Git repository not syncing templates after upgrading Aria Automation to version 8.16

Products

• VMware Aria Suite

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:

• After upgrading to Aria Automation 8.16 content is no longer syncing from Git repositories.
• The ui may throw an error similar to:

"Something went wrong in a backend service. Reference id: <Id>"

Environment

VMware Aria Automation 8.x
VMware vRealize Automation 8.x

Cause

The issue occurs as the branch is passed as a null value for the 'getLatestCommit' api call.

Resolution

The issue is resolved in the Aria Automation 8.16.1 release.