Troubleshooting

There are several commonly encountered problems when using the DSV Toolkit. This is a description of the symptoms encountered and suggested solutions for resolving the problems.

The number of successfully ingested records is 0

Problem:

The number of successfully ingested records is 0, and there are no errors.

Resolution:

The number of columns in the DSV file does not match the number specified in the properties file. Verify that the properties file is correct and that none of the records in the DSV file have an abnormal number of fields.

The dsvGen.py script is displaying an error

Problem:

The dsvGen.py script is displaying an error like The timestamp field must be sortable and filterable or A field of type DATE was specified, but no dateFormat item was provided.

Resolution:

The timestamp field you define has a specific set of requirements. See the Defining a timestamp section for the detailed requirement.