A software product matching the key of the one you are creating already exists

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• Asset Management Solution

Issue/Introduction

When trying to move a Software Product to be Managed Software the following error is returned:

An error has occurred while saving software product changes.  Check server logs for details.

 

The Notification Server logs have the following error:Severity: 1

Date: 11/4/2021 3:18:41 PM
Tick Count: 782107593
Host Name: <NSserver>
Process: w3wp (23168)
Thread: 297
Module: Symantec.ActivityCenter.Api.dll
Source: Symantec.ActivityCenter.Api.Controllers.ApiControllerExceptionHandlerAttribute.OnException
Description: MainController failure.

A software product matching the key of the one you are creating already exists
   [Altiris.NS.Exceptions.AeXItemAlreadyExistsException @ Altiris.SoftwareManagement]
   at Altiris.SoftwareManagement.Resources.SoftwareProductResource.CreateSoftwareProduct(String name, String description, Guid gCompany)
   at Symantec.ActivityCenter.Api.Helpers.SoftwareHelper.SaveSoftwareProductGeneralProperties(SoftwareProduct product)
   at Symantec.ActivityCenter.Api.Helpers.SoftwareHelper.SaveSoftwareProduct(SoftwareProduct product, SaveSoftwareProductMode saveMode)
   at Symantec.ActivityCenter.Api.Controllers.MainController.SaveSoftwareProduct(SaveSoftwareProductRequestSpecification productRequest)
   at lambda_method(Closure , Object , Object[] )
   at System.Web.Http.Controllers.ReflectedHttpActionDescriptor.ActionExecutor.<>c__DisplayClass6_2.<GetExecutor>b__2(Object instance, Object[] methodParameters)
   at System.Web.Http.Controllers.ReflectedHttpActionDescriptor.ExecuteAsync(HttpControllerContext controllerContext, IDictionary`2 arguments, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Web.Http.Controllers.ApiControllerActionInvoker.<InvokeActionAsyncCore>d__1.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Web.Http.Controllers.ActionFilterResult.<ExecuteAsync>d__5.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Web.Http.Controllers.ExceptionFilterResult.<ExecuteAsync>d__6.MoveNext()

Exception logged from: 
   at Symantec.ActivityCenter.Api.Controllers.ApiControllerExceptionHandlerAttribute.OnException(System.Web.Http.Filters.HttpActionExecutedContext)
   at System.Web.Http.Filters.ExceptionFilterAttribute.OnExceptionAsync(System.Web.Http.Filters.HttpActionExecutedContext, System.Threading.CancellationToken)
   at System.Web.Http.Filters.ExceptionFilterAttribute+<ExecuteExceptionFilterAsyncCore>d__3.MoveNext()
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.AsyncTaskMethodBuilder.Start<TStateMachine>(TStateMachine&)
   at System.Web.Http.Filters.ExceptionFilterAttribute.ExecuteExceptionFilterAsyncCore(System.Web.Http.Filters.HttpActionExecutedContext, System.Threading.CancellationToken)
   at System.Web.Http.Filters.ExceptionFilterAttribute.System.Web.Http.Filters.IExceptionFilter.ExecuteExceptionFilterAsync(System.Web.Http.Filters.HttpActionExecutedContext, System.Threading.CancellationToken)
   at System.Web.Http.Controllers.ExceptionFilterResult+<ExecuteAsync>d__6.MoveNext()
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.AsyncTaskMethodBuilder<TResult>.Start<TStateMachine>(TStateMachine&)
   at System.Web.Http.Controllers.ExceptionFilterResult.ExecuteAsync(System.Threading.CancellationToken)
   at System.Web.Http.ApiController.ExecuteAsync(System.Web.Http.Controllers.HttpControllerContext, System.Threading.CancellationToken)
   at System.Web.Http.Dispatcher.HttpControllerDispatcher+<SendAsync>d__15.MoveNext()
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.AsyncTaskMethodBuilder<TResult>.Start<TStateMachine>(TStateMachine&)
   at System.Web.Http.Dispatcher.HttpControllerDispatcher.SendAsync(System.Net.Http.HttpRequestMessage, System.Threading.CancellationToken)
   at System.Net.Http.HttpMessageInvoker.SendAsync(System.Net.Http.HttpRequestMessage, System.Threading.CancellationToken)
   at System.Web.Http.Dispatcher.HttpRoutingDispatcher.SendAsync(System.Net.Http.HttpRequestMessage, System.Threading.CancellationToken)
   at System.Net.Http.DelegatingHandler.SendAsync(System.Net.Http.HttpRequestMessage, System.Threading.CancellationToken)
   at Symantec.ActivityCenter.Api.Controllers.ApiControllerAntiForgeryHandler.SendAsync(System.Net.Http.HttpRequestMessage, System.Threading.CancellationToken)
   at System.Net.Http.DelegatingHandler.SendAsync(System.Net.Http.HttpRequestMessage, System.Threading.CancellationToken)
   at System.Web.Http.HttpServer+<SendAsync>d__24.MoveNext()
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.AsyncTaskMethodBuilder<TResult>.Start<TStateMachine>(TStateMachine&)
   at System.Web.Http.HttpServer.SendAsync(System.Net.Http.HttpRequestMessage, System.Threading.CancellationToken)
   at System.Net.Http.HttpMessageInvoker.SendAsync(System.Net.Http.HttpRequestMessage, System.Threading.CancellationToken)
   at System.Web.Http.WebHost.HttpControllerHandler+<ProcessRequestAsyncCore>d__12.MoveNext()
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.AsyncTaskMethodBuilder.Start<TStateMachine>(TStateMachine&)
   at System.Web.Http.WebHost.HttpControllerHandler.ProcessRequestAsyncCore(System.Web.HttpContextBase)
   at System.Web.TaskAsyncHelper.BeginTask(System.Func<System.Threading.Tasks.Task>, AsyncCallback, Object)
   at System.Web.HttpApplication+CallHandlerExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute()
   at System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStepImpl(System.Web.HttpApplication+IExecutionStep)
   at System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(System.Web.HttpApplication+IExecutionStep, Boolean&)
   at System.Web.HttpApplication+PipelineStepManager.ResumeSteps(Exception)
   at System.Web.HttpApplication.BeginProcessRequestNotification(System.Web.HttpContext, AsyncCallback)
   at System.Web.HttpRuntime.ProcessRequestNotificationPrivate(System.Web.Hosting.IIS7WorkerRequest, System.Web.HttpContext)
   at System.Web.Hosting.PipelineRuntime.ProcessRequestNotificationHelper(IntPtr, IntPtr, IntPtr, Int32)
   at System.Web.Hosting.PipelineRuntime.ProcessRequestNotification(IntPtr, IntPtr, IntPtr, Int32)
   at System.Web.Hosting.UnsafeIISMethods.MgdIndicateCompletion(IntPtr, System.Web.RequestNotificationStatus&)
   at System.Web.Hosting.UnsafeIISMethods.MgdIndicateCompletion(IntPtr, System.Web.RequestNotificationStatus&)
   at System.Web.Hosting.PipelineRuntime.ProcessRequestNotificationHelper(IntPtr, IntPtr, IntPtr, Int32)
   at System.Web.Hosting.PipelineRuntime.ProcessRequestNotification(IntPtr, IntPtr, IntPtr, Int32)

User [<user>], Auth [<user>], AppDomain [/LM/W3SVC/1/ROOT/Altiris/ActivityCenter/api-6-132805303228475091]

HTTP [POST]: https://<NSserver>/altiris/activitycenter/api/softwareproduct
 ip: [26.49.9.157]; languages: [en-US,en;q=0.5]; content-length: [918];
 response: [200 OK]; x-smp-nsversion: [8.5.5032.0];

Environment

Release: ITMS 8.5 RU3

 

Cause

There was another software product with the same name already being managed.

Resolution

Modified the new Software Product name slightly to something else and then it was able to be moved to Managed Software.