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DataStage and Information Server clients cannot log in. WebSphere log shows error " Unexpected runtime error: Unhandled type 2011 for column 23"

Troubleshooting


Problem

All DataStage and Information Server clients log in attempts fail due to a server error.  The corresponding WebSphere log shows the following error during login attempts:
   " Unexpected runtime error: Unhandled type 2011 for column 23"

This problem can occur after installing Fix Pack 3 for Information Server 11.7.1.

Resolving The Problem

When installing Fix Pack 3 or later onto Information Server 11.7.1, the database.properties file is updated to append 2 new properties to the jdbc connection string:
    :useJDBC4DataType=2;useJDBC4ColumnNameAndLabelSemantics=2;


However, in cases where the jdbc url already contains an existing property after the database names, for example:
   url=jdbc:db2://hostname:50000/xmeta:sslConnection=true;

Then, the new properties are separated by incorrect character combinations ";:" or ";\:", for example:
    url=jdbc:db2://hostname:50000/xmeta:sslConnection=true;:useJDBC4DataType=2;useJDBC4ColumnNameAndLabelSemantics=2;

    url=jdbc\:db2\://hostname\:50000/xmeta\:sslConnection=true;\:useJDBC4DataType=2;useJDBC4ColumnNameAndLabelSemantics=2;

To resolve the problem, the database.properties file must be updated in 3 locations to remove the extra ":" or "\:" characters in front of the "useJDBC4DataType" property, for example:
    url=jdbc:db2://hostname:50000/xmeta:sslConnection=true;useJDBC4DataType=2;useJDBC4ColumnNameAndLabelSemantics=2;
The database properties file exists on service tier machine in the following 3 locations:
  <IS Home>/ASBServer/apps/lib/iis/classes/database.properties  
  <IS Home>/ASBServer/conf/database.properties
  <WAS Home>/AppServer/profiles/InfoSphere/classes/database.properties


Restart the WebSphere Application Server after correcting these files.

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Document Information

Modified date:
11 May 2023

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