PM73842: ALT IMAGECOPY STEP MESSAGE 'DSNU088I DSNUGTIS - INVALID CHARACTER OPERAND' WHEN COPYDDN TEMPLATE NAME SPANS COLUMN 72

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The DB2 Administration Tool for z/OS' ALT function produces
  DB2 TEMPLATE statements which span column 72 when panel ADBPALT
  'ALTER - Build Apply Job' field 'As work statement list' is NO
  and field 'Use templates' is YES. The COPY step ends with:
  DSNU088I DSNUGTIS - INVALID CHARACTER OPERAND -
   '&DB(1,2).LBK3.&DB..&TS..D&YEAR(3,2).&MONTH.&DAY..T&TIME(1,4)..
  P&PART(3,  VOLCNT 9
  COPY TABLESPACE aaaaaaaa.aaaaaaaa
  FULL YES  COPYDDN(aaaaaaaa)
  
  DSNU012I DSNUGBAC - UTILITY EXECUTION TERMINATED, HIGHEST RETURN
  CODE=8
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of the DB2 Object Comparison Tool      *
  *                 and DB2 Administration Tool for z/OS who     *
  *                 use very long template DSN name-expressions. *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When a template DSN name-expression     *
  *                      exceeds 72 bytes and JCL output is      *
  *                      chosen for Alter (ALT) and Object       *
  *                      Compare (OC), the template DSN          *
  *                      name-expression is not broken into      *
  *                      72-byte pieces. This causes an error    *
  *                      when running a utility that uses this   *
  *                      template.  The utility will produce     *
  *                      the following error:                    *
  *                                                              *
  *                      DSNU088I    nnn hh:mm:ss.ms             *
  *                      DSNUGTIS -  INVALID CHARACTER           *
  *                      OPERAND - and this will be followed     *
  *                      by the template DSN name-expression.    *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When a template DSN name-expression exceeds 72 bytes and JCL
  output is chosen for Alter (ALT) and Object Compare (OC), the
  template DSN name-expression is not broken into 72-byte
  pieces. This causes an error when running a utility that uses
  this template. The utility will produce the following error:
  
  DSNU088I    nnn hh:mm:ss.ms
  DSNUGTIS -  INVALID CHARACTER
  OPERAND - and this will be followed
  by the template DSN name-expression
  

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:

Modules/Macros

•    ADBEALT  ADBGAJOB ADB2PTPL ADB2W1   ADB25TL1
  ADB25TL3 ADB28M
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 ADMIN TOOL

• Fixed component ID

  568851500

Applicable component levels

• RA10 PSY UK82911

     UP12/10/30 P F210

• RA20 PSY UK82912

     UP12/10/30 P F210

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