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• ArchiveManager (DIET) imports receive "Object X of type Y referenced on line ??? and never defined" errors

  Running an ArchiveManager (DIET) import can sometimes produce the following messages: Object '<obj_type>_123456789' of type '<obj_type>' referenced on line XXX and never defined ...where <obj_type> is the Clarify database object, such as bus_org, gbst_elm, site, etc. This message means the OBJECT or REFERENCE definition block for the <obj_type>_123456789 does not exist in the import file and that other OBJECTs and REFERENCEs refer to it. Since it cannot make this association, proper relations in the database cannot be made and the import fails.

• How to use a where clause in a DIET directive file

  When using DIET (ArchiveManager) to export, purge, or archive data, a where clause can be used in the directive file to limit the scope of objects. The syntax can be a little tricky, especially when the clause contains spaces. Examples may be useful.

• error: diet.exe has stopped working, diet crashes using an empty directives file

  Performing a purge or archive operation using DIET (ArchiveManager) with an empty (zero byte) directive file can cause DIET to crash. The exact error message may be varied, sepending on your specific environment and debugger settings. It could be something like: An unhandled win32 exception occured in diet.exe OR diet.exe has stopped working This was reported using DIET version 2.2.1, although the issue also exists in earlier versions.

• DIET error: ERROR - ORA-00932: inconsistent datatypes: expected %s got %s

  ArchiveManager (DIET) throws an Oracle error: ERROR - ORA-00932: inconsistent datatypes: expected %s got %s

• DIET error: FATAL - Can not find unique field or relation

  When using DIET (ArchiveManager), the following error may be displayed: FATAL - Can not find unique field or relation 'foo' Note that the field or relation name (in this case, "foo") may be different in your environment.