How do I to get around the msg 'ENBS068E Search string length exceeds length of search area'

Products

• Endevor
• Endevor Natural Integration
• Endevor - ECLIPSE Plugin
• Endevor - Enterprise Workbench

Issue/Introduction

When running a search and replace request, why do I get the error message:  ENBS068E Search string length exceeds length of search area 

14:29:11  ENBS001I  Statement Number 1
                     SEARCH ELEMENT '*'
                       FROM ENVIRONMENT 'PROD'
                            SYSTEM '*'
                            SUBSYSTEM '*'
                            TYPE '*'
                       FOR TEXT 'DSN=ABC'
                       FOR TEXT 'DSN=DEF'
                       OPTIONS SEARCH ENVIRONMENT ONLY
                               DATA TRUNCATION IS PROHIBITED
                               LIST DETAILS
                       .
 14:29:12  ENBS068E  Search string length exceeds length of search area

Resolution

Check type definition. Either the source length or the source compare from/to needs to be greater than the length of the search target.

Additional Information

Any elements with the short length are bypassed from the search.