In this blog post, let’s learn about the error message “20127 Target option was specified as NEW but object-type exists. DUP operation failed.” when working with HPE NonStop SQL/MX, the reason for the error and the solution to fix this error message.
Error Message
20127 Target option was specified as NEW but object-type exists. DUP operation failed.
Reason for the Error
The target name you specified was not valid.
Solution
Specify TARGET PURGE for an existing target object and resubmit