FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

Eclipse related

How to import an existing FESA class/FESA deploy-unit into the workspace ?

• Copy the class to your workspace or check it out via SVN
• Open the C++ perspective or the FESA perspective
• File --> Import --> "Existing Projects into Workspace"
• Browse to the root directory of the project(s) you want to add.
• Select the project(s) to import.
• Press "Finish"

How can I get help/information on FESA while working with the FESA Eclipse plug-in?

Where do I find example FESA software?

How do I enable Icons in Menus in Eclipse?

What can I do to see more log output of the FESA Eclipse plug-in?

The Console View does not display any log Messages from the FESA Eclipse plug-in. What's wrong?

How do I manage Eclipse's Secure Storage password?

How can I remove Eclipse's Secure Storage?

How do I get rid of obsolete perspectives in Eclipse, e.g. <FESA> / <<FESA>> after repeated updates or new installations of the FESA plug-in?

How do I convince the build console to appear automatically on top during a build?

Can I use FESA on the commandline? Can I write a shell script for frequently occuring FESA operations?

How do I uninstall the FESA3 Eclipse plug-in?

• Select from the menu Help > Install New Software... . This displays the Available Software dialog.
• Click the blue hyperlink "What is already installed" in the bottom section of the Available Software dialog.
• From the Installed Software tab select the FESA Eclipse plug-in and press the Uninstall... button.
• Follow the required steps of the uninstall procedure and restart Eclipse as suggested.

Can I use the FESA Explorer without Eclipse?

• Possibility 1: Launch the run script directly: /opt/fesa/fesa-explorer/<FESA_VERSION>/bin/fex
• Possibility 2: Use the JAVA webstart version: javaws https://websvcdev.acc.gsi.de/groups/lobi/applications/fesa-explorer/current/fesa-explorer2.jnlp

Where are the FESA Explorer files for released FESA located?

Content assistance / auto completion does not work? What's wrong?

The FESA Eclipse plug-in does not write messages to the console any more. What can I do ?

• First of all, please check that the view "Console" is open. On the right side of the console you can pick between different consoles.
• For me the problem somehow was workspace-specific. Only In one specific eclipse-workspace, the FESA eclipse plug-in did not write to the console any more. I was able to fix that by removing the folder ".metadata" of this workspace. ( move the folder to ".metadata.old" in case you want to switch back! )
• Here as well a stack-overflow thread on the topic.

The number of projects in my workspace is large. Is there a way to focus on the three projects I currently work on?

How can I view documents side by side?

• If more than one document is open in an editor the upper tab (where the file name is shown) may be dragged within the workbench. Docking frames (=vertical/horizontal lines) for "dropping" the document will be displayed within the workbench when moving the document around.
• Since Eclipse Luna it is possible to drag a document in an editor window outside of the Eclipse main frame.

Can I use a workspace created with an older Eclipse version with a newer Eclipse version?

Some Plug-Ins are not loaded properly?

e.g. eclipse-2020-06 -clean&

The Eclipse workspace is not usable anymore, what can I do?

• Try

  eclipse-2020-06 -clean&

  to give Eclipse the chance to clean-up internally.
• Observe Eclipses log-output on the command-line by starting eclipse with

  eclipse-2020-06

• Check the entries at the end of ~/workspace<name>/.metadata.log
• Sometimes a configuration file is broken in Eclipses hidden configuration folder for each workspace: ~/workspace<name>/.metadata . Deleting this folder will remove all workspace-specific configurations including the problematic file.
• If all fails create a new workspace and import all the required projects using Eclipse Import...-function.

Shortcuts like Ctrl+Shift+V for validating FESA Designs are not working?

How can I move a detached window back into the Eclipse main window?

• For example drag the Console View close to another tabbed view. The insertion spot should be highlighted.
• Alternatively: Reset the perspective. "Windows -> Reset Perspective ...

Editing instantiation units in the table view is troublesome, columns scrolled into view cannot be edited. What is the workaround?

• Moving columns from the right to the left so the scrollbar does not have to be used. Moving columns is done by dragging and dropping the title of a column.
• Working with a large monitor

Update of timing information in instance file: why does it not work?

FESA Explorer does not launch since 04/19?

How do I move from an SVN to a Git repository?

Eclipse:

• New projects:
  • Create a new project using the FESA project wizard
  • Check 'Share project in repository'
  • Switch to Eclipse's git perspective
  • Select 'Add an existing local Git Repository to this view'
  • Browse to project location in workspace
  • Use menu FESA > Configure FESA Project for Repository to perform git ignore settings, commit the files locally, remote git repository creation at https://git.acc.gsi.de/org/fesa-classes or https://git.acc.gsi.de/org/fesa-deploy-units and pushing the master branch to remote
• Existing projects:
  • Import existing project from the old workspace into the the new workspace
  • Use menu FESA > Configure FESA Project for Repository to perform git ignore settings, commit the files locally, remote git repository creation at https://git.acc.gsi.de/org/fesa-classes or https://git.acc.gsi.de/org/fesa-deploy-units and pushing the master branch to remote

Command Line:

• TODO

How do I import a FESA project from a git repository into my Eclipse workspace?

• copy the git repository URL into the clipboard
• in Eclipse
  • select File > Import...
  • Git > Projects from Git
  • clone URI
  • enter the required username+password
  • fetch the desired branches
  • confirm the local destination for the sources

XML / Design Document Modification

In setting properties a warning recommends to introduce min-/max- items for each value-item. What is this?

How do I use the units-value-item?

The FESA design has an error. Why is it not visible in the Problems View?

How can I comment or copy nodes in the design view of a FESA design?

The default of a new field/value-item is 'scalar'. How can I use arrays?

I use a custom server action. Why some value-items are still filled by the FESA FWK?

Why does the promotion mechanism for instance files not work?

• The promotion mechanism relies on XSD schema. The XSD schema files are created / updated in the background during source code synchronization.

Why does the promotion mechanism ignore my setting / acquisition data fields?

• These types of data fields in the FESA class design are promoted only to the instance file if a default value is given in the FESA class design.

How can I benefit from timing configuration changes? How do I update my FESA device instance files?

• If the timing configuration has been changed (e.g. new accelerator zone or timing group names) the affected FESA device instance files have to be updated as well.
• In Eclipse:
  • work on the matching version of the FESA software
  • re-synchronize the sources for the matching FESA deploy-unit
  • find the updated names in the context menus for the affected device instances and replace the changed ones
  • update the instance files on the affected frontends

C++ Programming

How do I use C++ editing support?

How do I place 2D-Arrays in the RDA data container using C++?

string testString = "This is a test string";
const char ** stringArray = new const char*[11];
 for (int i = 0; i < 11 ; i++) {
 stringArray[i] = testString.c_str();
 }
long dims[2] = {11,25};
data.insert("dim_charArrayValue", dims, 2);
data.insert("charArrayValue", stringArray, 11);

How do I access values in 2D arrays? What do I have to consider?

 <data>
    <device-data>
        <configuration>
            <field name="structArray">
               <custom-type-array2D data-type-name-ref="StructArray">
                   <dim1>3</dim1>
                  <dim2>3</dim2>
               </custom-type-array2D>
               <default>{{{-1,-1,-1}}}</default>
           </field>
       </configuration>

 <device-instance name="TestDevice0" state="development">
    <configuration>
        <description value=""/>
        <accelerator value="NONE"/>
        <timingDomain value="NONE"/>
        <acceleratorZone value="NONE"/>
        <mainMuxCriterion value="NONE"/>
        <structArray idref="_180319182146_0">
            <value>{{{39.948,18,1},{-1,-1,-1},{-1,-1,-1}},{{12.001,6,1},{15.99994,8,2},{-1,-1,-1}},
{{7.1,5,2},{0.8,1,5},{-1,-1,-1}}}</value>
        </structArray>
   </configuration>

std::cout << " max size: " << maxSize1 << ", " << maxSize2 << std::endl;
uint32_t size1, size2;
const StructArray::StructArray *s = pDev->structArray.get(size1, size2);
std::cout << " actual size: " << size1 << ", " << size2 << std::endl;

for (int i = 0; i < maxSize2; i++) {
   for (int j = 0; j < size2; j++) {
      std::cout << " i: " << i << " j: " << j ;
      const StructArray::StructArray *m = pDev->structArray.getCell(i, j);
      std::cout << " - (" << m->a << ", " << m->z << ", " << m->sr << ")" << std::endl;
   }
}

How do I enable / disable my own DEBUG messages within a FESA class?

How do I provide my custom logging topic for my FESA software?

• First define a custom logger:

cmw::log::Logger& mylogger = cmw::log::LoggerFactory::getLogger("FESA.SW.MyVerySpecialLogger");

• Use the custom logger in the log macros, e.g.

    LOG_ERROR_IF(mylogger, "Setting1GetAction::execute - ERROR");
    LOG_TRACE_IF(mylogger, "Setting1GetAction::execute - TRACE");
    LOG_DEBUG_IF(mylogger, "Setting1GetAction::execute - DEBUG");
    LOG_INFO_IF(mylogger, "Setting1GetAction::execute - INFO");
    LOG_WARNING_IF(mylogger, "Setting1GetAction::execute - WARNING");

• Use a custom log.cfg along with the deploy-unit file which contains the custom logger:

...
logger.FESA.DIAG.level = AUDIT

# custom logger
logger.FESA.SW.MyVerySpecialLogger.level = WARNING

How do I prevent loggers writing to stdout

#include <cmw-log/AppenderManager.h>
...
cmw::log::AppenderManager::unregisterAppender("StdoutAppender");

cmw::log::StdoutAppenderBuilder appender("AnotherStdoutAppender");
appender.setOutputStream(std::cout);
cmw::log::AppenderManager::registerAppender(appender.build());

What is the maximum length of a log message?

• < Fesa3 7: syslog limit = 1 kB
• > Fesa3 7.0.0: GELF 64kB (=1 UDP Paket),

How do I use preprocessor directives to enable MOCK sections?

• If the preprocessor directive is going to be reused within several source files:
  • Define a C++ helper class within <class project>/src/<class name>/Common/UserCode, e.g. <class name>Helper, make sure you have the same namespace as the FESA class itself
  • define the preprocessor directive you need in the header, e.g. MOCK_<class name>
  • in the source file you would like to use the preprocessor directive:
    • include the helper class using #include <<class name>/Common/UserCode/<class name>Helper.hpp>
    • use the directive #ifdef MOCK_<class name> around the section you use for mocking, etc
  • if the preprocessor directive is uncommented in the helper classes' header the section will be executed during runtime
  • if the preprocessor directive is commented the section will be ignored

How do I use the hasDataChanged()-method in custom get actions?

bool hasDataChanged(const fesa::RequestEvent& event, fesa::AbstractDevice& abstractDevice, const rdaData& filter) const;

bool !GetAcquisition::hasDataChanged( const fesa::RequestEvent& event, fesa::AbstractDevice& abstractDevice, const rdaData& filter) const {
    Device& device = static_cast<Device&>(abstractDevice);

    if( device.dataChanged.get(event.getMultiplexingContext()) == true ) {
        return true;
    }
    return false;
}

How do I send manual notifications from an RT action to other properties in a FESA class?

• Given that the FESA class design is already prepared for sending manual notifications from an RT action the following steps still have to be performed in the C++ code:
  • call registerManualNotification("NameOfThePropertyWithoutNamespace", pDev->getName()); within the device loop
  • call sendManualNotification(pCtxt); after the loop for the devices to send all registered notifications

How do I work with filter-items?

const char* theFilter = filter.getAFilter();
if( strcmp(theFilter, "AString")==0 ) {
    data.setAnItem1(true);
    data.setAnItem2(true);
} else {
    data.setAnItem1(false);
    data.setAnItem2(false);
}

How do I retrieve the FESA class name / version in the C++ code?

std::string className = this-><FESAClassName>ServiceLocator_->getClassName();
std::string classVersion = this-><FESAClassName>ServiceLocator_->getClassVersion();

How do I provide on-change functionality? I.e. send data only when it has notably changed?

• In the FESA class design: set the attribute 'on-change' to true in the property definition. This will indicate the intention to the applications.
• In the property implementation: adapt the default implementation of the method 'hasDataChanged'. Per default this method returns true which indicates a data change. If data changes within borders only are supposed to be published it is possible to implement this in the 'hasDataChanged' method.

How do I use GSI's Conditions to illustrate error conditions of my FESA software?

• FESA3UsageOfExceptions

How do I create and use an array of strings?

• An example is found in the integration test class RDADataTypes in the setting property '!AllTypesArray2D'. Basically a 2D-array of the type char is defined in the FESA class design. In the C++ code the array can be filled using the method setString:

  pDev->array2d.setString("the value", index, pContext);

Can I use the timing events and their event numbers in C++ code?

How can I provide default values for GSI specific data fields?

How can I observe custom data of FESA software?

How can I construct my own TimingContext with a Selector?

fesa::MultiplexingContext* pCtxt = new fesa::TimingContext("FAIR.SELECTOR.S=1");

How do I provide data in the acquisitionContext-Field of the non-multiplexed Acquisition-Property?

auto context = pEvt->getMultiplexingContext();
 if (context->getType() != MultiplexingContext::MuxContextType::NoneCtxt) {
   data.setProcessIndex(pDev->acquisitionContext.get(context)->processIndex);
   data.setSequenceIndex(pDev->acquisitionContext.get(context)->sequenceIndex);
   data.setChainIndex(pDev->acquisitionContext.get(context)->chainIndex);
   data.setEventNumber(pDev->acquisitionContext.get(context)->eventNumber);
   data.setTimingGroupID(pDev->acquisitionContext.get(context)->timingGroupID);
   data.setAcquisitionStamp(pDev->acquisitionContext.get(context)->acquisitionStamp);
   data.setEventStamp(pDev->acquisitionContext.get(context)->eventStamp);
   data.setProcessStartStamp(pDev->acquisitionContext.get(context)->processStartStamp);
   data.setSequenceStartStamp(pDev->acquisitionContext.get(context)->sequenceStartStamp);
   data.setChainStartStamp(pDev->acquisitionContext.get(context)->chainStartStamp);
 }

How can I construct a TimingContext with non-default access rights?

// TimingContext to write settings in a set action
fesa::MultiplexingContext* pCtxt = new fesa::TimingContext("FAIR.SELECTOR.S=1", fesa::ActionType::SetAction, SET_ALLOWED, SET_ALLOWED | CHECK_FLAG_TO_BE_SYNC );

How can I provide my own TimingContext to avoid the error message "FESA_5014 The multiplexed field 'acquisitionContext' cannot be accessed using a NoneContext."?

class TimingContextToWorkAroundRecentChangesInFesa: public MultiplexingContext {
public:
    TimingContextToWorkAroundRecentChangesInFesa(const std::string& cycleName, timestamp_ns cycleStamp);
};

/*
 * getSlot() in RTActions uses only the timestamp. However, the time stamp gets lost
 * (i.e. is replaced with the system time) when calling via an OnDemandEventSource!!!
 */
TimingContextToWorkAroundRecentChangesInFesa::TimingContextToWorkAroundRecentChangesInFesa(const std::string& cycleName, timestamp_ns cycleStamp)
{
  type_ = CycleTypeCtxt;
  cycleName_ = cycleName;
  cycleStamp_ = cycleStamp;
  timeStamp_ = cycleStamp;
}

void FileWriteRTAction::execute(fesa::RTEvent* pEvt)
{ ...
TimingContextToWorkAroundRecentChangesInFesa *context = new TimingContextToWorkAroundRecentChangesInFesa(ctxt->getCycleName(),ctxt->getCycleStamp());
  ...
}

How do I access a FESA 16-bit enum in C++?

// adapt the position tolerance bit for visualization purposes only
// ^ - XOR: only flip the position_tolerance bit
try {
  int16_t motor1Status_positionTolerance_inverted = device->motor1Status.get(context) ^ MotorSlit::MOTOR_STATUS::MOTOR_STATUS::Position_Tolerance;
  device->motor1Status.set( motor1Status_positionTolerance_inverted, context );
} catch ( ... ) {
  // do nothing
}

Release / Delivery / Deployment

How do I mount the required FESA directories on a (virtual) front-end?

How do I deliver FESA software for the MCS in Saclay, France?

How do I configure the FESA deploy-unit to use White Rabbit based timing?

Why does export to the database not work? An RMI exception is thrown.

"Error creating bean with name 'org.springframework.remoting.rmi.RmiServiceExporter#0' defined in class path resource [resources/server_config.xml]: Invocation of init method failed; nested exception is java.rmi.ServerException: RemoteException occurred in server thread; nested exception is:
               $ java.rmi.UnmarshalException: error unmarshalling arguments; nested exception is:
               $ java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.springframework.remoting.rmi.RmiInvocationHandler (no security manager: RMI class loader disabled)"

Why does access to the (git) repository require a password during the release of operational FESA software? -> ACC Login (kerberos)

a.k.a Eclipse freezes during release

Release ElectroStatQuadDU, version 0.2.0 Delivering FESA deploy-unit
ElectroStatQuadDU.deploy for !FEC vmla09...
Authentication realm: < [[https://www-acc.gsi.de:443][https://www-acc.gsi.de:443]]> ACC Login (kerberos)

user@asl7xx:lnx>kinit; eclipse-2020-06&

During release the KDE Wallet pops up. What is this?

How do I create instance documents for mock devices efficiently?

What is the difference between development/test and productive release of FESA software?

How can I jump directly to directories relevant for FESA development on the asl74x-cluster?

Runtime

How do I launch a FESA3 deploy-unit automatically on a (virtual) front-end?

How do I test whether my FESA software is running and accessible for applications?

• Raphael M. kindly provided a tool to test the full stack from the top:

  ./device-connectivity-test.sh <device instance name> <property name>

• The tool will not only print the data it received but also summarize at the end in which layer problems appeared. Example:

  ...
  --------------- Result Summary ---------------
  
   Device : 'XYR01LB1'
   Property : 'Status'
  
   Nameserver : success
   CMW/RDA3 (get) : success
   JAPC (get) : success
   CMW/RDA3 (subscribe) : success
   JAPC (subscribe) : success

• The official wiki page: https://www-acc.gsi.de/wiki/Service/SvDeviceTest

How can I check whether my deploy-unit is up and running?

• Launch ./cmw-admin-console on the command line at a machine of the asl cluster. The tool lists the FESA software found in the database and allows status checks.

How do I quickly test whether my FESA software is running and accessible via RDA3 directly?

• Use the RDA3 C++ client software which is available for the FESA developers on the asl cluster:
• get-rda3-c++, set-rda3-c++, subscribe-rda3-c++

# set environment variable for appropriate CMW directory server
export CMW_DIRECTORY_CLIENT_SERVERLIST=cmwdev00a.acc.gsi.de:5021 # DEV and TEST environment
export CMW_DIRECTORY_CLIENT_SERVERLIST=cmwpro00a.acc.gsi.de:5021 # PRODUCTION environment

# perform get of Status property on device TestDevice0
user@asl74x:~> get-rda3-c++ -d TestDevice0 -p Status

# subscribe to a multiplexed property with a cycle name
user@asl74x:~> subscribe-rda3-c++ -d TestDevice0 -p Acquisition -c FAIR.SELECTOR.S=1 

How do I find out in which environment my FESA software is running? Test/Development or Productive?

user@asl74x:~> locate-fesa-software -f <name of FESA deploy-unit>

How do I find out in which environment my device is available? Test/Development or Productive?

user@asl74x:~> locate-fesa-software -d <name of device>

When is the persistency data file written?

On a FEC: Where is the persistency data file located?

On the asl-cluster: Where is the persistency data file located?

FESA_9006 Failed to restore the devices

FESA_13008 Partial setting not allowed for this property

FESA_13021 The field namedPositionNames has no data for the cycle selector ALL (no set was done before calling get) ...

• The exception relates to the content of the rolling buffer that is used internally for acquisition fields. If the content is empty when a get-Operation is performed the exception is thrown. To circumvent this exception it is recommened to fill the buffer, e.g. during initialization before reading it. This may happen in an RT-Action for example:

void StatusRTAction::execute(fesa::RTEvent* pEvt) {
   MultiplexingContext *pCtxt = pEvt->getMultiplexingContext();
   std::vector<Device*> deviceCollection =
         A201ServiceLocator_->getDeviceCollection();
   for (unsigned int i = 0; i < deviceCollection.size(); i++) {
      Device *pDev = deviceCollection[i];
      if (pDev->power.get(pCtxt) != DEVICE_POWER::ON) {
         pDev->powerState.set(DEVICE_POWER_STATE::OFF, pCtxt);
         std::cout << "StatusRTAction(): power off device : "
               << pDev->getName() << std::endl;
         pDev->status.set(DEVICE_STATUS::UNKNOWN, pCtxt);
         pDev->detailedStatus.lower(0, pCtxt);
         pDev->detailedStatus.lower(1, pCtxt);
         pDev->control.set(DEVICE_CONTROL::LOCAL, pCtxt);
         pDev->opReady.set(false, pCtxt);
         pDev->interlock.set(false,pCtxt);
         std::string errorString= "Device turned off";
         long error_code= 4711;
         pDev->error_collection.set(0,0,pCtxt);
      } else {
         pDev->powerState.set(DEVICE_POWER_STATE::ON, pCtxt);
         std::cout << "StatusRTAction(): power on device : "
               << pDev->getName() << std::endl;
         pDev->status.set(DEVICE_STATUS::OK, pCtxt);
         pDev->detailedStatus.raise(0, pCtxt);
         pDev->detailedStatus.raise(1, pCtxt);
         pDev->control.set(DEVICE_CONTROL::LOCAL, pCtxt);
         pDev->opReady.set(true, pCtxt);
         pDev->interlock.set(false,pCtxt);
         std::string errorString= "Device turned on";
         long error_code=1;
         pDev->error_collection.set(0,0,pCtxt);
      }
      std::cout << "Synchronize setting fields" << std::endl;
      pDev->synchronizeSettingFields(*pCtxt);
   }}

• Another possibility is to remove the data-field-ref elements in the value-item definition of the acquisition property. Then it is possible to set the outgoing acquisition data in the C++ code of the get action for the acquisition property.

FESA_4025 Instantiation file error: The value '-2147483648' is not valid for the xml-attribute 'value'....

FESA_1009 Failed to set the priority of the thread 'Notif_thread-default' to '17'. POSIX-ErrorMessage: Permission denied.

                <client-notification-threads>
                    <thread-default prio="1"/>
                </client-notification-threads>

FESA_12005 Value item 'Operation': invalid data; nested error message: FESA_10009 Invalid value: '0' is invalid regarding...

I cannot connect to running FESA software with the FESA Explorer, and yes, the FESA software is up and running

How can I see the log output of my FESA software?

How can I see which environment variables apply for a running process? (=which CMW nameserver is used by a FESA deploy-unit?)

strings –a /proc/<pid_of_the_process>/environ

How can I stop the daemon running a deploy-unit?

daemon -n testDU --stop

How can I restart the daemon running a deploy-unit?

daemon -n testDU --restart

How can I start a deploy-unit on a FEC manually for testing?

cd /opt/nfsinit/<FEC name>
./50_fesa_...

My FESA Software runs when started manually but segfaults when started by daemon

My newly inserted RT action is not triggered. Why?

How can I observe process statistics (notification queue length, # RT action/get/set calls, ...) of FESA software?

How can I read/write properties of FESA software using a (Python) script?

Frontends

How do I configure comfortable commands like 'll' on a front-end?

cd /common/export/nfsinit/vmla01
ln -s ../global/niceShortcuts 60-niceShortcuts

How do I log in to a FEC?

Which Convenience Functions are available for the Frontend / FEC environment?

What is the purpose of commands like cdi, cdii, cdf, cdff?

How can I see the log output of a booting front-end?

graylog tail --source <hostname> # e.g. graylog tail --source scuxl0000

How do I find out more using graylog?

Which Software is the most communicative at the moment?

How do I adjust a FEC for a certain operating system?

cd /common/tftp/csco/pxe/pxelinux.cfg
ln -s virtual_scuxl.el7 vmla01

How do I use a GSI nomenclature instead of a frontend hostname?

• obtain a GSI nomenclature for the frontend from Maria Kuehn
• enable DNS mapping of GSI nomenclature to original hostname: https://www-acc.gsi.de/wiki/FESA/FrontEnds#FECnameDNSmapping
• if the DNS mapping works GSI nomenclatures can be used instead of the FEC hostname for configuration of FESA deploy-units (-> name of the FEC folder)
• contact persons: Matthias Wiebel, Christoph Handel
• good to know:
  • connecting to the FEC requires the original hostname or <nomenclature>.fec.acc.gsi.de
  • the source of log messages is the original hostname

FESA Database

How can I store information in the FESA database?

How can I find out what is stored in the FESA database?

Exporting instances to the test database: what does the "Event is not defined" error message mean?

cern.fesa.model.exception.FesaException: Could not export to database: DeviceData_Z_DU.instance
    at cern.fesa.control.database.LabDataBaseManager.export(LabDataBaseManager.java:219)
    at cern.fesa.plugin.job.ExportJob.runInWorkspace(ExportJob.java:67)
    at org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.InternalWorkspaceJob.run(InternalWorkspaceJob.java:39)
    at org.eclipse.core.internal.jobs.Worker.run(Worker.java:55)
Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Could not insert instantiation unit:PreparedStatementCallback; uncategorized SQLException for SQL [call fesa_server.insert_instantiation_unit(?,?,?)]; SQL state [72000]; error code [20037]; ORA-20037: PROCESSING_ERROR : Error occured when inserting FESA IU ORA-20001: Event is not defined!

ORA-06512: at "FESA.COM_ERROR_MGR", line 25
ORA-06512: at "FESA.COM_EVENT_MGR", line 504
ORA-06512: at "FESA.COM_EVENT_MGR", line 715
ORA-06512: at "FESA.COM_EVENT_MGR", line 689
ORA-06512: at "FESA.FESA_INSTANTIATION_INSERTION", line 187
ORA-06512: at "FESA.FESA_INSTANTIATION_INSERTION", line 1210
ORA-06512: at "FESA.FESA_INSTANTIATION_INSERTION", line 1328
 Err: ORA-06512: at "FESA.COM_ERROR_MGR", line 25
ORA-06512: at "FESA.COM_EVENT_MGR", line 504
ORA-06512: at "FESA.COM_EVENT_MGR", line 715
ORA-06512: at "FESA.COM_EVENT_MGR", line 689
ORA-06512: at "FESA.FESA_INSTANTIATION_INSERTION", line 187
ORA-06512: at "FESA.FESA_INSTANTIATION_INSERTION", line 1210
ORA-06512: at "FESA.FESA_INSTANTIATION_INSERTION", line 1328
ORA-06512: at "FESA.FESA_SERVER", line 83
ORA-06512: at line 1

• the test database checks for duplicate device instance names across different FESA classes
• both databases: sensitive to renamed elements in FESA design
• ...

FESA Class Documentation

How do I provide documentation for a FESA3 class?

Is there a possibility to visualize a FESA class design graphically?

How do I upload FESA class documentation to the webdav server?

How can I see the documentation on the server?

GIT Repository Handling

GIT - I just marked a file to be ignored by GIT. However now I cannot commit the folder where the file to be ignored is inside.

GIT - My FESA project was inserted into the GIT repository automatically during creation. But I am not able to synchronize the project with the GIT repository.

GIT - My FESA project was inserted into the GIT repository automatically during creation. But I don't see the GIT repository URL in the Workspace View.

GIT repository settings vs. Eclipse Secure Storage