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Error "query did not return any data" when running a ClearQuest query against an Oracle database

Troubleshooting


Problem

This technote addresses an error that is generated by IBM® Rational® ClearQuest® when hosted on an Oracle® database server.

Symptom

Users may receive the following error when executing a query, even if the query should be returning results:

The query did not return any data.

This can happen specifically when the query executed is querying against a multiline string field.

[{"Product":{"code":"SSSH5A","label":"Rational ClearQuest"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":"Database Configuration\/Connectivity - Oracle","Platform":[{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"2002.05.00;2002.05.20;2003.06.00;2003.06.01;2003.06.10;2003.06.12;2003.06.13;2003.06.14;2003.06.15;2003.06.16","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB77","label":"Automation Platform"}}]

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Document Information

Modified date:
15 June 2026

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