Question & Answer
Question
How to identify a location of a DOORS data folder (.mod directory) in the IBM DOORS database?
Cause
IBM Technical Support might request to provide the .mod directory for analysis or repair.
Answer
DOORS information is stored in data folders on the database server referred to as the .mod directory. While working with support, you might be requested to provide a compressed (*.zip) file of the affected data folder.
Note: Ensure you have a valid backup of the data before making any changes.
Steps to identify the location for a DOORS data folder:
Note: Ensure you have a valid backup of the data before making any changes.
Steps to identify the location for a DOORS data folder:
- Open the project or folder that contains the item to be analyzed
- Click Tools > Edit DXL
- Run the following DXL
[<code>]
Item i
for i in current Folder do {
print (name i)" \t\n ""m" uniqueID i".mod" "\n\n"
}
- This returns output with a contents list of the item name and Unique ID
- Select the ID of the troubled module
For example: The module ID for "Stakeholder Requirements Specification" is the "m00000280.mod".
- Search for folder m00000280.mod in the DOORS database directory
- Attach the .mod directory in compressed (*.zip) format to your open service request (case number).
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31 December 2023
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