https://community.qlik.com/t5/Talend-Studio/resolved-use-Global-Variable-in-tSqoopImport-query/m-p/2351577#M118202 I got it to work. Just needed to remove all the \ <BR />"select &nbsp;sysdate, &nbsp;'"+globalMap.get("Max_id")+"' from dual &nbsp;where $CONDITIONS" Mon, 21 Mar 2016 21:16:26 GMT Anonymous 2016-03-21T21:16:26Z https://community.qlik.com/t5/Talend-Studio/resolved-use-Global-Variable-in-tSqoopImport-query/m-p/2351576#M118201 <P>Hello - I am trying to use a Global Variable set in a previous step in tSqoopImport. I must have something wrong with my syntax.<BR />Here is my query. Source system is Oracle.<BR />"select &nbsp;sysdate, &nbsp;'\"+globalMap.get(\"Max_id\")+\"' from dual &nbsp;where $CONDITIONS"<BR />Here is the output it writes to file:<BR /><FONT color="#444444"><FONT size="1"><FONT face="Monaco,"><BR />2016-03-21 15:25:04.0,"+globalMap.get("Max_id")+"<BR /><BR /></FONT></FONT></FONT></P> Mon, 21 Mar 2016 20:32:52 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/Talend-Studio/resolved-use-Global-Variable-in-tSqoopImport-query/m-p/2351576#M118201 Anonymous 2016-03-21T20:32:52Z https://community.qlik.com/t5/Talend-Studio/resolved-use-Global-Variable-in-tSqoopImport-query/m-p/2351577#M118202 I got it to work. Just needed to remove all the \ <BR />"select &nbsp;sysdate, &nbsp;'"+globalMap.get("Max_id")+"' from dual &nbsp;where $CONDITIONS" Mon, 21 Mar 2016 21:16:26 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/Talend-Studio/resolved-use-Global-Variable-in-tSqoopImport-query/m-p/2351577#M118202 Anonymous 2016-03-21T21:16:26Z