES')



CIRCUMVENTION FOR APAR SE76927 :
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Supersedes

PTF/FIX NO(S).  APAR TITLE LINE
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   SI77742      OSP-DB-OTHER-F/QSQCLI-T/QSQCLI-RC4-MSGSQ99999 CPYFRMIMPF SQ9
   SI74387      OSP-DB-OTHER-F/QSQRUN1X/12012-MSGSQL0104 CPYTOIMPF FAILS WIT
   SI74387      OSP-DB-OTHER-F/QCPEXPRT-T/QCMD-RC01-MSGCPF2845 CPYTOIMPF FAI
   SI71809      OSP-DB Locking errors with CPYTOIMPF

Summary Information

System..............................  i
Models..............................  
Release.............................  V7R4M0
Licensed Program....................  5770SS1
APAR Fixed..........................  View details for APAR SE76927
Superseded by:......................  View fix details for PTF SI81904
Recompile...........................  N
Library.............................  QSYS
MRI Feature ........................  NONE
Cum Level...........................  C2328740


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Modified date:
11 January 2023