Error: Operands in Custom Statement Contains a Non-Numeric Value

Periodic Process or Calculation returns “Operands in custom statement contains a non-numeric value” error message (16005,27101).

Root Cause

This message is returned when a Custom Statement includes MIN or MAX keyword with a Date or Character values or Aliases.

The Custom Statement name is identified in the message text (%5).

Here is an example where Date Aliases and Custom Statements that return date values are used with the Min/Max keyword function:

This example also includes an assignment of Date Temporary to the final result, which will return the error message, “Error in assignment – incompatible types“, unless the fix for “Custom Statement Assignment from Character or Date Temporary Variable Fails” is implemented.

Solutions

Find an alternative approach to using the Min/Max function with Dates or Characters. For example, converting the Custom Statement logic from MIN/MAX to an IF/ELSEIF construct may be possible.

Alternatively, implement an enhancement to Add Support for Date and Character Arguments in Custom Statement Min/Max Function.

Hints

More to come…

Details

Message Set/Number: 16005,27101

Warning Message: Operands in custom statement contains a non-numeric value

Programs: PAPUCSTM

Message Pointer: S-MSG-OPRND-NONNUM

Conditions

Custom Statement Min/Max on Date or Character values

This error is returned when a Custom Statement Alias attempts to use Date or Character values, or aliases, in a MIN or MAX function.