Architecture Checker - Information - How to reproduce user issues

Purpose

This page explains how to reproduce any issue related to Architecture Checker. For instance missing links between layers, missing objects after doing a content check on Layers , etc

Applicable in CAST Version

ReleaseYes/No
8.2.x
8.1.x
8.0.x

Applicable RDBMS

RDBMSYes/No
Oracle Server
Microsoft SQL Server
CSS2

Action plan

Perform the following steps to reproduce any issue related to Architecture Checker.

  1. In order to proceed with the below steps, get the following Relevant Inputs
  2. Always use a CAST AIP setup installation. For reproducing issues, flat installation is not recommended because the analysis/snapshot may fail. This can be due to files that are missing in the flat installation.
  3. Import the databases
  4. Synchronise the databases - Knowledge base , central base and mngt
  5. Launch Architecture Checker
  6. Open the Architecture model provided in Sherlock export in the path - <Sherlock_Export.CSTExtraction>\Configuration Files\ArchitectureModels\
  7. Select the imported mngt after clicking on change Application
  8. Follow Step-by-step to land into the issue that is encountered.