PK34824: PANEL ADB2USU DOES NOT ALLOW A MAXIMUM LENGTH DATASET NAME AND ISSUES MESSAGE INVALID DSN - LENGTH

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The DB2 Administration Tool panel ADB2USU 'Specify Utility
  Options' incorrectly issues a message 'Invalid DSN - length'
  when a customer enters a dataset name longer than 42.
  
  For an UNLOAD utility the 'FROMCOPY' field is effected.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of DB2 ADMIN TOOL who would like to    *
  *                 use dataset name of maximum length on the    *
  *                 panel ADB2USU in the FROMCOPY field.         *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: In Admin Tool 7.1,panel ADB2USU,        *
  *                      When using the dataset name length of   *
  *                      more than 42 chars in the 'FROMCOPY     *
  *                      field, error message 'Invalid DSN -     *
  *                      length' has been displayed.             *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: APPLY the PTF.                               *
  ****************************************************************
  Panel  ADB2USU is corrected to accept maximum dataset name
  length in the FROMCOPY field.
  

Problem conclusion

• The problem has been corrected.
  

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

•    ADB2USU
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 ADMIN TOOL

• Fixed component ID

  568851500

Applicable component levels

• R710 PSY UK23600

     UP07/04/06 P F704

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