The Qlik Compose will result in the below error when deleting a workflow or task that was created using a non-printable character or one of these following characters: /\,&"#$@=^*+'`~?|<>:;[]{} as well as percentage sign.
REPO-E-OBJNOTFND, Object not found. name <TASK NAME>, type FlowDto.
Cause
Error handling in Qlik Compose version 2021.8.0.569 is different to how it is handled in version 2021.8.0.734 and higher.
In version 2021.8.0.569, attempting to create a workflow with a special character, Qlik Compose will create a workflow but with the below message. As the message says workflow can not be edited or deleted once created.
"REPO-E-OBJNOTFND, Object not found" and workflow will be created, the workflow cannot be edited or deleted
However, in version 2021.8.0.734 and higher, attempting to create a workflow with a special character will fail with the below error message and the workflow will NOT be created:
"COMPOSE-E-TASKINV, Invalid task name “Workflow/1”. Task names cannot contain the following characters: /\,&"#$@=^*+'`~?|<>:;[]{} as well as percentage sign and all non-printable characters (below 0x20)"
So, the workflows that were created in version 2021.8.0.569 with a special character will never be able to delete from the UI even after upgrading to later versions. The fix for this issue would be to delete the special character in the SQLite file manually. See below for the workaround.
Workaround
- Back up the current project SQLite file.
- Open the project’s SQLite file in the DBbrowser and rename the workflow by replacing the unsupported characters with supported characters in both the NAME & JASON columns.
- Save the changes and restart the Qlik Compose service.
- Check the workflow in UI, and now it shouldn’t present the above error when deleting the workflow.
Related Content
For more information on the unsupported characters please check this link: Qlik User guide.
Environment
Qlik Compose 2021.8.0.569
