Why am I getting the "unexpected token: 'NOT'" error when running a record search SOQL Query? : Satrang Technologies

Why am I getting the "unexpected token: 'NOT'" error when running a record search SOQL Query? Print

Modified on: Thu, 22 Jan, 2026 at 11:59 PM

Some queries need extra parentheses around NOT conditions to work correctly. Without them, the system can’t understand the query.

Working Example:

ID IN (select QuoteId from QuoteLineItem where Product2.Family = 'port' AND (NOT (Product2.Name LIKE '%connect%')))

Please note: The SOQL used in Mass File Download depends on the Dev Console query editor. If you paste a query from the inspector directly into the Advanced Search (SOQL) without enclosing the NOT condition in parentheses, it may result in a parsing error. After enclosing the NOT condition in parentheses, the query should run successfully.

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