Failing to follow app naming convention can cause duplicate Applications in AppDev.
Article ID: KB0085164
Updated On:
| Products | Versions |
|---|---|
| TIBCO BPM Enterprise (formerly TIBCO ActiveMatrix BPM) | - |
| Not Applicable | - |
Description
Symptoms:
Duplicate Apps in the Application List.
Cause:
- Uploading an application with non-alphanumeric characters in the name results in all such characters being replaced with underscores (_) in the runtime. Note that this explanation assumes the app is packaged as "Badly-Named-Web-App.app.zip".
- Uploading the same app zip results in duplicate apps in the UI. This is because the "does app already exist" check is comparing new "Badly-Named-Web-App" with existing "Badly_Named_Web_App". The new app is renamed automatically post-upload, leading to an additional app having the same name.
Issue/Introduction
Resolution
It is recommended to delete all such apps, then rename them according to the convention before uploading again. To delete the duplicates requires a non-obvious additional step:
- Upload the "Badly-Named-Web-App.app.zip" again.
- Select the app(s) and Open.
- Select the Badly_Named_Web_App.app.desc.json and Open it. You may need to click the "More Options" icon to reveal the Open button.
- Edit the "indexPage" value. It will be in the form "Badly-Named-Web-App/index.html"; change all '-' characters to '_', i.e.
{
"indexPage": "Badly_Named_Web_App/index.html",
"library": false
}
- Save and return to the Applications List. This should collapse all duplicates into a single "Badly Named Web App" in the Application List, which can and should be selected and deleted. Consider renaming your original app.zip before uploading again. Use only alphanumeric (and underscore) characters.
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