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Informix Error -23521

-23521 CM error: An illegal identifier was specified.

A request fails because it uses an invalid identifier for cogroup or cogroup member (coserver).

For valid Identifier syntax, refer to your Administrator's Guide or the Feature Enhancements Guide for your database server.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-23521 fires when a request uses an invalid identifier for a cogroup or cogroup member (coserver) — per the official guidance.

  1. An invalid cogroup/coserver identifier, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Refer to the Administrator's Guide or Feature Enhancements Guide for valid identifier syntax, per the official guidance, and correct the identifier.
Examples
N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond an invalid identifier.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check the flagged identifier against the documented valid syntax, and correct it.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -23522 — "CM error: An illegal range identifier was specified." A related identifier-syntax error, specific to range identifiers.

A cogroup/coserver identifier was invalid — check the documented syntax.