KB-2131 CDT fails to save with "The following types cannot be used, because they do not have a definition in the Appian data source" error

Parmida Borhani — Sun, 21 Jun 2020 22:37:41 GMT

Current Revision posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Parmida Borhani on 6/21/2020 10:37:41 PM

Symptoms

Saving the top level of a double nested CDT, similar to the example below, fails with the following error:

The following types cannot be used, because they do not have a definition in the Appian data source: [TopCDT (id=<ID>)]

A similar error message is also found in the application server log:

ERROR com.appiancorp.type.config.xsd.EcoreModelPersister - Error detected by Ecore save preview.
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: The type {urn:com:appian:types}BottomCDT is referenced, but is not defined in the XSD.

Cause

This issue has been reported to the Appian Product Team. The reference number for this issue is AN-128273.

Workaround

Remove any field(s) referenced in the application server log error message and save the CDTs. In the error example above, the BottomCDT field would be removed from MiddleCDT.
Save the CDT referenced in the UI error. In the example above, TopCDT would be saved.
Add back the field(s) removed in step 1 and save the CDTs. Based on the example in step 1, add back the BottomCDT field in MiddleCDT.

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: June 2020

Tags: CDTs, known issues, application design, open issues

KB-2131 CDT fails to save with "The following types cannot be used, because they do not have a definition in the Appian data source" error

Parmida Borhani — Sun, 21 Jun 2020 22:37:41 GMT

Revision 10 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Parmida Borhani on 6/21/2020 10:37:41 PM

Symptoms

Saving the top level of a double nested CDT, similar to the example below, fails with the following error:

The following types cannot be used, because they do not have a definition in the Appian data source: [TopCDT (id=<ID>)]

A similar error message is also found in the application server log:

ERROR com.appiancorp.type.config.xsd.EcoreModelPersister - Error detected by Ecore save preview.
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: The type {urn:com:appian:types}BottomCDT is referenced, but is not defined in the XSD.

Cause

This issue has been reported to the Appian Product Team. The reference number for this issue is AN-128273.

Workaround

Remove any field(s) referenced in the application server log error message and save the CDTs. In the error example above, the BottomCDT field would be removed from MiddleCDT.
Save the CDT referenced in the UI error. In the example above, TopCDT would be saved.
Add back the field(s) removed in step 1 and save the CDTs. Based on the example in step 1, add back the BottomCDT field in MiddleCDT.

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: June 2020

Tags: CDTs, known issues, application design, open issues

DRAFT SP-4562 CDT fails to save with "The following types cannot be used, because they do not have a definition in the Appian data source" error

Rebecca Jonas — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 18:02:02 GMT

Revision 9 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Rebecca Jonas on 6/18/2020 6:02:02 PM

Symptoms

Saving the top level of a double nested CDT, similar to the example below, fails with the following error:

The following types cannot be used, because they do not have a definition in the Appian data source: [TopCDT (id=<ID>)]

A similar error message is also found in the application server log:

ERROR com.appiancorp.type.config.xsd.EcoreModelPersister - Error detected by Ecore save preview.
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: The type {urn:com:appian:types}BottomCDT is referenced, but is not defined in the XSD.

Cause

This issue has been reported to the Appian Product Team. The reference number for this issue is AN-128273.

Workaround

Remove any field(s) referenced in the application server log error message and save the CDTs. In the error example above, the BottomCDT field would be removed from MiddleCDT.
Save the CDT referenced in the UI error. In the example above, TopCDT would be saved.
Add back the field(s) removed in step 1 and save the CDTs. Based on the example in step 1, add back the BottomCDT field in MiddleCDT.

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: June 2020

Tags: CDTs, known issues, application design, open issues

DRAFT SP-4562 CDT fails to save with "The following types cannot be used, because they do not have a definition in the Appian data source" error

Zach Puderbach — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 22:12:22 GMT

Revision 8 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Zach Puderbach on 6/17/2020 10:12:22 PM

Symptoms

Saving the top level of a double nested CDT, similar to the example below, fails with the following error:

The following types cannot be used, because they do not have a definition in the Appian data source: [TopCDT (id=<ID>)]

A similar error message is also found in the application server log:

ERROR com.appiancorp.type.config.xsd.EcoreModelPersister - Error detected by Ecore save preview.
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: The type {urn:com:appian:types}BottomCDT is referenced, but is not defined in the XSD.

Cause

This issue has been reported to the Appian Product Team. The reference number for this issue is AN-128273.

Workaround

Remove any field(s) referenced in the application server log error message and save the CDTs. For example, in the error example above, the BottomCDT field would be removed from MiddleCDT.
Save the CDT referenced in the UI error. In the example above, TopCDT would be saved.
Add back the field(s) removed in step 1 and save the CDTs. Based on the example in step 1, add back the BottomCDT field in MiddleCDT.

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: June 2020

Tags: CDTs, known issues, application design, open issues

DRAFT SP-4562 CDT fails to save with "The following types cannot be used, because they do not have a definition in the Appian data source" error

Zach Puderbach — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 22:10:29 GMT

Revision 7 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Zach Puderbach on 6/17/2020 10:10:29 PM

Symptoms

Saving the top level of a double nested CDT, similar to the example below, fails with the following error:

The following types cannot be used, because they do not have a definition in the Appian data source: [TopCDT (id=<ID>)]

A similar error message is also found in the application server log:

ERROR com.appiancorp.type.config.xsd.EcoreModelPersister - Error detected by Ecore save preview.
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: The type {urn:com:appian:types}BottomCDT is referenced, but is not defined in the XSD.

Cause

This issue has been reported to the Appian Product Team. The reference number for this issue is AN-128273.

Workaround

Remove any field(s) referenced in the application server log error message and save the CDTs. For example, in the error example above, the BottomCDT field would be removed from MiddleCDT.
Save the CDT referenced in the UI error. In the example above, TopCDT would be saved.
Add back the field(s) removed in step 1 and save the CDTs. Based on the example in step 1, add back the BottomCDT field in MiddleCDT.

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: June 2020

Tags: CDTs, known issues, application design, open issues

DRAFT SP-4562 CDT fails to save with "The following types cannot be used, because they do not have a definition in the Appian data source" error

Zach Puderbach — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 22:10:00 GMT

Revision 6 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Zach Puderbach on 6/17/2020 10:10:00 PM

Symptoms

Saving the top level of a double nested CDT, similar to the example below, fails with the following error:

The following types cannot be used, because they do not have a definition in the Appian data source: [TopCDT (id=<ID>)]

A similar error message is also found in the application server log:

ERROR com.appiancorp.type.config.xsd.EcoreModelPersister - Error detected by Ecore save preview.
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: The type {urn:com:appian:types}BottomCDT is referenced, but is not defined in the XSD.

Cause

This issue has been reported to the Appian Product Team. The reference number for this issue is AN-128273.

Workaround

Remove any field(s) referenced in the application server log error message and save the CDTs. For example, in the error example above, the BottomCDT field would be removed from MiddleCDT.
Save the CDT referenced in the UI error. In the example above, TopCDT would be saved.
Add back the field(s) removed in step 1 and save the CDTs. Based on the example in step 1, add back the BottomCDT field in MiddleCDT.

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: June 2020

Tags: CDTs, known issues, application design, open issues

DRAFT SP-4562 CDT fails to save with "The following types cannot be used, because they do not have a definition in the Appian data source" error

Zach Puderbach — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 22:05:35 GMT

Revision 5 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Zach Puderbach on 6/16/2020 10:05:35 PM

Symptoms

Saving the top level of a double nested CDT, similar to the example below, fails with the following error:

The following types cannot be used, because they do not have a definition in the Appian data source: [TopCDT (id=<ID>)]

A similar error message is also found in the application server log:

ERROR com.appiancorp.type.config.xsd.EcoreModelPersister - Error detected by Ecore save preview.
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: The type {urn:com:appian:types}BottomCDT is referenced, but is not defined in the XSD.

Cause

This issue has been reported to the Appian Product Team. The reference number for this issue is AN-128273.

Workaround

Remove any fields referencing the CDT from the application server log error and save the those CDTs. For exmaple, Remove "BottomCDT" in "MiddleCDT" and save "MiddleCDT".
Save the CDT that originally failed to save. For example, save the "TopCDT".
Add back the removed fields and save the CDTs. For example, add back the "BottomCDT" field in "Middle CDT" and save "MiddleCDT".

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: June 2020

Tags: CDTs, known issues, application design, open issues

DRAFT SP-4562 CDT fails to save with "The following types cannot be used, because they do not have a definition in the Appian data source" error

Zach Puderbach — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 22:00:22 GMT

Revision 4 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Zach Puderbach on 6/16/2020 10:00:22 PM

Symptoms

Saving the parent of a nested CDT, which also points to a nested CDT,(a double nested CDT), similar to the example below, fails with the following error:

The following types cannot be used, because they do not have a definition in the Appian data source: [TopCDT (id=<ID>)]

A similar error message is also found in the application server log:

ERROR com.appiancorp.type.config.xsd.EcoreModelPersister - Error detected by Ecore save preview.
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: The type {urn:com:appian:types}BottomCDT is referenced, but is not defined in the XSD.

Cause

This issue has been reported to the Appian Product Team. The reference number for this issue is AN-128273.

Workaround

Remove any fields referencing the CDT in the error message and save. (EX. Remove "BottomCDT" in "MiddleCDT" and save "MiddleCDT")
Save the CDT that originally failed to save (EX. Save the top level CDT)
Add back the removed fields referencing the not found CDT. (EX. Add back the "BottomCDT" field in "Middle CDT" and save "MiddleCDT").

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: June 2020

Tags: CDTs, known issues, application design, open issues

DRAFT SP-4562 CDT fails to save with "The following types cannot be used, because they do not have a definition in the Appian data source" error

Zach Puderbach — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 21:54:08 GMT

Revision 3 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Zach Puderbach on 6/16/2020 9:54:08 PM

Symptoms

Saving the parent of a nested CDT, which also points to a nested CDT,(a double nested CDT), similar to the example below, fails with the following error:

The following types cannot be used, because they do not have a definition in the Appian data source: [BottomCDT (id=<ID>)]

A similar error message is also found in the application server log:

ERROR com.appiancorp.type.config.xsd.EcoreModelPersister - Error detected by Ecore save preview.
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: The type {urn:com:appian:types}BottomCDT is referenced, but is not defined in the XSD.

Cause

This issue has been reported to the Appian Product Team. The reference number for this issue is AN-128273.

Workaround

Remove any fields referencing the CDT in the error message and save. (EX. Remove "BottomCDT" in "MiddleCDT" and save "MiddleCDT")
Save the CDT that originally failed to save (EX. Save the top level CDT)
Add back the removed fields referencing the not found CDT. (EX. Add back the "BottomCDT" field in "Middle CDT" and save "MiddleCDT").

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: June 2020

Tags: CDTs, known issues, application design, open issues

DRAFT SP-4562 CDT fails to save with "The following types cannot be used, because they do not have a definition in the Appian data source" error

Zach Puderbach — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 17:27:53 GMT

Revision 2 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Zach Puderbach on 6/11/2020 5:27:53 PM

Symptoms

Saving the top level of a double nested CDT fails with the following error:

The following types cannot be used, because they do not have a definition in the Appian data source: [BottomCDT (id=<ID>)]

A similar error message is also found in the application server log:

ERROR com.appiancorp.type.config.xsd.EcoreModelPersister - Error detected by Ecore save preview.
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: The type {urn:com:appian:types}BottomCDT is referenced, but is not defined in the XSD.

Cause

This issue has been reported to the Appian Product Team. The reference number for this issue is AN-128273.

Workaround

Remove any fields referencing the CDT in the error message and save the CDT.
Save the top level CDT.
Add back the removed fields referencing the not found CDT.

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: June 2020

Tags: CDTs, known issues, application design, open issues

DRAFT SP-4562 CDT fails to save with "The following types cannot be used, because they do not have a definition in the Appian data source" error

Zach Puderbach — Wed, 03 Jun 2020 17:01:19 GMT

Revision 1 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Zach Puderbach on 6/3/2020 5:01:19 PM

Symptoms

Saving a CDT nested CDT fails with the following error:

The following types cannot be used, because they do not have a definition in the Appian data source: [PIA_Inspection (id=2976), PIA_Employee_Skill (id=2978), PIA_Timeoff (id=2980), PIA_Complaint (id=2982), PIA_Customer_Giveaway (id=2984), PIA_Franchise (id=2968), PIA_Customer_Marketing_Material (id=2986), PIA_Employee (id=2970), PIA_Customer (id=2972), PIA_Loyalty_Transaction (id=2974)]

A similar error message is also found in the application server log:

ERROR com.appiancorp.type.config.xsd.EcoreModelPersister - Error detected by Ecore save preview.
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: The type {urn:com:appian:types}Example_Type is referenced, but is not defined in the XSD.

Cause

This issue has been reported to the Appian Product Team. The reference number for this issue is AN-128273.

Workaround

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Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: June 2020

Tags: CDTs, known issues, application design, open issues