Professional EDP – EDD Rollback

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Professional EDP – EDD Rollback

Overview

Perform an EDD Rollback

Confirm the Rollback was Successful

Rollback Errors

 

Overview

 

After loading data into a database, issues may arise that necessitate removing the data and the data package from the database. Removing a complete data package is called a Rollback. Each data import session is automatically assigned an EBATCH number. The Rollback feature in EDP allows the removal of data by determining the EBATCH number associated with the bad data, and then removing each record from all of the tables related to that EBATCH.

 

Notes:

The Rollback will not be successful if the referential integrity of the data is broken as a result of the rollback. For example, if a reference value was added using EDP with other data — and it is determined that this other data is faulty — it is only possible to remove that data if no other data in the database uses the reference values associated with the reference values in the same EBATCH.

If any non-EQuIS tables exist in the database, their names must not contain special characters. If special characters do exist in the table names, the Rollback may fail with the error:
 

System.Data.SyntaxErrorException: Syntax error in the expression.

 

Perform an EDD Rollback

1.Open EDP by clicking the icon EDP_Icon located in the Import group of the Home tab.

2.Click Rollback (located in the Package group on the Professional tab). The EQuIS Import Rollback window contains the same information as the ST_EDD_BATCH table. Identify the exact EBATCH to be removed. The EBATCH can be found following these steps:

a.In EQuIS Professional click Data Tables Pro_Data_Table_icon located in the Open group on the Home tab.

b.Select the data table with data to roll back (e.g, select DT_SAMPLE).

c.Within this data table, scroll to the right until the EBATCH field is the right-most column.

d.Click the EBATCH column header twice to sort the column in descending order (so that the small arrow in the header points down). Make a note of the EBATCH value to roll back.

EDP_Rollback

 

Note: Commit types included in the ST_EDD_BATCH table correlate to the commit types displayed in the EDP Commit button drop-down menu as follows:

ST_EDD_BATCH Table

EDP Commit Menu

Insert

Insert only

Merge

Insert and Merge

MergeOnly

Merge Only

Replace

Insert and Replace

ReplaceOnly

Replace Only

Update

Insert and Update

UpdateOnly

Update Only

 

3.Highlight the EBATCH record to roll back.

4.Click Next >.

5.To confirm, click the record to roll back and then click Rollback >.

6.Click Finish.

 

Once the process is completed, it is possible to confirm the Rollback process was successful and that the data was completely removed from the database.

 

Confirm the Rollback was Successful

1.Close EDP.

2.In EQuIS Professional, click Data Tables Pro_Data_Table_icon.

3.Open the data table on which the Rollback was performed (e.g., DT_SAMPLE) and double-click the EBATCH column. The EBATCH selected to rollback should no longer be listed in the corresponding data table. Note that the rollback information is stored in the the ST_EDD_BATCH table.

 

Rollback Errors

 

The error type shown below may be encountered upon Rollback and is designed to keep referential integrity between tables.

 

System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: The DELETE statement conflicted with the REFERENCE constraint "FK__[table]". The conflict occurred in database "[database]", table "dbo.[table]".

The statement has been terminated.

 at EarthSoft.EDP.Forms.EddRollback.ProcessRollback() in C:\Hg\EarthSoft.hotfix\EDP\Forms\EddRollback.vb:line [line number]

 

This error indicates that EDP was unable to complete the rollback process, because the completed process would result in incomplete referential integrity between tables.

 

For example, using an "Insert and Update" commit type would update reference values with the new EBATCH value for one or more records that may also be used in other records. Attempting to roll back this data would roll back the reference values and would result in the 'other' data records not having the parent reference value.

 

Inspecting the second sentence of the error indicates which table contains the referential integrity issues. Changing this EBATCH to its original value (recommended) or a different value than the one being rolled back, or removing the value altogether, should allow a successful rollback. Prior to modifying the EBATCH, the user should view all records related to the EBATCH numbers in question to ensure that only the intended data is rolled back. Care should be taken when considering to modify any EBATCH numbers, as doing so would result in values that are no longer associated in the database with their original submission. If the desire is to remove all the data associated with these records, the associated EBATCH numbers can be rolled back in the order they were loaded.

 

If you are unsure what EBATCHs are associated, or if you wish to perform a rollback of EBATCHs in the order they were loaded, follow these steps:

1.Open the parent table(s) for the table listed in the error message. See Add Related Tables (Parent or Child) for more information.

2.Filter the table(s) for the EBATCH to be rolled back.

3.Select all the records.

4.Click Find All Child Records Data_Find to see all the child records associated with that EBATCH. See Find All Child Records for more information.

5.Rollback the EBATCHs in the order they were loaded.

 

Warnings:

Before modifying EBATCH numbers, create a backup of the database. Rollbacks cannot be undone.