PRO Package Project - Database not found message

[JeanetteHarlow1]

I am packaging a project to a file in PRO.  But the packaging is failing.

I analyse the project before packaging and it does not turn up any errors. 

The packaging process runs fine for about 6 minutes and then I get a message "failed to package".

The message log says "the database was not found".  I am unsure what database the error is referring to so am not sure how to move forward.  It's a bit vague.  

I have gone through all my maps and everything seems in order.

Is anyone familiar with this problem and how to move forward?

**EDIT**  I have tried to "Upload package to Online account" rather than save as a file.  I also eliminated layers, one by one, to determine if there was a bad file that impeded the packaging.  These did not yield any positive outcomes.  I am still getting a failed message.

[nabaz-gharib]

Hi @JackS-T 

If you have not found a solution for the issue, please check this post, there is a workaround.

PRO Package Project - Dataset not found message - Esri Community

[GregoryRoland]

I have same issue, tried many things, no resolution.  GP tool runs successfully in ArcMap 10.2.2 but unable share as pkg or publish.  The tool creates a GDB locally, generates a layer, layer can be viewed in ArcMap as expected.  All looks normal.  Esri's share tools cannot find the database, or at least that's what it says.  I changed the database name (simplified), changed its location.  Very basic stuff here, except I'm on older version.  

[nabaz-gharib]

hi @JeanetteHarlow1 

If you have not found a solution for the issue, please check this post, there is a workaround.

PRO Package Project - Dataset not found message - Esri Community

[Robert_LeClair]

I saw this error 2 weeks ago and resolved it by deleting the Geoprocessing History from the project, doing a save, then ran the Project Package GP tool.  It created the *.ppkx local on disk without any problem.

[nabaz-gharib]

I tried that step, too, but did not fix the issue. The good thing about arcpy way is gives a comprehensive message on fail.

[Richard_Stokes]

It seems as though even if you exclude toolboxes from the package, Pro will still attempt to process them.

I had a project where I'd verified every data source yet still produced the 'database not found' error.  Attempting to share the project package as a template threw up a new set of errors showing that it had found invalid data sources in some temporary models in my default toolbox.  I had to delete all the models which didn't work anymore to get it to package properly.

Esri, please exclude toolboxes from the packaging process if the option is selected.

[KatyAppleton1]

Thank you - I don't want to "accept as solution" on behalf of the OP but your suggestion was true in my case. I had unchecked "Include Toolboxes" but had a couple of models used at an early stage that held reference to data and locations no longer available. It seems that checkbox does not work.

[pwilliams18Williams]

I Agree with @KatyAppleton1 - this fixed my problem as well! Thanks for the solution. 

[Eliash]

I have the same problem with the latest ArcGIS Pro version. I get the error message "ErrorMessage: The database was not found." without any explanation.