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Status Delivered
Workspace WebSphere Liberty
Created by Guest
Created on Feb 12, 2021

WLP 20.0.0.x EclipseLink DB2Platform no longer binds Literals as Parameters

EclipseLink DB2Platform no longer binds Literals as Parameters (DB2Platform.java#L74 => this.shouldBindLiterals = false;)

We are using EclipseLink packaged within Websphere Liberty Profile (WLP) version 20.0.0.x in combination with DB2. WLP 20.0.0.x packages EclipseLink in the version 2.7.6.

While updating from WLP version 19.0.0.x to 20.0.0.x we experience problems with the new provided EclipseLink version 2.7.6. As changed in the DB2Platform with version 2.7.6 (https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/eclipselink/blob/master/foundation/org.eclipse.persistence.core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/persistence/platform/database/DB2Platform.java#L74) literals get no longer bound as parameters in the query when using Criteria Builder, literals are bound inline in the SQL-statements. This behaviour leads to changed SQL-statements and restricts DB2 to NO longer use prepared statements with parameters.

Changes that force DB2Platform to "this.shouldBindLiterals = false" were implemented with:

EclipseLink Issue: #492
EclipseLink Commit: 418a2e5
IBM related issue:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/apar/PH06475
There exists another IBM related Issue (https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/apar/PH14747), but I am not sure if this IBM issue relates to my issue.

In general and independent of known workarounds, we ask for a global solution that allows to set the property "shouldBindLiterals" via system properties (similar to "eclipselink.jdbc.force-bind-parameters" and "eclipselink.jdbc.bind-parameters" => https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/eclipselink/blob/master/jpa/org.eclipse.persistence.jpa/src/main/java/org/eclipse/persistence/internal/jpa/EntityManagerSetupImpl.java#L2828 and L#2833). We are also open for other global solutions or fixes that allow us to bind literals as parameters!

For more information => https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/eclipselink/issues/866

Idea priority Medium
RFE ID 148566
RFE URL
RFE Product WebSphere Application Server