PRS-00302:Name ORBIT Already committed in repository. Please Synchronize.

Question

Hi,
There is no such PROJECT named as "ORBIT" in our OWB design repository. But, if I want to rename one project to ORBIT, it is giving the below mentioned error:
PRS-00302:Name <ORBIT> Already committed in repository. Please Synchronize...
Even if I synchronize the current view with repository, still this error comes. This problem is occuring for quite some time (i.e. for last two weeks).
If I check the data existing in the view ALL_IV_PROJECTS in the design repository schema through SQL, then also it did not show the above project name 'ORBIT', and still OWB is not allowing me to rename any existing project to ORBIT.
SQL> select * from ALL_IV_PROJECTS where PROJECT_NAME='ORBIT';
no rows selected
Our OWB version is Oracle 10g 10.1.0.4.0 for both client and repository.
Can you please let me know how to fix the above error and rename the project.
Thanks & Regards,
lenin

Answer 1

Mahesh,
You are not allowed to drop objects directly from the views. The views that you may want to use FOR QUERY PURPOSES are the ones that start with ALL_IV_. You should never delete any records directly from the views nor from the tables. Warehouse Builder's model is totally based on a logical model that is implemented in the Java layer that accesses the tables. A public Java API and scripting language are available to you if you want to manipulate the metadata through the command line. I am affraid you may have corrupted the repository by deleting from the view manually. Notice that anything contained by the project will still exist in the (corrupted) repository.
What may work (since Warehouse Builder cashes everything) is to close the design client and restart; then try again. Alternatively, you could try dropping the project once again through the OMB PLUS scripting language (see http://otn.oracle.com/products/warehouse/sdk/Scripting%20Pages/Scripting_home.htm). Other than that... I don't have a solution.
Thanks,
Mark.