Error in COLMAP clause. Column name not found

Question

Hi guys,
I must be missing something extremely simple here but I can't figure it out. I have a very simple test I am trying to perform. Remap a column from 1 table into another on replicat.
I have created the defgens file.
* Definitions created/modified 2013-02-12 13:08
* Field descriptions for each column entry:
* 1 Name
* 2 Data Type
* 3 External Length
* 4 Fetch Offset
* 5 Scale
* 6 Level
* 7 Null
* 8 Bump if Odd
* 9 Internal Length
* 10 Binary Length
* 11 Table Length
* 12 Most Significant DT
* 13 Least Significant DT
* 14 High Precision
* 15 Low Precision
* 16 Elementary Item
* 17 Occurs
* 18 Key Column
* 19 Sub Data Type
Definition for table BILLING.B1
Record length: 92
Syskey: 0
Columns: 2
B_ID 64 50 0 0 0 1 0 50 50 50 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
B_F_NAME 64 30 56 0 0 1 0 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
End of definition
Definition for table BILLING.B2
Record length: 92
Syskey: 0
Columns: 2
B_ID 64 50 0 0 0 1 0 50 50 50 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
B_L_NAME 64 30 56 0 0 1 0 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
End of definition
I have setup the replicat to read the sourcedefs and remap the column
-- Identify the Replicat group:
REPLICAT rxtest
-- State that source and target definitions are identical:
--ASSUMETARGETDEFS
SOURCEDEFS /u12/oracle/golden_gate_11_rep/dirsql/defgen_billing.sql
--Discard Setup
DISCARDFILE /u12/oracle/golden_gate_11_rep/dirout/rxtest.txt , PURGE
SETENV (NLS_LANG="AMERICAN_AMERICA.WE8MSWIN1252")
-- Specify database login information as needed for the database:
USERID gg, PASSWORD
-- Specify error handling rules:
REPERROR (DEFAULT, ABEND)
DDL EXCLUDE ALL
MAP billing.b1, TARGET billing.r1,
COLMAP (
B_ID = id,
b_f_name = f_name);
Now when I try and start the rxtest replicat I get this error in the report.
MAP resolved (entry BILLING.B1):
MAP BILLING.B1, TARGET billing.r1, COLMAP ( B_ID = id, b_f_name = f_name);
...( B_ID = id, b_f_name = f_name...
^
Error in COLMAP clause. Column name not found.
Any ideas? Thanks

Answer 1

desc billing.r1 - does that table have columns that you've included in the map clause?
But, check the ordering of the columns in colmap - it goes target_column_name = source_column_name, looks like you have that reversed.
I don't know why people insist on using SQL file extensions on def files, and placing them in the dirsql directory. What was wrong with using the (already created for you) dirdef directory? And naming the file with an extension like def or defs? It is not a SQL file.