updatetask vs iwupdate

We have a workflow that copies files from one workarea to another - like a "pre-staging" area. Sometimes we need to "unmerge" the files from this second workarea.

I am using a test case of modifying an existing file, creating a new file and deleting a file.

I have tried using a script calling the iwupdate CLT and an updatetask, but none of them update all three files successfully.

iwupdate (-x|-w|-s) will not delete the new file or restore the deleted file. The modified existing file reverts fine.

updatetask reverts the existing file and deletes the new file, but does not restore the deleted file. (I have overwritemod="t" set.)

Is there something I am missing here? Or can someone suggest a method to handle all three?

Thanks,
Mark

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Adam Stoller

We have a workflow that copies files from one workarea to another - like a "pre-staging" area. Sometimes we need to "unmerge" the files from this second workarea.

These are multiple workareas on the same branch - yes? Presumably you are not using SitePublisher / LiveSite - correct?
(If you are, you should know that SitePublisher only supports a single workarea per branch)

I am using a test case of modifying an existing file, creating a new file and deleting a file.

Please elaborate on where (which workarea) files were modified, created, and/or deleted in preparation for your various tests. It's difficult to evaluate what you are doing without that information.

E.g.:

bagman

These are multiple workareas on the same branch - yes? Presumably you are not using SitePublisher / LiveSite - correct?
(If you are, you should know that SitePublisher only supports a single workarea per branch)Please elaborate on where (which workarea) files were modified, created, and/or deleted in preparation for your various tests. It's difficult to evaluate what you are doing without that information.

TeamSite 7.3.2 on Linux. No SP/LS. These workareas are within the same branch. The workareas are both sync'd with STAGING initially.

I have 3 files - existing.txt, newfile.txt and deleted.txt - updated in the source workarea (i.e. "dev").

Here are the results from the iwupdate runs:/default/main/test/WORKAREA/dev/existing.txt version: 1+/default/main/test/WORKAREA/dev/newfile.txt version: 0+/default/main/test/WORKAREA/dev/deleted.txt version: 1+Results from iwupdate -s Command : /interwoven/TeamSite/bin/iwupdate -s -r /default/main/test/STAGING/existing.txt /default/main/test/WORKAREA/int/existing.txt 2>&1 Result : force modified /existing.txt Post Update: /default/main/test/WORKAREA/int/existing.txt version: 1 Command : /interwoven/TeamSite/bin/iwupdate -s -r /default/main/test/STAGING/newfile.txt /default/main/test/WORKAREA/int/newfile.txt 2>&1 Result : ERROR:00920: Error locating /default/main/test/STAGING/newfile.txt Post Update: /default/main/test/WORKAREA/int/newfile.txt version: 0+ Command : /interwoven/TeamSite/bin/iwupdate -s -r /default/main/test/STAGING/deleted.txt /default/main/test/WORKAREA/int/deleted.txt 2>&1 Result : force added /deleted.txt Post Update: /default/main/test/WORKAREA/int/deleted.txt version: 1/default/main/test/WORKAREA/dev/existing.txt version: 1+/default/main/test/WORKAREA/dev/newfile.txt version: 0+/default/main/test/WORKAREA/dev/deleted.txt version: 1+Results from iwupdate -w Command : /interwoven/TeamSite/bin/iwupdate -w -r /default/main/test/STAGING/existing.txt /default/main/test/WORKAREA/int/existing.txt 2>&1 Result : force modified /existing.txt Post Update: /default/main/test/WORKAREA/int/existing.txt version: 1 Command : /interwoven/TeamSite/bin/iwupdate -w -r /default/main/test/STAGING/newfile.txt /default/main/test/WORKAREA/int/newfile.txt 2>&1 Result : ERROR:00920: Error locating /default/main/test/STAGING/newfile.txt Post Update: /default/main/test/WORKAREA/int/newfile.txt version: 0+ Command : /interwoven/TeamSite/bin/iwupdate -w -r /default/main/test/STAGING/deleted.txt /default/main/test/WORKAREA/int/deleted.txt 2>&1 Result : force added /deleted.txt Post Update: /default/main/test/WORKAREA/int/deleted.txt version: 1/default/main/test/WORKAREA/dev/existing.txt version: 1+/default/main/test/WORKAREA/dev/newfile.txt version: 0+/default/main/test/WORKAREA/dev/deleted.txt version: 1+Results from iwupdate -x Command : /interwoven/TeamSite/bin/iwupdate -x -r /default/main/test/STAGING/existing.txt /default/main/test/WORKAREA/int/existing.txt 2>&1 Result : ERROR:02402: File or directory is newer than the other version /existing.txt Post Update: /default/main/test/WORKAREA/int/existing.txt version: 1+ Command : /interwoven/TeamSite/bin/iwupdate -x -r /default/main/test/STAGING/newfile.txt /default/main/test/WORKAREA/int/newfile.txt 2>&1 Result : ERROR:00920: Error locating /default/main/test/STAGING/newfile.txt Post Update: /default/main/test/WORKAREA/int/newfile.txt version: 0 Command : /interwoven/TeamSite/bin/iwupdate -x -r /default/main/test/STAGING/deleted.txt /default/main/test/WORKAREA/int/deleted.txt 2>&1 Result : ERROR:02417: FSE is a deletion of the other FSEERROR:02417: FSE is a deletion of the other FSE /deleted.txt deleted.txt Post Update: /default/main/test/WORKAREA/int/deleted.txt version: 1+I have resorted to using "iwupdate -w" and examining the result. If I get the "920" result, I manually delete the file. It works, but seems a waste since one of these option should cover it. Works fine from the UI (e.g. Get Latest with overwrites on). Why not from the command line?I believe the "updatetask" behaves the same as "iwupdate -w" but don't have the option for further processing.Mark

Adam Stoller

Your original post indicated that you are trying to do an update across workareas ("dev" to "int"?) - but your example usage shows you doing an update from staging to the "int" workarea., e.g.:[indent]

Command : /interwoven/TeamSite/bin/iwupdate -w -r /default/main/test/STAGING/existing.txt /default/main/test/WORKAREA/int/existing.txt 2>&1

[/indent]That should work, but it's not what you indicated - I was thinking you'd be using a command like:[indent]

Command : /interwoven/TeamSite/bin/iwupdate -w -r /default/main/test/WORKAREA/dev/existing.txt /default/main/test/WORKAREA/int 2>&1

[/indent]Unless I misunderstood - and the problem wasn't the initial updating of one workarea to another, but the restoration of the original files in the target workarea if (for whatever reason) you wanted to back out the change that had been copied over there.

If that's the case - please indicate whether the files you copied over from workarea to workarea have already been submitted to staging or whether staging still contains the files that you want restored to the target workarea?

I'm assuming that none of the files in the target workarea were modified prior to the original copying of the files from the source workarea - if they were, you're pretty much SOL with getting the content back (you have a slight chance if your backing store is housed within a NetApp Filer with periodic snapshots configured, but that's beyond the scope of this thread)

bagman

Your original post indicated that you are trying to do an update across workareas ("dev" to "int"?) - but your example usage shows you doing an update from staging to the "int" workarea.
Unless I misunderstood - and the problem wasn't the initial updating of one workarea to another, but the restoration of the original files in the target workarea if (for whatever reason) you wanted to back out the change that had been copied over there.

If that's the case - please indicate whether the files you copied over from workarea to workarea have already been submitted to staging or whether staging still contains the files that you want restored to the target workarea?

Ghoti,
It appears I did not clarify in my OP that the issue is when trying to do a "Get Latest" in the "int" workarea. I cannot do the "Get Latest" on the whole workarea because there may be other modified assets not related to the current job.

I think my followup post spelled out the test case - existing file, new file, delete existing file. Those are copied to the "int" workarea without issue. The results from the previous post are when trying to do the "Get Latest" to restore the "int" workarea.

Mark