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Comment lines in where clause will not work with QBR

Troubleshooting


Problem

Attempts to use comment inside your Maximo where clause using IBM Maximo will result in a SQL error when the QBR runs

Symptom

You can create a WHERE clause in Maximo that looks like:

--comment line
(status like '%WAPPR%' and (woclass = 'WORKORDER' or woclass = 'ACTIVITY') and historyflag = 0 and istask = 0 and siteid = 'BEDFORD')

This will work inside the Maximo framework, however, if you attempt to execute a QBR report with this Where clause the sql will fail with an error message appropriate to your database platform.

[{"Product":{"code":"SSLKT6","label":"IBM Maximo Asset Management"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":"Report Admin","Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"7.5;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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