"Method not found" error on deployment
kbt146388
PRODUCTK2 blackpearl
TAGSDeployment
Package and Deploy
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Issue
Items in a package fail to deploy with the following error:"Method not found: 'Void SourceCode.Forms.Design.DefinitionUtility.Merge(SourceCode.Hosting.Client.BaseAPI.BaseAPIConnection, SourceCode.Forms.Design.Merging.IMergeInfoProvider, SourceCode.Forms.Authoring.View, SourceCode.Forms.Authoring.View, SourceCode.Forms.Design.Merging.MergeContext)'. System.MissingMethodException: Method not found: 'Void SourceCode.Forms.Design.DefinitionUtility.Merge(SourceCode.Hosting.Client.BaseAPI.BaseAPIConnection, SourceCode.Forms.Design.Merging.IMergeInfoProvider, SourceCode.Forms.Authoring.View, SourceCode.Forms.Authoring.View, SourceCode.Forms.Design.Merging.MergeContext)'. at SourceCode.Runtime.Services.Forms.MergeProvider.MergeAuthoringInstances(IMergeInfoProvider mergeProvider, IBaseNamedObject source, IBaseNamedObject target, ComplexType complexType) at SourceCode.Runtime.Services.Forms.MergeProvider.Merge(ComplexType complexType, IBaseNamedObject instance) at SourceCode.Runtime.Services.Forms.MergeProvider.Merge(ComplexType complexType) at SourceCode.Runtime.Services.Forms.Services.BaseFormViewService`3.Deploy(IDeploymentContext context)"
Symptoms
This error suggests that an assembly may be out of sync or on a different version from those in another file location.Troubleshooting Steps
To resolve this, please verify that the versions of the following assemblies are consistent throughout their locations:
- SourceCode.Forms.Design.dll
- ...K2 blackpearlBin
- ...K2 blackpearlHost ServerBin
- Global Assembly Cache (C:WindowsassemblyGAC_MSILSourceCode.Forms.Desing...)
- SourceCode.Runtime.Services.Forms.dll
- ...K2 blackpearlHost ServerBinExtensionsRuntime
- ...K2 blackpearlSetupReference
Follow the steps below to check the version of an assembly:
- Right-click on the assembly and select Properties
- Go to the Details tab
- The File version would be the version of the assembly:
