PM53444: DRIVER DOES NOT SUPPORT DECFLOAT VALUES

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Users of the DB2 Administration Tool for z/OS who use
  DECFLOAT values.  Driver does not support DECFLOAT values.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of the DB2 Administration Tool for     *
  *                 z/OS who list DECFLOAT columns.              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Previously, DEFLOAT columns were        *
  *                      treated as FLOAT and could cause        *
  *                      SQLCODEN304 / SQLCODE=-304 errors       *
  *                      for very small and large numbers        *
  *                      and the special DECFLOAT values:        *
  *                                                              *
  *                      DSNT408I SQLCODE = -304, ERROR:         *
  *                      A VALUE WITH DATA TYPE DECFLOAT         *
  *                      CANNOT BE ASSIGNED TO A HOST            *
  *                      VARIABLE BECAUSE THE VALUE IS           *
  *                      NOT WITHIN THE RANGE OF THE             *
  *                      HOST VARIABLE IN POSITION 1 WITH        *
  *                      DATA TYPE DOUBLE                        *
  *                      DSNT418I SQLSTATE =                     *
  *                      22003 SQLSTATE RETURN CODE              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  DECFLOAT(16) and DECFLOAT(34) was not fully supported.
  

Problem conclusion

• DECFLOAT(16) and DECFLOAT(34)  is now fully supported -
  including support for INF, -INF, and NaN values.
  

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:

  UK75076 UK75077

Modules/Macros

•    ADBMAIN  ADBPMSPI
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 ADMIN TOOL

• Fixed component ID

  568851500

Applicable component levels

• RA10 PSY UK75076

     UP11/12/24 P F112

• R720 PSY UK75077

     UP11/12/24 P F112

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