Fixes are available
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
InfoSphere Information Server 8.5 changed how the parallel engine Transformer stage handles columns that contain null values. These changes were described in Tech Note 1514921. Since InfoSphere Information Server 8.5 shipped, issues in the default null handling behavior of Version 8.5, and problems with the implementation of the InfoSphere Information Server 8.1 compatibility mode were discovered . Jobs that process nulls in Transformer stages show different behavior when migrated from 8.1 to 8.5, even when legacy null handling is set. In IS 8.1 Nulls can be converted to other values using any of the following 3 functions: NullToEmpty() NullToZero() NullToValue() Even with APT_TRANSFORM_COMPILE_OLD_NULL_HANDLING set, in IS 8.5 these functions do not work the same way they did in InfoSphere Information Server 8.1 . The fix for this APAR restores this compatibility.
Local fix
NOTE: This APAR has been superceded by APAR JR42922 .
Problem summary
This APAR has been superceded by APAR JR42922
Problem conclusion
Do not load patches for this APAR. Use APAR JR42922.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
JR42236
Reported component name
INFO SRVR PLATF
Reported component ID
5724Q3612
Reported release
850
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2012-03-14
Closed date
2012-08-15
Last modified date
2012-09-07
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
Fix information
Fixed component name
INFO SRVR PLATF
Fixed component ID
5724Q3612
Applicable component levels
R850 PSY
UP
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Document Information
Modified date:
12 October 2021