PI22183: DB2 ADMINISTRATION TOOL FOR Z/OS CANNOT SUCCESSFULLY REVERSE- ENGINEER/PARSE DDL FOR VIEWS THAT CONTAIN XML EXPRESSIONS

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• DB2 Administration Tool for z/OS cannot successfully reverse-
  engineer/parse DDL for views that contain XML expressions
  and results in following messages using DDL Command:
  Unexpected token after 'xxx' keyword - expected keyword ")"
  msgADB2PA  - ADB2PA: The following statement could not be parsed
  and Token number =    nnn, Token = xxx
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of the DB2 Administration Tool for     *
  *                 z/OS who use the Generate (GEN) function     *
  *                 to generate a VIEW that uses the XMLTABLE    *
  *                 function.                                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: DB2 Administration Tool for z/OS does   *
  *                      not successfully generate a VIEW that   *
  *                      contains the XMLTABLE function.  The    *
  *                      XMLTABLE function uses the PATH         *
  *                      clause which has a default-clause       *
  *                                                              *
  *                      For example:                            *
  *                                                              *
  *                      CREATE VIEW >view_name<                 *
  *                      ...                                     *
  *                      XMLTABLE(...                            *
  *                      COLUMNS column-name data-type           *
  *                      PATH column-xquery-expression           *
  *                      constant                                *
  *                      default-clause ...                      *
  *                      )                                       *
  *                      ...                                     *
  *                                                              *
  *                      The GEN job contains warning            *
  *                      message ADB1848W /                      *
  *                      msgadb1848w:                            *
  *                                                              *
  *                      ADB1848W Unformatted DDL will be        *
  *                      generated for the following view        *
  *                      because it could not be parsed.         *
  *                      Please verify the DDL.                  *
  *                      Reason code = 28                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  GEN does not generate DDL for a VIEW that contains the XMLTABLE
  function.
  

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:

  UI20539 UI20540

Modules/Macros

•    ADB2PA
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 ADMIN TOOL

• Fixed component ID

  568851500

Applicable component levels

• RA20 PSY UI20539

     UP14/08/20 P F408

• RB10 PSY UI20540

     UP14/08/20 P F408

Fix is available

• Select the PTF appropriate for your component level. You will be required to sign in. Distribution on physical media is not available in all countries.