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AntRan
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Unexpected error importing design

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I have 3 projects on one server .. Dev, QA, and Prod.

I build from Dev and promote to QA and/or Prod.

Every job promotes fine except one:

Failed: Unexpected error importing design. See the log in the Web Console for more details.

I am not positive what the Web Console is but when I go to:
Start browser
go to IBM Inforsphere Information Server
click on Adminstration tab
click on Log Views
click the box for Import/Export and Deployment
click on View Log
filter for today and I see this:
1)
Warning: Action=Deploy, Status=Warning, User=xxxx, Message=Failed to deploy item Unexpected error importing design. See the log in the Web Console for more details.
2) Error:Action=Deploy,Status=Error,BuildLabel=Build1,ElapsedTime=2.4s,User=xxx,Archive=aertest,IncludeExecutibles=Yes,IncludeDesigns=Yes,IncludeDependentItems=No,ItemCount=1,Items= Server08/Dev/Jobs/test.pjb


If I promote to QA ... it works. Only fails going to Prod.

To get around this problem, I copy/paste the entire job into the prod version and recompile.

I wish there was a log on aix that had more details that I can find.
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Post by ArndW »

Is there anything special about this job - seldom used stages, for example? I've had hidden bad characters and the like before, but in those cases the import would always fail.
Can you think of any differences betwen prod and the other machines? Perhaps NLS is enabled in the other machines but not on production?
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Post by AntRan »

The Dev, Prod, and QA projects are on the same aix machine.

Prod does not work on the promote.
QA works.

Coming from the same Dev job.
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Post by ArndW »

That is indeed a strange problem.

What method are you using to promote your jobs between the environments?

Are these 3 distinct DataStage installations or one installation and 3 projects?
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Post by AntRan »

I use the IBM InfoSprhere Information Server Manager to build and promote. One installation and 3 projects.

If anyone knows where to look for more informative error messages that may be logged on the server .. that would be great help.
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