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Remove Ambiguity Between Value and Field Comparisons

In a few cases, a test value you enter may also match a field name within the object and your intent is ambiguous. Did you intend to compare the field against a value, or the field against another field? In these rare cases, filter processing assumes that you intended a field-to-field comparison. Message VAN1582I is given to inform you that operand2 is being interpreted as a field, for a field-to-field comparison.

To override the assumption being made, you can explicitly indicate how operand2 is to be treated. Prefix it with v: to indicate it is a value, or with f: to indicate it is a field. For example: