Issues and Troubleshooting
In this section, you will find information about Errors, Warnings, and Issues on the SnowConvert.
Before we get too far down the troubleshooting road, recall that we highly recommend that you go through our training labs in order to get the most out of SnowConvert.
Conversions of any large quantity of code will likely have a few errors and warnings. Mobilize.Net has been the leading authority on code conversion for 25 years, and trust us, we understand this. When using any of our products, you can count on us to be your partner in resolving any errors you may encounter.
Below is a list of specific conversion issues for Oracle that you may see when you perform conversion with SnowConvert along with a severity level for each. Some suggested solution paths based on the severity level will follow the list of codes.
Take a minute to read through the list and the troubleshooting tips to help diagnose some of the error codes you have encountered. If you have a question that cannot be answered here, please reach out! You can post in the SnowConvert forums or drop us an email at [email protected]. This is a living list, so it will grow and change as SnowConvert evolves. Updates to issue and error handling will appear on this page, and will also appear in the release notes.

Issues Code

Parsing errors and conversion exceptions caused by SnowConvert. The user should contact to Mobilize Team to fix the issue
Code
Description
Severity
​MSCEWI3001​
The create sequence 'start with' statement value can not be LIMIT VALUE
Medium
​MSCEWI3002​
Foreign key mismatch
Medium
​MSCEWI3003​
OUTER JOIN syntax changed
Low
​MSCEWI3004​
Syntax not supported
High
​MSCEWI3005​
The format may be needed
Low
​MSCEWI3006​
Timestamp output format
Low
​MSCEWI3007​
Different output
Low
​MSCEWI3008​
Unknown format
Medium
​MSCEWI3009​
JSON_TABLE not supported
High
​MSCEWI3010​
XMLTABLE not supported
High
​MSCEWI3011​
Format parameter not supported
Medium
​MSCEWI3012​
Call specification not supported
Medium
​MSCEWI3013​
NLS Parameter not supported
Medium
​MSCEWI3014​
NLSSORT not supported
Medium
​MSCEWI3015​
NLSSORT transformed
Low
​MSCEWI3016​
Xml not supported
Medium
​MSCEWI3017​
DBTIMEZONE removed
Low
​MSCEWI3018​
Snowflake does not support occurrence parameter
Low
​MSCEWI3019​
USING NCHAR_CS not supported
Low
​MSCEWI3020​
Negative values not supported for function
Medium

Issues Severity

In this section, you could find an explanation of the severities.

Low

Warnings for source code that there was no direct conversion to Snowflake. The code has been converted to a functionally equivalent output but should still be reviewed.

Medium

Warnings for source code that there was no direct conversion to Snowflake. The code has been converted to a functionally equivalent output but should still be reviewed.

High

Errors that produce a functional or runtime difference. The user may have to invest a high amount of manual effort to complete the conversion.

Critical

Parsing errors or errors that cause significant conversion exceptions in SnowConvert. If the source code is correct, a significant intervention will be required.
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