Arsql.log? I'm looking at the arimport.log but it's really not helping.  Just 
tells me the same thing that the error message that pops up does.  I'll check 
our workflow and see if anything is firing but to my knowledge, we don't have 
anything that pushes to another form at all.

Michael A. McManus, SSgt, USAF
Remedy Developer
HQ 754 ELSG/DOMH

-----Original Message-----
From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
On Behalf Of Grooms, Frederick W
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 8:42 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Problem importing records

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Watch the SQL log when doing the import.  It should tell you exactly which 
table the unique record error is happening on.  My thinking is that the H or B 
table for the User form is complaining (if you deleted the records from the 
database) or some workflow is firing when you do the import and pushing data to 
another form.

Fred

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From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
On Behalf Of McManus Michael A SSgt HQ 754 ELSG/DOMH
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 5:37 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Problem importing records



Listers,

                So it appears the problem with our upgrade and it's ridiculous 
length was the user form (and the user_cache).  When the system was conceived, 
the original developer used the User form as a User form and a Customer form so 
we're looking at 555000+ records in the User form as of now.  The arsql.log 
file shows the installer walking each individual record in the user_cache for 
license information.  This appears to take a fairly significant amount of time 
(and a lot of space).



Per a discussion with BMC today, it was suggested that I export all the user 
records to a .arx file and then delete all but one administrator account so 
that the installer can run.  I exported all the user records, deleted all but 
one admin account and upgraded in about 20 minutes from 5.1.2 to 7.0.01 (a far 
cry from 36 hours).  After the server was upgraded, I attempted to re-import 
all those records and I'm getting all sorts of errors.  Thousands and thousands 
of records will not import due to a "unique index being violated on this form". 
 It's my understanding that Request ID and username are the only unique indexes 
on the user form (and for posterity's sake, I verified in both the admin tool, 
and enterprise manager) and I ran queries to validate that there were no 
duplicate usernames or request ids on the user_cache table or in the user_x 
view.  I attempted to import using the AR Import tool and it failed miserably.  
I also attempted via a DTS package to copy the data from a test 5.1.2 database 
to our freshly upgraded 7.0 test database and that also failed miserably.  I've 
worked myself ragged on this upgrade and made absolutely no progress.  Does 
anyone have any idea why these records won't import?



Environment is Windows Server 2003, AR Server 5.1.2 (which we upgraded to 7.0 
patch 8 after exporting and deleting all those records) and database is SQL 
Server 2003



Thanks a bunch,



Michael A. McManus, SSgt, USAF

Remedy Developer

HQ 754 ELSG/DOMH



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