AAI import fails with "The XML data in the input file exportfile.xml is not valid."

Products

• Automation Analytics & Intelligence

Issue/Introduction

./jawsImport.sh -u <user> -p <password> -e exportfile.xml -s servername:port
Working Directory = /<Install Dir>/import_export/bin
Classpath
/<Install Dir>/import_export/config/
/<Install Dir>/import_export/log/
/<Install Dir>/import_export/lib/commons-cli-1.2.jar
/<Install Dir>/import_export/lib/xml-apis-1.4.01.jar
/<Install Dir>/import_export/lib/commons-logging-1.2.jar
/<Install Dir>/import_export/lib/findbugs-annotations-3.0.1.jar
/<Install Dir>/import_export/lib/jsr305.jar
/<Install Dir>/import_export/lib/commons-beanutils-1.9.2.jar
/<Install Dir>/import_export/lib/bcprov-jdk15on-1.68.jar
/<Install Dir>/import_export/lib/jboss-client.jar
/<Install Dir>/import_export/lib/jaws_import_export.jar
/<Install Dir>/import_export/lib/log4j-1.2.17.jar
/<Install Dir>/import_export/lib/commons-digester-1.8.1.jar
/<Install Dir>/import_export/lib/commons-validator-1.5.1.jar
/<Install Dir>/import_export/lib/xercesImpl-2.11.0.jar
/<Install Dir>/import_export/lib/dom4j-2.1.3.jar
/<Install Dir>/import_export/lib/commons-collections-3.2.2.jar
/<Install Dir>/import_export/lib/jaxen-1.2.0.jar
JAWS Version: 6.4.2 (6.4.2-202201270800)
The XML data in the input file exportfile.xml is not valid.
jawsImport has failed -- please look in the log file for details

Environment

Release : 6.4.2

Component : AUTOMIC AUTOMATION INTELLIGENCE ENGINE

Resolution

This error will occur if you are trying to export from one version of AAI and to a different version of AAI.

 

You can only Export and Import with the same versions of AAI.

Additional Information

Please review the AAI Export/Import guide for more details.