PM25921: GEN ISSUES MESSAGE ADB1847E WHEN PROCESSING A STORED PROCEDURE/S P WHICH CONTAINS A DECIMAL CONSTANT

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The DB2 Administration Tool for z/OS issues a message ADB1847E
  when attempting to process a stored procedure / SP which
  contained a decimal constant in a DECIMAL AS COMMA environment.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of the DB2 Administration Tool         *
  *                 for z/OS who use DDL statements that         *
  *                 contains one of the following:               *
  *                                                              *
  *                 a) a decimal constant using a period         *
  *                 when running DB2 with DECIMAL AS             *
  *                 COMMA.                                       *
  *                                                              *
  *                 b) a procedure or function parameter         *
  *                 name matches the name of a DB2               *
  *                 built-in data type.                          *
  *                                                              *
  *                 c) the default value of an SQL variable      *
  *                 declaration in a native SQL procedure is     *
  *                 a negative value (e.g. -1).                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: a) A parser error occurred when         *
  *                         processing a DDL statement that      *
  *                         contains a decimal constant with a   *
  *                         period (e.g.  3.).                   *
  *                                                              *
  *                      b) A parser error occurred when         *
  *                         the parameter name of a procedure    *
  *                         or function matches a DB2 built-in   *
  *                         datatype name.                       *
  *                                                              *
  *                      e.g. parser will fail with the          *
  *                           following because the parameter    *
  *                           name TIMESTAMP matches the DB2     *
  *                           built-in data type of TIMESTAMP:   *
  *                                                              *
  *                      CREATE PROCEDURE P1                     *
  *                         (TIMESTAMP TIMESTAMP)                *
  *                      CREATE DATABASE HELLO;                  *
  *                                                              *
  *                      c) The parser error occurred when the   *
  *                         default value of an SQL variable     *
  *                         declaration in a native SQL          *
  *                         procedure begins with a minus.       *
  *                      e.g.                                    *
  *                      --#SET TERMINATOR ?                     *
  *                      CREATE PROCEDURE P2                     *
  *                        BEGIN                                 *
  *                          DECLARE V1 INT DEFAULT -1;          *
  *                        END?                                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply The PTF.                               *
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  a) A parser error occurred when processing a DDL
     statement that contains a decimal constant with a period
     (e.g.  3.).
  
  b) A parser error occurred for a native SQL procedure or
     function with an error message like the following
  
  Expected rparen or comma
  Error occurred when parsing the following stmt :
  
  CREATE PROCEDURE P1 (TIMESTAMP TIMESTAMP)
    CREATE DATABASE HELLO
  
  Token number =      6, Token = TIMESTAMP
  
  c) A parser error occurred for a native SQL procedure
     with an error message like the following:
  
  Invalid token after DEFAULT keyword - expected keyword
  constant or NULL
  
  Error occurred when parsing the following stmt :
  CREATE PROCEDURE P2 BEGIN DECLARE
  V1 INT DEFAULT -1; END
  Token number =      9, Token = -
  

Problem conclusion

• The problems have 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

•    ADB2PA   ADB2PA5
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 ADMIN TOOL

• Fixed component ID

  568851500

Applicable component levels

• RA10 PSY UK63573

     UP11/02/06 P F102

• R720 PSY UK63574

     UP11/02/06 P F102

Fix is available

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