SPRKSCL1163

The current processing element is not a literal.

Message: The element is not a literal and can't be evaluated.

Category: Conversion error.

Description

This issue occurs when the current processing element is not a literal, then it can not be evaluated by SMA.

Scenario

Input

Below is an example when element to process is not a literal and it can not be evaluated by SMA.

val format_type = "csv"
spark.read.format(format_type).load(path)

Output

The SMA adds the EWI SPRKSCL1163 to the output code to let you know that format_type parameter is not a literal and it can not be evaluated by the SMA.

/*EWI: SPRKSCL1163 => format_type is not a literal and can't be evaluated*/
val format_type = "csv"
spark.read.format(format_type).load(path)

Recommended fix

• Make sure that a value of the variable is a valid one in order to avoid unexpected behaviors.

Additional recommendations

• For more support, you can email us at [e-mail] or post an issue in the SMA.