In this blog post, let’s learn about the error message “20168 The partition key value cannot be specified when adding a partition to a hash-partitioned table or index.” when working with HPE NonStop SQL/MX, the reason for the error and the solution to fix this error message.
Error Message
20168 The partition key value cannot be specified when adding a partition to a hash-partitioned table or index.
Reason for the Error
You specified partitioning key values in an “Add a new hash partition” request. You can specify the partitioning key values only when adding a new range partition.
Solution
Remove the WHERE clause and resubmit
