Running compare gives error Unknown parameter: 'target' (4330725)

Running compare gives error Unknown parameter: 'target'

When compare is run, the following errors are observed:

sp_ctrl (alvsupu07:5439)> compare owner.source_table to owner.target_table target targetservername@O.targetSID

Unknown parameter: 'target'

Usage: compare {source_owner}.{source_table}[.{partition}]

[not ({list of exceptions})]

[to {target_owner}.{target_table}[.{partition}]]

[at {target_host}[@o.{target_sid}]]

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There is a syntax error in the command issued as above.

The keyword "table" is missing in the command. The command needs to be re-issued as below:

sp_ctrl (alvsupu07:5439)> compare table owner.source_table to owner.target_table target targetservername@O.targetSID

Starting with Shareplex 7.6, the new syntax for compare is:

sp_ctrl (alvsupu07:5439)> compare owner.source_table to owner.target_table targetservername@O.targetSID

Note that the keyword “target” has been deprecated in the new syntax. However, the command still takes the old syntax which has additional keywords "table" and "target" as below:

sp_ctrl (alvsupu07:5439)> compare table owner.source_table to owner.target_table target targetservername@O.targetSID

Please refer to Shareplex Reference Guide for details on the compare command.