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JR45592: ICONV("SA","S") IS RETURNING ?00 IN THE DATASTAGE IF THE 1ST CHARACTER IS NOT BETWEEN A-Z OR A-Z.

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • ICONV("マsa","S") is returning ?00 in the DataStage job if the
    1st character is not between A-Z or a-z.
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • In DataStage server jobs, the SOUNDEX and ICONV with S code
    functions in BASIC transformer stages can return unmappable
    strings when the first character in the data is not between A-Z
    or a-z.
    

Problem conclusion

  • Introduced an environment variable DSE_SOUNDEX_BEHAVIOR.  When
    set to 1, an empty string will be returned from soundex if the
    first character is not A-Z or a-z.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    JR45592

  • Reported component name

    WIS DATASTAGE

  • Reported component ID

    5724Q36DS

  • Reported release

    810

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2013-01-31

  • Closed date

    2013-02-15

  • Last modified date

    2013-02-15

  • 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

    WIS DATASTAGE

  • Fixed component ID

    5724Q36DS

Applicable component levels

  • R810 PSY

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Document Information

Modified date:
15 February 2013