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Creating nickname returning SQL0204N.

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Problem

Creating nickname returning SQL0204N.

Symptom

db2 create nickname abc for xyz.ijk.abc
DB21034E The command was processed as an SQL statement because it was not a
valid Command Line Processor command. During SQL processing it returned:
SQL0204N "IJK.ABC" is an undefined name. SQLSTATE=42704

However, remote table ijk.abc can be access with passthru.

[{"Product":{"code":"SSEPGG","label":"Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU058","label":"IBM Infrastructure w\/TPS"},"Component":"--","Platform":[{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"11.1","Edition":"Advanced Enterprise Server;Advanced Workgroup Server;Enterprise Server;Express;Express-C;Workgroup Server","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB10","label":"Data and AI"}}]

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Modified date:
30 April 2025

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