CC Connector: Unable to find the branch selector specified
I am now trying to create new CC Synchronized Stream to sync source code between CC and RTC in RTC 1.0.1.1, but I cannot create it when selecting "Import from an existing Base ClearCase branch".
An error message on the "New ClearCase Synchronized Stream" wizard is as follows: "Unable to find the branch (main@\NewVob) selector specified. Please check it by trying the following command at the command prompt: cleartool describe brtype:main@\NewVob" However, I execute the above command at the command prompt, the result seems to be OK. branch type "main" created 2009-06-12T16:04:49+09 by hope.DOMAIN@HOSTNAME "Predefined branch type used to represent the main branch of elements." owner: HOSTNAME\hope group: HOSTNAME\DOMAIN scope: this VOB (ordinary type) constraint: one version per element Any suggestions to resolve this problem? |
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Hmm, that's odd, if describe works then the wizard should too. I wondered
for a moment if maybe the VOB wasn't accessible for some reason, but it can't be that because describe could access it. Could you check your error log to see if there are any more details? May not be, but it couldn't hurt to look. Did you copy/paste the command from the error? If not, the only thing I can think of is maybe you mistyped something in the wizard but typed it correctly in the command window. Did you specify a label type selector? I tried your scenario of only using a main branch in a base CC VOB, and not specifying a label type selector and it worked just fine. BTW, \NewVob *is* a base CC VOB, right? I just tried cleartool describe brtype:main@\<UcmVob> and it worked just fine, but I'm not sure it'll work in our wizard. If you're specifying base CC info, it better come from a base CC VOB. -- Brian Nelson Jazz ClearCase Connector Team |
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Hello Brian!
Thank you for your suggestions, I have resolved this problem. The main cause is my typo... The created VOB's name is "NewVOB", but VOB's name I inputed in the wizard is "NewVob". When I inputed "NewVOB" in the wizard, CC sync stream was created successfully. However, I think "NewVob" should be same as "NewVOB" because my CC server is running on Windows machine. On the Windows machine, VOB's name should not be case-sensitive because of Windows specifications. (The reason why "cleartool describe" command returns a correct result is above regardless of my typo.) Therefore, I propose that text inputed as VOB name in the textbox of label type selector in the wizard deals with non-case-sensitive characters when the CC server is running on non-case-sensitive OS such as Windows. So what do you think? Best Regards. |
Geoffrey Clemm (30.1k●3●30●35)
| answered Jun 15 '09, 2:26 p.m.
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Case insensitivity only comes into play when you are accessing the vob
through the file system, so only when a vob name appears in a pathname, then it would be insensitive. In particular, VOB names in the context of the "cleartool describe" of a branch type are not pathnames (they are part of a "clearcase object descriptor") and therefore are case sensitive. And since you can create two VOBs whose names only differ in case, the CC Connector wizard has to be case sensitive in the VOB name. Cheers, Geoff hope wrote: Hello Brian! |
I am now trying to create new CC Synchronized Stream to sync source code between CC and RTC in RTC 1.0.1.1, but I cannot create it when selecting "Import from an existing Base ClearCase branch". Hi, I am facing the similar problem, but the resolution that have been provided in this technote has not helped me in resolving that issue. Kindly provide any information or solution for the issue. Unable to find the branch (Proj_SCMTest@\PVOB_SCM_PROCESSES) selector specified. No issue of the kind as mentioned in the above technote is there. Kindly guide for some other reason behind the issue |
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Did you try running the cleartool command given in the error at the command
line? If so, could you post the results? Did you check the Error Log to see if there are any other errors? -- Brian Nelson Jazz ClearCase Connector Team "DhruvBansal" <dhrbansa> wrote in message news:h1cmfr$q40$1@localhost.localdomain... hopewrote: |
Did you try running the cleartool command given in the error at the command hopewrote: Hi, I have run the cleartool command, and it gave me the same output that is expected from the cleartool describe stream:Proj_SCMtest_Int@\PVOB_SCM_PROCESSES command. ClearCase is very well running on the machine. No other errors seen in the eventviewer log.. Kindly suggest the reason behind the issue. |
I have run the cleartool command, and it gave me the same output that If you copy and paste the string that works at the command line: Proj_SCMtest_Int@\PVOB_SCM_PROCESSES into the wizard, it *has* to work. Assuming the machine where you're running the wizard is the same one where you ran the cleartool describe, and that your access to the PVOB hasn't changed. The reason for this is under the covers, we run the same cleartool describe command (albeit with a fmt qualifier, but that won't change the execution, just the format of the output) to validate the stream you gave. In general, there are several possibilities for selectors not working: 1. PVOB/VOB name given doesn't exist, isn't mounted/online. 2. selector type (stream/branch/label/attribute) given isn't found in the VOB specified. 3. Neither the PVOB/VOB nor the selector exist (or were mistyped). So the first thing I'd do is make sure you have the correct PVOB/VOB: cleartool describe vob:<vob> If that's fine, then do: cleartool describe {brtype,lbtype,stream}:<selector> If everything is fine, then carefully copy and paste everything (except "brtype:" for example) into the wizard. So in your case, copy and paste in: Proj_SCMtest_Int@\PVOB_SCM_PROCESSES into the wizard. (note the lack of the "stream:" text) And note that these things ARE case sensitive, as was discussed earlier. Both the selector and the PVOB/VOB must match *exactly*. -- Brian Nelson Jazz ClearCase Connector Team |
I have run the cleartool command, and it gave me the same output that If you copy and paste the string that works at the command line: Proj_SCMtest_Int@\PVOB_SCM_PROCESSES into the wizard, it *has* to work. Assuming the machine where you're running the wizard is the same one where you ran the cleartool describe, and that your access to the PVOB hasn't changed. The reason for this is under the covers, we run the same cleartool describe command (albeit with a fmt qualifier, but that won't change the execution, just the format of the output) to validate the stream you gave. In general, there are several possibilities for selectors not working: 1. PVOB/VOB name given doesn't exist, isn't mounted/online. 2. selector type (stream/branch/label/attribute) given isn't found in the VOB specified. 3. Neither the PVOB/VOB nor the selector exist (or were mistyped). So the first thing I'd do is make sure you have the correct PVOB/VOB: cleartool describe vob:<vob> If that's fine, then do: cleartool describe {brtype,lbtype,stream}:<selector> If everything is fine, then carefully copy and paste everything (except "brtype:" for example) into the wizard. So in your case, copy and paste in: Proj_SCMtest_Int@\PVOB_SCM_PROCESSES into the wizard. (note the lack of the "stream:" text) And note that these things ARE case sensitive, as was discussed earlier. Both the selector and the PVOB/VOB must match *exactly*. -- Brian Nelson Jazz ClearCase Connector Team Hi Brian, I have tried the describe command and it is giving me the correct output which is expected.i have described both streams and PVOB. And even brtype: command is giving me the correct output. My machine is in domain, which i want to highlight. and i am able to see all the vobs and the projects created under that. Any other point which might be required for configuring??? Kindly provide your inputs. |
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