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Opening a DOORS module results in "Error while parsing file 'rifids' at line 1: expecting RIFDatabaseSignature"

Troubleshooting


Problem

Attempts to open an IBM Rational DOORS module results in "Error while parsing file 'rifids' at line 1: expecting RIFDatabaseSignature".

Symptom

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Launch IBM Rational DOORS
  2. Opening the module will display the following error message:

Error while parsing file 'rifids' at line 1: expecting RIFDatabaseSignature

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Click OK to abort the process and Rational DOORS session will be closed.

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Modified date:
01 May 2020

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