Troubleshooting
Problem
In Maximo 7.6 condition nodes that contain test commented out by dashes (--) are known to throw errors when trying to use the node in applications.
An example of this would be a condition node that used a simple comment and query:

Symptom
Due to the "--" used to comment out the text, when you try to save the node you receive the error:

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Product":{"code":"SSLKT6","label":"IBM Maximo Asset Management"},"Component":"Workflow","Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"7.6","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB77","label":"Automation Platform"}},{"Product":{"code":"SSRHPA","label":"IBM Maximo Application Suite"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":" ","Platform":[{"code":"","label":""}],"Version":"","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB77","label":"Automation Platform"}},{"Product":{"code":"SSWT9A","label":"IBM Control Desk"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":" ","Platform":[{"code":"","label":""}],"Version":"","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB77","label":"Automation Platform"}}]
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Modified date:
18 September 2025
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ibm10716929