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Expected: left parenthesis error while compiling DataStage job

Troubleshooting


Problem

While importing jobs from 7.5.3 to 8.7 jobs that have a parameter named "TEMP" and also a transform function called "TEMP" failed to compile and showed the error: Activity {StageName}: Expression "TEMP" - Expected: left parenthesis ("(")

Symptom

During importing jobs from Data Stage 7.5.3 to Data Stage 8.7, receive

compilation error in the sequence jobs that have parameter's name "TEMP"

The same error can also occur when duplicate name is used for the condition on a trigger..

[{"Product":{"code":"SSVSEF","label":"IBM InfoSphere DataStage"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":"--","Platform":[{"code":"PF002","label":"AIX"},{"code":"PF010","label":"HP-UX"},{"code":"PF016","label":"Linux"},{"code":"PF027","label":"Solaris"},{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"8.7;8.5.0.2;8.5.0.1","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB76","label":"Data Platform"}}]

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Modified date:
25 April 2025

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