How To Fix RSCV616 - DB2-z/OS: Statistics from partition &2 from &1 are not up-to-date (&3)

RSCV616 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: RSCV - Analysis of BW objects (InfoCubes...)

• Message number: 616

• Message text: DB2-z/OS: Statistics from partition &2 from &1 are not up-to-date (&3)

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message RSCV616 - DB2-z/OS: Statistics from partition &2 from &1 are not up-to-date (&3) ?

  The SAP error message RSCV616 indicates that the statistics for a specific partition in a DB2 for z/OS database are not up-to-date. This can affect the performance of queries and the overall efficiency of the database operations. Here’s a breakdown of the cause, potential solutions, and related information for this error:
  
  Cause:
  
  Outdated Statistics: The statistics for the specified partition are not current, which can happen if the data in the partition has changed significantly since the last time statistics were collected.
  Automatic Statistics Collection: If automatic statistics collection is not enabled or not functioning correctly, the statistics may not be updated regularly.
  Database Maintenance: Lack of regular database maintenance activities, such as running the RUNSTATS command, can lead to outdated statistics.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Run Statistics: The primary solution is to run the RUNSTATS command on the affected partition to update the statistics. This can be done using the following SQL command:
  RUNSTATS ON TABLE <schema>.<table> WITH DISTRIBUTION