DOORS Next Generation 6.0.1 CSV imports create orphaned artifacts
I have a DOORS Next Generation 6.0.1 server.
I create artifacts by importing CSV files.
After importing a CSV file into a folder, some created artifacts become orphaned.
For example, I imported a CSV file with 100 rows, all artifacts appear in "Recent Artifacts" pane, but only 10 artifacts appear in the folder.
After clicking on an orphaned artifact in "Recent Artifacts" pane, it shows the correct folder as its location.
However, that artifact cannot be found in that folder.
However, that artifact cannot be found in that folder.
What could be the cause?
Accepted answer
In the CSV file, do you have a field called Tags?
There is a defect in DOORS Next Generation 6.0.1 where orphaned artifacts will be created if the artifacts in the CSV have shared tags.
1. If the tags field of a record does NOT contain any shared tag in the CSV, then that record can be imported successfully.
2. If the tags field of a record contains any shared tag in the CSV, then that record will be imported but will be orphaned.
Those orphaned artifacts have the following characteristics:
1. They can be opened in Recent Artifacts pane
2. They can be deleted in Recent Artifacts pane
3. "Move to other folder" operation can be performed on those orphaned artifacts, but they will not appear in the destination folder.
4. They can not be searched by tag
This does not happen in DOORS Next Generation 6.0 nor the upcoming DOORS Next Generation 6.0.2.
In the mean time, please use the following workaround.
1. copy the original CSV to a new CSV
2. open the new CSV
3. clear the Tags fields (so new records will not be orphaned)
4. clear the id fields (so new records will be created)
5. save the new CSV
6. import the new CSV
7. after import, apply tags manually
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