Troubleshooting
Problem
This technote explains why attempts to describe an IBM® Rational® ClearCase® UCM integration stream results in the error, cleartool: Error: Not a vob object:
Symptom
Attempts to run cleartool describe on a UCM integration stream results in the following error:
%>cleartool describe -long stream:abcproj_integration@\PVOB
stream "abcproj_integration"
created 11-Jul-06.17:28:33 by user.group@HOST
owner: user
group: group
project: Cars@\PVOB (integration stream)
cleartool: Error: Not a vob object:
"00890643.ad711db.80cb.00:01:83:82:b5:79".
The describe command fails at the section where it attempts to output information about the default deliver stream.
A cleartool dump of the integration stream reveals in the Process variables section the OID of the UCM_DELIVER_TGT (which is the same OID in the error).
%>cleartool dump stream:abcproj_integration@\pvob
<...>
Process variables:
name=UCM_DELIVER_TGT
value=oid:00890643.ad711db.80cb.00:01:83:82:b5:79@vobuuid:91ec667b.b85611da.8689.00:01:83:4d:2c:58
<...>
Cause
The essence of the problem relates to the UCM_DELIVER_TGT being set (as seen in the dump output above) but ClearCase does not think that the target is a valid VOB object.
Two Possible Causes:
- The "default deliver stream" was set to a stream which subsequently was removed.
Streams are difficult to remove, once they have been worked in, so this is somewhat unlikely.
- The "default deliver stream" was set to a stream in a different UCM project VOB, which is unavailable to the user experiencing the error. For example, there may be a partially replicated MultiSite environment.
Resolving The Problem
You need to clear the UCM_DELIVER_TGT flag and have ClearCase reset it so the VOB object is recognized.
Run cleartool chstream -ntarget stream:<stream name>@<pvob> to clear the default deliver stream setting to resolve the problem.
Example:
%>cleartool chstream -ntarget stream:abcproj_integration@\pvob
Changed stream "stream:abcproj_integration@\pvob"
%>cleartool describe -long stream:abcproj_integration@\PVOB
stream "abcproj_integration"
created 11-Jul-06.17:28:33 by user.group@HOST
owner: user
group: group
project: Cars@\PVOB (integration stream)
default deliver stream:
development streams:
user1_Cars@\PVOB
user2_Cars@\PVOB
contains activities:
deliver.user1_Cars.20060711.173400@\PVOB
deliver.user1_Cars.20060921.111435@\PVOB
foundation baselines:
UCM_Comp1_INITIAL@\PVOB (UCM_Comp1@\PVOB) (modifiable)
Sub1_INITIAL@\PVOB (Sub1@\PVOB) (non-modifiable)
Sub2_INITIAL@\PVOB (Sub2@\PVOB) (non-modifiable)
UCM_3_INITIAL@\PVOB (UCM_3@\PVOB) (modifiable)
recommended baselines:
Cars_11-Jul-06.8719@\PVOB (UCM_Comp1@\PVOB)
Sub1_INITIAL@\PVOB (Sub1@\PVOB)
Sub2_INITIAL@\PVOB (Sub2@\PVOB)
views:
bc4e0eb4.4211442e.a6f1.6e:58:c9:ed:89:3c
Cars_int
Cars_int_ccweb
policies:
POLICY_DELIVER_REQUIRE_REBASE disabled
POLICY_DELIVER_NCO_DEVSTR disabled
POLICY_INTRAPROJECT_DELIVER_FOUNDATION_CHANGES disabled
POLICY_INTRAPROJECT_DELIVER_ALLOW_MISSING_TGTCOMPS disabled
POLICY_INTERPROJECT_DELIVER disabled
POLICY_INTERPROJECT_DELIVER_FOUNDATION_CHANGES disabled
POLICY_INTERPROJECT_DELIVER_REQUIRE_TGTCOMP_VISIBILITY disabled
POLICY_INTERPROJECT_DELIVER_ALLOW_NONMOD_TGTCOMPS disabled
POLICY_CHSTREAM_UNRESTRICTED disabled
policies (effective):
POLICY_DELIVER_REQUIRE_REBASE disabled
POLICY_DELIVER_NCO_DEVSTR disabled
POLICY_INTRAPROJECT_DELIVER_FOUNDATION_CHANGES disabled
POLICY_INTRAPROJECT_DELIVER_ALLOW_MISSING_TGTCOMPS disabled
POLICY_INTERPROJECT_DELIVER disabled
POLICY_INTERPROJECT_DELIVER_FOUNDATION_CHANGES disabled
POLICY_INTERPROJECT_DELIVER_REQUIRE_TGTCOMP_VISIBILITY disabled
POLICY_INTERPROJECT_DELIVER_ALLOW_NONMOD_TGTCOMPS disabled
POLICY_CHSTREAM_UNRESTRICTED disabled
baseline naming template: basename
Hyperlinks:
UseBaseline@120@\PVOB -> baseline:UCM_Comp1_INITIAL@\PVOB
UseBaseline@121@\PVOB -> baseline:Sub1_INITIAL@\PVOB
UseBaseline@122@\PVOB -> baseline:Sub2_INITIAL@\PVOB
UseBaseline@187@\PVOB -> baseline:UCM_3_INITIAL@\PVOB
Guarding: brtype:Cars_Integration@\PVOB
Once the UCM_DELIVER_TGT is reset, the describe of the stream will work as expected.
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Document Information
Modified date:
16 June 2018
UID
swg21255297