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diffbl fails with error: cleartool: Error: Activity "(dbid)378" included in baseline "postdelbl@\ancestorPvob" cannot be found. cleartool: Error: Unable to get activity diffs

Troubleshooting


Problem

This technote identifies an error, []cleartool: Error: Activity "(dbid)378" included in baseline "postdelbl@\ancestorPvob" cannot be found. cleartool: Error: Unable to get activity diffs[], that can occur when trying to diff two IBM Rational ClearCase (CC) UCM baselines.

Symptom

When trying to diff two baselines, the following error occurs:


cleartool: Error: Activity "(dbid)378" included in baseline "postdelbl@\ancestorPvob" cannot be found.
cleartool: Error: Unable to get activity diffs.

Diffbl is failing on baselines referencing deleted Activities.

Example:


M:\main1\ancestorPvob>cleartool diffbl baseline:postdelbl@\ancestorPvob baseline:afterdelbl@\ancestorPvob
Comparing the following:
  postdelbl@\ancestorPvob
  afterdelbl@\ancestorPvob
Differences:
cleartool: Error: Activity "(dbid)378" included in baseline "postdelbl@\ancestorPvob" cannot be found.
cleartool: Error: Unable to get activity diffs.

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Document Information

Modified date:
16 June 2018

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