DB2 - Problem description
| Problem IC61960 | Status: Closed |
GROUPING SETS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED IN AN ORDER BY CLAUSE | |
| product: | |
DB2 FOR LUW / DB2FORLUW / 950 - DB2 | |
| Problem description: | |
An ORDER BY clause should not allow grouping sets. This is
correctly documented but not properly enforced. The following
invalid query should return SQLSTATE 42803:
SELECT SALES_PERSON,
MONTH(SALES_DATE) AS MONTH,
SUM(SALES) AS UNITS_SOLD
FROM SALES
GROUP BY SALES_PERSON, MONTH(SALES_DATE)
ORDER BY GROUPING SETS( SALES_PERSON, MONTH(SALES_DATE) ) | |
| Problem Summary: | |
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * * ALL * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * * An ORDER BY clause should not allow grouping sets. This is * * correctly documented but not properly enforced. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * * Upgrade to db2 version v9.5 fp5 * **************************************************************** | |
| Local Fix: | |
Remove GROUPING SETS from the ORDER BY clause | |
| available fix packs: | |
DB2 Version 9.5 Fix Pack 5 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows | |
| Solution | |
Problem was first fixed in Version 9.5 FixPak 5 | |
| Workaround | |
not known / see Local fix | |
| BUG-Tracking | |
forerunner : APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following: IC61992 IC61993 follow-up : | |
| Timestamps | |
Date - problem reported : Date - problem closed : Date - last modified : | 09.07.2009 23.12.2009 23.12.2009 |
| Problem solved at the following versions (IBM BugInfos) | |
9.5., 9.5.FP5 | |
| Problem solved according to the fixlist(s) of the following version(s) | |
| 9.5.0.5 |
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