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DB2 - Problem description

Problem IC71934 Status: Closed

INCORRECT BEHAVIOUR WHEN UPDATING TABLE CARDINALITY STATISTICS TO 0
(ZERO).

product:
DB2 FOR LUW / DB2FORLUW / 910 - DB2
Problem description:
When updating table cardinality statistics to 0 (zero), the 
update is not applied correctly to the table's metadata.  For 
example: 
 
UPDATE SYSSTAT.TABLES SET CARD=0, NPAGES=1, FPAGES=1, 
OVERFLOW=0, ACTIVE_BLOCKS=0 WHERE TABNAME = 'T1 AND TABSCHEMA = 
'S1' 
 
DB2 returns successful completion for the update and querying 
CARD for S1.T1 from catalog table SYSCAT.TABLES will show 0. 
However, the table cardinality in the metadata for table S1.T1 
is not correctly updated to 0.  The incorrect cardinality can 
be observed in db2cat output and/or in explain output. 
 
The incorrect update can also be observed when applying db2look 
update statistics statements generated with the -m and -r 
options.  For source tables which are statistically empty and 
which have at least one index defined, the db2look mimic output 
will include an update index statistics statement setting 
INDCARD=0 following the update table statistics statement 
setting CARD=0.  When the statements are run, the update table 
statistics statement will return success, but the table's 
metadata is not updated.  If the exisiting table's metadata does 
not already have CARD=0, the subsequent update index statistics 
statement will fail with SQL1227N reason code 8 and indication 
that setting INDCARD is 0 is invalid or inconsistent with 
another statistics. 
 
After applying the APAR fix, updating table CARD to 0 will 
function correctly for tables with consistent metadata.  For 
tables with metadata that was made inconsistent due to 
experiencing this problem, you can fix the inconsistency by 
first updating the table CARD to a non-zero value and then 
re-updating the table CARD to zero.
Problem Summary:
**************************************************************** 
* USERS AFFECTED:                                              * 
* All users of version 9.1 on Linux, Unix and Windows          * 
* platforms.                                                   * 
**************************************************************** 
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         * 
* When updating table cardinality statistics to 0 (zero), the  * 
*                                                              * 
* update is not applied correctly to the table's metadata.     * 
* For                                                          * 
* example:                                                     * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
* UPDATE SYSSTAT.TABLES SET CARD=0, NPAGES=1, FPAGES=1,        * 
*                                                              * 
* OVERFLOW=0, ACTIVE_BLOCKS=0 WHERE TABNAME = 'T1 AND          * 
* TABSCHEMA =                                                  * 
* 'S1'                                                         * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
* DB2 returns successful completion for the update and         * 
* querying                                                     * 
* CARD for S1.T1 from catalog table SYSCAT.TABLES will show 0. * 
*                                                              * 
* However, the table cardinality in the metadata for table     * 
* S1.T1                                                        * 
* is not correctly updated to 0.  The incorrect cardinality    * 
* can                                                          * 
* be observed in db2cat output and/or in explain output.       * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
* The incorrect update can also be observed when applying      * 
* db2look                                                      * 
* update statistics statements generated with the -m and -r    * 
*                                                              * 
* options.  For source tables which are statistically empty    * 
* and                                                          * 
* which have at least one index defined, the db2look mimic     * 
* output                                                       * 
* will include an update index statistics statement setting    * 
*                                                              * 
* INDCARD=0 following the update table statistics statement    * 
*                                                              * 
* setting CARD=0.  When the statements are run, the update     * 
* table                                                        * 
* statistics statement will return success, but the table's    * 
*                                                              * 
* metadata is not updated.  If the exisiting table's metadata  * 
* does                                                         * 
* not already have CARD=0, the subsequent update index         * 
* statistics                                                   * 
* statement will fail with SQL1227N reason code 8 and          * 
* indication                                                   * 
* that setting INDCARD is 0 is invalid or inconsistent with    * 
*                                                              * 
* another statistics.                                          * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
* After applying the APAR fix, updating table CARD to 0 will   * 
*                                                              * 
* function correctly for tables with consistent metadata.  For * 
*                                                              * 
* tables with metadata that was made inconsistent due to       * 
*                                                              * 
* experiencing this problem, you can fix the inconsistency by  * 
*                                                              * 
* first updating the table CARD to a non-zero value and then   * 
*                                                              * 
* re-updating the table CARD to zero.                          * 
**************************************************************** 
* RECOMMENDATION:                                              * 
* Upgrade to 9.7 and  higher versions.                         * 
****************************************************************
Local Fix:
If the table has zero rows, runstats on the table will set the 
table CARD to zero correctly in the metadata.  In the db2look 
scenario, using -m without -r will cause db2look to generate a 
runstats statement prior to the update statistics statements.
Solution
Workaround
not known / see Local fix
Timestamps
Date  - problem reported    :
Date  - problem closed      :
Date  - last modified       :
15.10.2010
17.10.2010
17.10.2010
Problem solved at the following versions (IBM BugInfos)
9.7.
Problem solved according to the fixlist(s) of the following version(s)