Troubleshooting User Errors
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RMTrak might occasionally display error messages.
These messages were designed to help you use RMTrak correctly
and efficiently. If you do not understand an error message,
please use the list below to learn more about them.
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If RMTrak behaves inconsistently
without displaying an error message, try restarting your computer.
If the problems persist, please contact RBC Product Development.
RBC Product Development is dedicated to making you a successful,
satisfied customer. If you need help, please do not hesitate
to contact
us.
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Attribute Name
Is Too Long |
Problem: You receive the error
message "Name is Too Long."
Explanation: The attribute name
you are specifying is too long to fit in the database. Attribute names
must be less than 50 characters.
Resolution: To fix the problem,
shorten the name to less than 50 characters. If you still have difficulties,
please contact RBC
Product Development.
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Attribute Rule Is
Too Long |
Problem: You receive the error
message "Attribute Rule Is Too Long."
Explanation: The rule you are specifying
is too long to fit in the database. Attributes rules must be less
than 200 characters.
Resolution: To fix the problem,
shorten the rule to less than 200 characters. If you still have difficulties,
please contact
RBC Product Development.
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Boolean Attributes Have No Rules |
Problem: You receive the error
message "Boolean Attributes Have No Rules."
Explanation: You are specifying
a rule for a Boolean attribute; RMTrak does not permit this.
Resolution: To fix the problem,
change the Boolean attribute to either Yes or No. If you still have
difficulties, please contact
RBC Product Development.
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Database Out
of Date |
Problem: You receive the error
message "Database Out of Date."
Explanation: The database you are
trying to open has a format older than expected by RMTrak.
Resolution: When you receive this
message, if you click Yes, RMTrak will attempt to upgrade the database
format. If you click No, you will be unable to use the existing database
with the current version of RMTrak. If you still have difficulties,
please contact RBC
Product Development.
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Document Out
of Date |
Problem: Documents in the Documents
manager appear in red. A note at the bottom of the Document Manager
says, "Documents in red are out of date."
Explanation: This is a RMTrak feature
to show you when a document has been updated in Microsoft®
Word but has not been refreshed in RMTrak to recognize its changes.
Resolution: To fix the problem,
refresh the document by clicking Refresh in the Document Manager.
Note: If your document's file location has changed, you will instead
need to click Properties and then click the ellipses (…) button; this
will allow you to re-locate the file. If you still have difficulties,
please contact RBC
Product Development.
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Duplicate Tag |
Problem: You receive the error
message "Duplicate Tag."
Explanation: You have the same requirement
listed in more than one document.
Resolution: Remember that RMTrak
recognizes requirements from their tags. Although the requirement
text might appear unique, you might have accidentally duplicated the
requirement's tags in more than one requirement. To fix the problem,
find the occurrence of duplicate tags in your documents; you'll need
to rename one of the requirements (so it has different tags) then
refresh the document in RMTrak. If you still have difficulties, please
contact RBC Product
Development.
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Enum Attribute Must
Have a Rule |
Problem: You receive the error
message "Enum Attribute Must Have a Rule."
Explanation: You have tried to create
an Enum attribute and did not specify a rule; RMTrak does not permit
this. The rule identifies what values are legal for attribute. The
rule is a semicolon-separated list of values. For example, “SW;HW;QA;MECH”.
Resolution: To fix the problem,
when creating Enum attributes be sure to specify a rule. If you still
have difficulties, please contact
RBC Product Development.
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Filename Is Too Long
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Problem: You receive the error
message "Filename Is Too Long."
Explanation: The file location (file
path) you are specifying is too long to fit in the database. Paths
must be less than 250 characters.
Resolution: To fix the problem,
try shortening the path to the file's location so there are fewer
subdirectories. If you still have difficulties, please contact
RBC Product Development.
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Internal Error |
Problem: You receive the error
message "Internal Error.
Explanation: An unexpected error
has occurred within the program.
Resolution: Please contact
RBC Product Development. for analysis.
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Invalid RTF File |
Problem: You receive the error
message "Invalid RTF File."
Explanation: RMTrak is attempting
to open an invalid RTF file.
Resolution: To fix the problem,
make sure the RTF is a valid RTF file. If you still have difficulties,
please contact RBC
Product Development.
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Invalid Document
Number |
Problem: You receive the error
message "Invalid Document Number" while trying to import a document
using the New Document dialog.
Explanation: You have RMTrak's Documents
Setup configured to recognize document number from the document's
filename or document properties, but you are importing a document
that does not have a valid integer (1, 2, 3, etc.) located in its
filename or document properties.
Resolution: To fix the problem,
change the Document Number section of RMTrak's Documents Setup to
None, then re-import the document. If you still have difficulties,
please contact RBC
Product Development.
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Invalid
Document Version |
Problem: You receive the error
message "Invalid Document Version" while trying to import a document
using the New Document dialog.
Explanation: You have RMTrak's Documents
Setup configured to recognize document version from the document's
filename or document properties, but you are importing a document
that does not have a valid integer (1, 2, 3, etc.) or real numbers
with up to two places to the right of the decimal (1.35, 2.63, 9.65,
etc.) located in its filename or document properties.
Resolution: To fix the problem,
change the Document Number section of RMTrak's Documents Setup to
None, then re-import the document. If you still have difficulties,
please contact RBC
Product Development.
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Title Is Too Long |
Problem:
You receive the error message "Title Is Too Long."
Explanation: The document title
you are specifying is too long to fit in the database. Document titles
must be less than 50 characters.
Resolution: To fix the problem,
shorten the title so it is less than 50 characters. If you still have
difficulties, please contact
RBC Product Development.
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RMTrak Out of
Date |
Problem: You receive the error
message "RMTrak Out of Date."
Explanation: The version of the
database that you are trying to open is newer than the version of
RMTrak.
Resolution: To fix the problem,
install a more current version of RMTrak
from the RMTrak Web site. If you still have difficulties, please contact
RBC Product Development.
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RMTrak32.DLL
Is Missing |
Problem: You
receive the error message "RMTRAK32.DLL Is Missing."
Explanation:
The Dynamic Link Library file RMTRAK32.DLL is not present on your
system. This might be the due to problems with the installation program.
Resolution:
To fix the problem, try reinstalling RMTrak. If you still have difficulties,
please contact RBC
Product Development.
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RMTrak32.DLL
Is Too New |
Problem: You receive
the error message "RMTRAK32.DLL Is Too New."
Explanation: The Dynamic Link Library
file RMTRAK32.DLL is too new to be used with the version of RMTrak
that you are trying to run. This might have been caused by installing
an older version of RMTrak after installing a new version.
Resolution: To fix the problem,
delete the RMTRAK32.DLL file from you Microsoft® Window’s
system directory and reinstall RMTrak. If you still have difficulties,
please contact RBC
Product Development.
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RMTrak32.DLL
Is Too Old |
Problem:
You receive the error message "RMTRAK32.DLL Is Too Old."
Explanation: The
Dynamic Link Library file RMTRAK32.DLL is too old to be used with
the version of RMTrak that you are trying to run. This might have
been caused by a faulty installation.
Resolution: To fix the problem,
delete the RMTRAK32.DLL file from you Microsoft® Window’s
system directory and reinstall RMTrak. If you still have difficulties,
please contact RBC
Product Development.
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Trace Table Out of Date |
Problem: You
receive the error message "The trace table is out of date. Do you
want to rebuild it?"
Explanation:
This error message occurs when you try to create a view or report
and the RMTrak database needs to be rebuilt to correctly do this.
Resolution: To
fix the problem, click Yes. If you still have difficulties, please
contact RBC Product
Development.
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Unable
to Locate ReqPro System Database |
Problem:
You receive the error message "Unable to Locate ReqPro System Database"
or "Requisite Pro Not Found."
Explanation: For RMTrak to import
a Requisite Pro Database, the “RQPRODB.MDA” file must be located on
your computer. Normally this file is located in the Rational®
RequisitePro® installation directory. If you are getting
this message, you probably either do not have Rational®
RequisitePro® installed on your computer or you do
not have a compatible version of Rational RequisitePro®.
Resolution:
To fix the problem, check to be sure you have Rational®
RequisitePro® installed on your computer. If you still
have difficulties, please contact
RBC Product Development.
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Unable to Open Document |
Problem:
You receive the error message "Unable to Open Document."
Explanation:
RMTrak is unable to open the document. This might be because the document
has changed file locations.
Resolution: To fix the problem,
within the main Documents manager, select the document, click Properties,
then browse to find the correct file location of the document. If
you still have difficulties, please contact
RBC Product Development.
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Unable to Open File |
Problem: You receive
the error message "Unable to Open File."
Explanation: RMTrak is unable to
open a file. This is might be because the file has changed locations
or has been deleted.
Resolution: If the file is no longer
needed, you may delete it from the database. If the file is needed,
change its location properties: Within the main Documents manager,
select the document, click Properties, then browse to find the correct
file location of the document. If you still have difficulties, please
contact RBC Product
Development.
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Unable to Save |
Problem: You receive
the error message "Unable to Save."
Explanation: RMTrak is unable to
save a temporary file. This is might be because your TEMP folder is
full.
Resolution: Locate the TEMP folder
on your hard drive and delete the contents. If you still have difficulties,
please contact RBC
Product Development.
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