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How do I Overcome 'Invalid App' - Web AppBuilder Error?

FinbarGillen — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 14:29:03 GMT

Hi all,

I was developing an App in WAB Dev Ed 2.0 and downloaded it to my local machine so I could host it on our internal server. When it was on my local machine made a few configurations to the code.

Now I am trying to upload the app to WAB Dev Ed and it will not allow me. The following error comes up;

Anybody else had this problem? Any solutions?

Finbar

Re: How do I Overcome 'Invalid App' - Web AppBuilder Error?

deleted-user-CQZbjNeBXm49 — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 14:33:54 GMT

It has to do with the config.json, have you altered it anything after downloading?

Re: How do I Overcome 'Invalid App' - Web AppBuilder Error?

FinbarGillen — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 09:01:14 GMT

I added in a widget manually after I downloaded it. Then when I try to upload it it is giving the error, may have to edit the config.json. Do you have any idea what to edit in the config.json?

Re: How do I Overcome 'Invalid App' - Web AppBuilder Error?

deleted-user-CQZbjNeBXm49 — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 09:43:41 GMT

Hi Finbar,

Did you add that widget to the main \client\widget....Do that be for importing it, if that doesn't work then create a new web app and replace it's (new app) config.json with the config.json of the current one, also replace the config file of all the widgets too

Re: How do I Overcome 'Invalid App' - Web AppBuilder Error?

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 12:48:08 GMT

Finbar,

This normally occurs when you have a older custom widget in the app that you are trying to import. Your best bet would be to remove the custom widget from the app and then try importing it. Once you have successfully imported the app then get the latest version of that custom widget and add it to the app.

Re: How do I Overcome 'Invalid App' - Web AppBuilder Error?

FinbarGillen — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 09:09:36 GMT

I found another way to overcome it.

1. Create a new application from scratch within Web AppBuilder Developer Edition and save it.

2. Go to your local folder and delete everything within that new application.

3. Copy across all folders and files within the application you want to configure to the new application you created.

4. Refresh the webpage and the application is updated with all the functionality of the application you wanted to configure.

Re: How do I Overcome 'Invalid App' - Web AppBuilder Error?

AmyKlug — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 23:37:44 GMT

Pertaining to answer #2, where is the "local folder" for the new application stored?

Re: How do I Overcome 'Invalid App' - Web AppBuilder Error?

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 12:54:04 GMT

Amy,

For example c:\web-appbuilder-2.4\server\apps\[app#]