How To Fix ICA92018 - IS_SUBSTRING_OF Operator Description

ICA92018 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ICA92 - ICA Matching Engine Message Class - Long Text

• Message number: 018

• Message text: IS_SUBSTRING_OF Operator Description

Checks whether the left string value is a substring of the right string
value.

How can this happen?

"1234 IS_SUBSTRING_OF 123456789" returns value "true".
"2345 IS_SUBSTRING_OF 123456789" returns value "true".
"0123 IS_SUBSTRING_OF 123456789" returns value "false".

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

ICA92018 - Details

• The SAP error message ICA92018, which refers to the "IS_SUBSTRING_OF" operator, typically occurs in the context of SAP's Integrated Business Planning (IBP) or other applications that utilize the SAP HANA database. This error indicates that there is an issue with the use of the "IS_SUBSTRING_OF" operator in a calculation or query.
  
  Cause:
  The error can arise due to several reasons:
  
  Incorrect Syntax: The syntax used for the "IS_SUBSTRING_OF" operator may be incorrect. This could involve improper use of parentheses, incorrect data types, or other syntactical issues.
  Data Type Mismatch: The operator may be applied to incompatible data types. For example, trying to use it on numeric fields instead of string fields.
  Null Values: If one of the operands is null, it can lead to this error.
  Logical Errors: The logic of the expression may not be valid, leading to the operator not being able to evaluate correctly.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the ICA92018 error, consider the following steps:
  
  
  Check Syntax: