How to fix the Oracle error PGU-30600: TIP generation: invalid COBOL syntax in string:?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorPGU-30600: TIP generation: invalid COBOL syntax in string: with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

PGU-30600: TIP generation: invalid COBOL syntax in string:

Reason for the Error PGU-30600: TIP generation: invalid COBOL syntax in string:

Cause: The COBOL data field specifies conflicting or invalid PIC and USAGE clauses. The invalid PIC and USAGE definitions were selected from the PG DD to identify field conversion function calls. PGAU also issues messages 30601 for and 30602 for .

How to fix the Error PGU-30600: TIP generation: invalid COBOL syntax in string: ?

You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps

Action: Use the pgddsf.sql script to reproduce the selected rows and then correct the mask and maskopts columns for the stated field in the PG DD.