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  • 1.  DOORS eXchange module import issue.

    Posted Wed March 01, 2023 03:23 AM

    Hello everyone, 

    I've exported my module from working area & want to import it into release area, but when doing so, using eXchange, this issue occures.

    Any idea what's the reason behind it please.

    DOORS Client version:     9.7.2.4

    eXchange : 5.7 Release 57001



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    Khalid KASSI
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  • 2.  RE: DOORS eXchange module import issue.

    Posted Thu March 02, 2023 05:02 AM

    Hi Khalid,

    Exchange creates an attribute "Object ID from Original" in the away module when you first import into it. (It also creates a few more attributes for its book keeping.)

    This attribute serves to identify for each object in the away module which object in the home module it corresponds to. In other words, this provides the mapping between the objects in the two modules.  As Object IDs (or Absolute Numbers) go, they have to be a) present and b) unique.

    One of the first things Exchange does when you import a file is to check if "Object ID from Original" fulfils these criteria. When it finds objects where the "Object ID from Original" is empty, that is an error; also if there are duplicate values in "Object ID from Original" that is an error.

    The "not valid" error - if I remember correctly - indicates an empty "Object ID from Original". This happens when someone creates new objects in the away module. (In your case in the module in the release area.)

    If you get "duplicate value" errors, that is typically because someone performed a copy-and-paste operation in the away module.

    This information should help you diagnose what happened in your release module.

    You should make it clear to anyone working in the away module (in your "release area") that they must not create new objects, either by copy/paste or inserting new objects.

    You should also warn people against deleting objects in the away module. This can cause problems later in the import. (Exchange may be able to undelete these but don't count on it.)



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    Malte Plath
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  • 3.  RE: DOORS eXchange module import issue.

    Posted Fri March 03, 2023 06:10 AM

    Hello Malte, 

    Thank you for your detailed answer, 

    Eventually I've found that the release module contains some deleted objects with empty Object ID from Original, I've purged them & the release went through.

    Thank you again & have a good weekend.



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    Khalid KASSI
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