Bug ID 696340: Import of objects from non-Common partitions linked to objects in Common partition may fail

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP APM(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
12.1.2, 12.1.3, 12.1.3.1, 12.1.3.2, 12.1.3.3, 12.1.3.4, 12.1.3.5, 12.1.3.6, 12.1.3.7, 12.1.4, 12.1.4.1, 12.1.5, 12.1.5.1, 12.1.5.2, 12.1.5.3, 12.1.6

Fixed In:
14.0.0

Opened: Nov 27, 2017

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

Export of objects from non-Common partitions linked to objects in Common partition may fail with error similar to the following: Import Error: 01070734:3: Configuration error: /Common/xyz is not found. Unexpected Error: Validating configuration process failed.

Impact

Certain configurations cannot be exported.

Conditions

Original object in a local partition has a reference to objects in the Common partition.

Workaround

There is no workaround other than using objects in the same partition for importing/exporting.

Fix Information

Now, access policy export and import from disparate partitions work correctly.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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