PM91561: SQLCODE16002 RETURNED WHEN USING XMLMODIFY FUNCTION IN EBCDIC ENCODING SCHEME AND TEXT CONTAINS SPECIAL CHARACTERS

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• This issue is about the SQLCODE -16002 released when using
  function XMLMODIFY with some "abnormal" characters to update.
  And environment is using EBCDIC code page 424.
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All DB2 10 and DB2 11 for z/OS users who use *
  *                 the XMLMODIFY function.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: SQLCODE16002 may be returned when the   *
  *                      XMLMODIFY function is used in the       *
  *                      EBCDIC encoding scheme and the xquery-  *
  *                      update-constant text of the XMLMODIFY   *
  *                      function contains special characters.   *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  Here is an example to show the failing case.
  
   =========
    EXAMPLE
   =========
  
   CREATE TABLE PM91561T (CXML XML) CCSID EBCDIC;
  
   INSERT INTO PM91561T VALUES('<a>mytest</a>');
  
   UPDATE PM91561T
   SET CXML = XMLMODIFY('replace value of node /a with '' ''');
  

Problem conclusion

• DB2 code has been modified to handle the aforementioned problem
  correctly.
  
  Additional keywords: SQLCODE16002 SQLENCODING SQLXML
  

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:

  UK97000 UK97008

Modules/Macros

• DSNXOFN2
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 OS/390 & Z/

• Fixed component ID

  5740XYR00

Applicable component levels

• RA10 PSY UK97000

     UP13/09/12 P F309

• RB10 PSY UK97008

     UP13/09/12 P F309

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