About this task
Check the following items in the order given:
Procedure
- Check the process rules for the project to be sure that:
- the task queries are correct on the folder template.
- the correct folders or folder templates are a part of the process rule. (You might need to update the process rule if the folders or folder templates for the project are incorrect.)
- the baseline is set.
- Run the update operation, using the verbose option. The verbose option generates extra information about the candidates that are analyzed. It shows the scores for each candidate, and why they received the scores. Troubleshoot using the given information.
- Check the project grouping properties.
- If you turned off Auto Update, be sure that you turned it back on.
- If you removed a task temporarily, check to be sure you added it back.
- If you manually added a task, be sure you want to keep it.
- Check that the baseline project is set.
- Build managers can compare process rules to ensure they are set correctly.
- Right-click over the project or project grouping and choose the Process Rule Properties.
- In the Process Rule Properties dialog box, click the object menu (located in the upper left corner) and choose Compare with Process Rule from Process. Additionally, check the baseline setting and ensure that the baseline is set correctly.
- Build managers can right-click over the project you are having problems with and choose Properties. Verify that the baseline project is appropriate.
- If build managers used a generic process rule that uses the Specify Baseline setting, then added it to a release, they must specify a baseline for the process rule. If they do not, the project grouping using that process rule will not get a baseline and will not update correctly. Build managers can specify a baseline in the Process Rules Properties dialog box. (See Modifying the properties of a process rule LINK for details.)
Results
These steps should help you find most common update problems.