PH45593: CALL TO A STORED PROCEDURE FAILS TO RETRIEVE VARBINARY COLUMN DATA

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• This issue can be seen when using IBM Transformation Extender
  (ITX) maps with the ODBC adapter on Linux to retrieve data from
  a SQL Server instance.  The data from VARBINARY columns is
  truncated during a select inside a stored procedure that is
  called via the map.
  

Local fix

• ITXCQ - ITX00061358
  PB / BP
  Circumvention: None
  

Problem summary

• Users Affected:
  IBM Transformation Extender users using ms-sql to retrieve
  varbinary data using procedure.
  
  Problem Description:
  Call to a stored procedure fails to retrieve VARBINARY column
  data
  
  Platforms Affected:
  All
  

Problem conclusion

• Made changes in odbc module to handle varbinary data for
  procedure.
  
  Applies to:
  10.0.0.0, 10.1.0.1, 10.1.1.0
  
  Fixed in the next service packs and releases.
  
  To obtain the fix for this APAR:
  
  To see if the next service pack or product release is available,
  check the IBM Transformation Extender Release Notes page:
  https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27008337
  
  If the service pack or product release is available, download it
  from Fix Central:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/
  
  If the service pack or product release is not available and you
  require the APAR fix immediately, request a Limited Availability
  Interim Fix (LAIF) by opening a case:
  https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/
  

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:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ITX

• Fixed component ID

  5724Q2300

Applicable component levels