id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	resolution	keywords	cc
13911	Can't replace geometry	naoliv	team	"Open the attached file. Both areas are present in OSM.
I want to replace the right one by the left one (keep the geometry of the right side with the nodes, way and history from the left).

Select the left area, `Shift`, click the right area, `Ctrl+Shift+G` and see `Please select one way that exists in the database and one new way with the correct geometry`

It's not the first time that Replace Geometry can't replace one way by the other.

From what I see, there is no problem in the data and Replace Geometry should just replace them.

Or if there is some kind of error or unmet condition, could we have a better and more descriptive message?

JOSM:
{{{
URL:http://josm.openstreetmap.de/svn/trunk
Repository:UUID: 0c6e7542-c601-0410-84e7-c038aed88b3b
Last:Changed Date: 2016-11-01 23:23:54 +0100 (Tue, 01 Nov 2016)
Build-Date:2016-11-02 02:32:44
Revision:11209
Relative:URL: ^/trunk

Identification: JOSM/1.5 (11209 pt_BR) Linux Debian GNU/Linux testing (stretch)
Memory Usage: 393 MB / 10206 MB (129 MB allocated, but free)
Java version: 1.8.0_111-8u111-b14-2-b14, Oracle Corporation, OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM
Screen: :0.0 1600x900, :0.1 1280x1024
Maximum Screen Size: 1600x1024
Java package: openjdk-8-jre:amd64-8u111-b14-2
Java ATK Wrapper package: libatk-wrapper-java:all-0.33.3-9
VM arguments: [-Dawt.useSystemAAFontSettings=on]
Dataset consistency test: No problems found

Plugins:
+ Create_grid_of_ways (32699)
+ FastDraw (32938)
+ ImportImagePlugin (32699)
+ OpeningHoursEditor (32699)
+ PicLayer (32796)
+ RoadSigns (32796)
+ SimplifyArea (32796)
+ apache-commons (32699)
+ buildings_tools (32944)
+ conflation (0.3.0)
+ contourmerge (1030)
+ download_along (32946)
+ editgpx (32699)
+ ejml (32680)
+ geojson (43)
+ geotools (33042)
+ importvec (32699)
+ indoorhelper (32680)
+ jts (32699)
+ log4j (32699)
+ measurement (32936)
+ merge-overlap (32699)
+ opendata (33040)
+ pbf (32865)
+ pdfimport (32796)
+ poly (32699)
+ reverter (32796)
+ scripting (30761)
+ tageditor (33021)
+ todo (30000)
+ turnlanes (32796)
+ turnlanes-tagging (252)
+ turnrestrictions (32796)
+ undelete (32699)
+ utilsplugin2 (32815)
}}}"	enhancement	closed	normal		Plugin utilsplugin2		duplicate	replace geometry