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Re: [Dhis2-devs] DHIS2 Meta-Data and Data Import Issues

 

Hi,

>From what you are saying, it sounds like all these issues are caused by
using an in-memory db.. Are you sure that you are connecting to a database,
and that the user has the proper privileges?

Try to look for dhis2 home references in the log.. it should be early in
the startup

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Morten


On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Edwin Mulwa <eddiemu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have some major problems when I am trying to import meta-data and data
> from one DHIS2 instance to another. These are as follows:
>
>
> Issue 1:
>
> I have a DHIS2 installation running on a VMWare Virtual Machine. Using the
> Meta-Data Export/Import features in DHIS2, I have imported data from
> another DHIS2 instance running on a laptop into the VM "successfully".
> "Successfully" in quotes because the log says it was imported successfully.
> However, when I shut down the VM and start it again, all the imported data
> is missing from the VM. That is, it is as if I did not import any data. In
> the data import screen, Dry Run option is set to "No". I did take a
> snapshot of the VM immediately after importation and reverted to the
> snapshot after firing up the VM but nothing doing. Any ideas on why the
> data is not persisting on the VM?
>
> Note: Nothing I am doing on the VM persists! For example, I looked at the
> default user I have been using to access DHIS2 (admin:district) and added
> all the roles to the user. These additions to the user account were not
> reflected after restarting the VM.
>
> Important Note: I have noticed, by looking at the logs, that every time
> the DHIS2 instance starts up, it is attempting to run alot of table
> altering SQL commands, most of which are failing. I suspect that it is
> these commands that are interfering with my data. If you would like to see
> a copy of the log file, I will be happy to provide it.
>
>
> Issue 2:
>
> After importing the data, I log out of DHIS2 and try logging in using a
> different user whose info has been imported into the VM. This does not
> work. This is BEFORE I even shut down the machine. When I log back in using
> the default admin user, I can see the user accounts in the system.
>
> Note: I have seen from an old posting on the forum that importation of
> users was disabled. I don't know if this is still the case and therefore
> why I am having this problem?
>
> Issue 3:
>
> After importing meta-data, I immediately tried to import DATA from the
> other instance. Data import fails with a message that it was unable to
> clear the BatchHandler.
>
> Any help on the above issues will be appreciated.
>
> Edwin
>
>
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