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After upgrading from a previous version, the "The deployment descriptor...cannot be loaded" error appears

Troubleshooting


Problem

After you upgrade from a previous version of IBM Rational Application Developer, you get the "The deployment descriptor of the module MyModule.war cannot be loaded" error message in the Problems view.

Cause

Unknown

Resolving The Problem

Upgrade to v7.0.0.6 or higher.

Perform the following steps:

  1. Open the application.xml in your Enterprise Application project that contains MyModule.war

  2. Open the Module tab, select web module mentioned in the Problems view. In this case MyModule.war.

  3. Click Remove... and then Save

  4. Click Add... and select MyModule.war

  5. Save application.xml

[{"Product":{"code":"SSRTLW","label":"Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU053","label":"Cloud & Data Platform"},"Component":"Web Development","Platform":[{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"},{"code":"PF016","label":"Linux"}],"Version":"7.0;7.0.0.1;7.0.0.2;7.0.0.3;7.0.0.4;7.0.0.5","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB45","label":"Automation"}},{"Product":{"code":"SSYK2S","label":"Rational Software Architect Designer"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU053","label":"Cloud & Data Platform"},"Component":"Web Development","Platform":[{"code":"PF016","label":"Linux"},{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"7.0;7.0.0.1;7.0.0.2;7.0.0.3;7.0.0.4;7.0.0.5","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB45","label":"Automation"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
10 September 2020

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