Unable to deploy workflow with "Missing reference at Activity ‘Task’" error appearing
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PRODUCTK2 Five 5.1
BASED ONK2 Five 5.1
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Issue
The following error appears when deploying a workflow:
“Missing reference at Activity ‘Task’. Error. A item with this name already exist on this container”
Symptoms
When you add three or more actions on a workflow task step, you might receive the missing reference error which will prevent you from deploying the workflow.Troubleshooting Steps
This issue has been fixed in K2 Five 5.1 FP 4: https://help.k2.com/kb002490
If applying the fix pack does not fix the issue, you can use the following workaround:
- Rename all the Task Results in 'Results/Voting' tab in the Task step.
Example: Approve > Approved , Cancel> Cancelled
This issue has been fixed in K2 Five 5.1 FP 4: https://help.k2.com/kb002490
