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"Unable to process content of <ContentTransfer> element -- content is neither XML nor JSON." error occurs when trying to convert a stored search using FileNet Deployment Manager

Troubleshooting


Problem

"Unable to process content of <ContentTransfer> element -- content is neither XML nor JSON." error occurs when trying to convert a stored search using FileNet Deployment Manager (FDM).

Symptom

The convert operation will fail with the following error in the deployment log.

INFO [ModalContext] com.filenet.deployment.common.operations.base.DeploymentOp  - Processing Stored Search object with name: Search - myStoredSearch, id: {0000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}
DEBUG [ModalContext] com.filenet.deployment.common.operations.base.ExportDataProcessorIPO  - Mapping error encountered while processing the following object - Class: StoredSearch, Id: {0000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}
com.filenet.deployment.engine.MappingException: Unable to process content of <ContentTransfer> element -- content is neither XML nor JSON.
    at com.filenet.deployment.common.ContentTransferData.checkContent(ContentTransferData.java:179)
    at com.filenet.deployment.common.ContentTransferData.processContent(ContentTransferData.java:587)
    at com.filenet.deployment.modules.StoredSearchModule.processContentTransfer(StoredSearchModule.java:459)
    at com.filenet.deployment.common.operations.RetrieveObjectStoreInfoFromDeployDataSet.processContentElements(RetrieveObjectStoreInfoFromDeployDataSet.java:239)
    at com.filenet.deployment.modules.StoredSearchModule.createHalfMap(StoredSearchModule.java:516)
    at com.filenet.deployment.common.operations.base.ExportDataProcessorIPO.createHalfMapFromObject(ExportDataProcessorIPO.java:1279)
    at com.filenet.deployment.common.operations.base.ExportDataProcessorIPO.processMappableObject(ExportDataProcessorIPO.java:1242)
    at com.filenet.deployment.common.operations.base.ExportDataProcessorIPO.processDataSetXMLFile(ExportDataProcessorIPO.java:314)
    at com.filenet.deployment.common.operations.RetrieveObjectStoreInfoFromDeployDataSet.performOperation(RetrieveObjectStoreInfoFromDeployDataSet.java:126)
    at com.filenet.deployment.common.Executor.execute(Executor.java:190)
    at com.filenet.deployment.rcp.ExecutorProgressService$1.run(ExecutorProgressService.java:88)
    at org.eclipse.jface.operation.ModalContext$ModalContextThread.run(ModalContext.java:119)
ERROR [ModalContext] com.filenet.deployment.common.Executor  - Mapping error encountered while processing the following object - Class: StoredSearch, Id: {0000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}
Unable to process content of <ContentTransfer> element -- content is neither XML nor JSON.

Document Location

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Document Information

More support for:
FileNet Content Manager

Component:
Content Engine->Deployment Manager

Software version:
All Version(s)

Document number:
6406738

Modified date:
28 April 2025

UID

ibm16406738

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