SAP Note 200372 - Error message GB004 ("Parentheses not closed")

Component : Validation, Substitution and Rules -

Solution : https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/200372 (SAP Service marketplace login required)

Summary :
This SAP Note addresses an error characterized by message GB004 ("Parentheses not closed") or GB018 ("Boolean statement not complete"), triggered during the creation or modification of validation or substitution rules in the formula editor. The error arises even when the formula's syntax is indicated as correct. It affects systems using Release 4.0B with specific corrections active. The resolution involves implementing program corrections provided in the Note to rectify this issue, which is linked to inadequacies in earlier hot package implementations, specifically Hot Package 35 as part of maintaining Note 119870.

Key words :
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