Hi Alexander,

Hey Ihor,

thanks for your response!

There are a couple of classes and pages changed from my teammates, which I try to deploy to my dev sandbox.

Here is the actual output of the deploy:

------ Deploy has started: Project: _spielwiese2_ ------

Search for changed files has started [11:17:49.416].

Looking for changed items dependencies...
The file classes\ab_EventTriggerCLS.cls has been changed.
The file classes\ab_QuoteLineItemTriggerTest.cls has been changed.
The file classes\ChangePartner.cls has been changed.
The file classes\ChangePartner.cls-meta.xml has been changed.
The file classes\ChangePartner_Test.cls has been changed.
The file classes\ChangePartner_Test.cls-meta.xml has been changed.
The file classes\ConsoleMessage.cls has been changed.
The file classes\ConsoleMessage_Test.cls has been changed.
The file classes\KakaoMessages.cls has been changed.
The file classes\LeadMessage.cls has been changed.
The file classes\ProcessPathOpportunity_Extension.cls has been changed.
The file classes\ProductSelectionNew_Controller.cls has been changed.
The file classes\ProductSelectionNew_Controller_Test.cls has been changed.
The file classes\ProductsPriceAndDiscountCal_Controller.cls has been changed.
The file classes\QuoteMessageKakao.cls has been changed.
The file classes\SecondVisitKor_Batch.cls has been changed.
The file classes\TaskTriggerClass.cls has been changed.
The file classes\TaskTriggerTestClass.cls has been changed.
The file classes\Trigger_OpportunityCLS.cls has been changed.
The file classes\VisitKor_Batch.cls has been changed.
The file components\ab_Partner_app_conf_email_p_de.component has been changed.
The file components\HearingGuarantee.component has been changed.
The file components\ProductSelectionTemplate.component has been changed.
The file pages\Anamnesis.page has been changed.
The file pages\ChangePartner.page has been changed.
The file pages\ChangePartner.page-meta.xml has been changed.
The file pages\ConsoleCompMessage.page has been changed.
The file pages\ConsoleComponent_BeforeClicked.page has been changed.
The file pages\ConsoleComponent_BeforeClicked.page-meta.xml has been changed.
The file pages\elfVFP_PerformanceWrapper.page has been changed.
The file pages\OpportunityCloseWonAndLost.page has been changed.
The file pages\pageQuotesLinkKor.page has been changed.
The file pages\processpathsliderLego.page has been changed.
The file pages\PurchaseOrderProductSelection.page has been changed.
The file triggers\TaskSummaryTrigger.trigger has been changed.
Dependency file pages\elfVFP_orderProcessing.page will be included into the deploy.
Dependency file pages\HearingGuarantee.page will be included into the deploy.
Dependency file pages\ProductSelectionForCommunity.page will be included into the deploy.
Dependency file pages\ProductSelectionNew.page will be included into the deploy.
Dependency file pages\ShowProductSelectionBasket.page will be included into the deploy.
Dependency file classes\Anamnesis_Extension.cls will be included into the deploy.
Dependency file classes\Chart_Controller.cls will be included into the deploy.
Dependency file classes\OpportunityClosedPage_Controller.cls will be included into the deploy.
Dependency file classes\ctrlQuotesLinkKor.cls will be included into the deploy.
Dependency file classes\ab_Partner_appointment_confirmationCLS.cls will be included into the deploy.
Dependency file classes\ab_controller_formatted_datetime.cls will be included into the deploy.
Dependency file classes\HearingGuarantee_Controller.cls will be included into the deploy.
Dependency file classes\ProductRecommendation_Controller.cls will be included into the deploy.

Looking for empty files...

Checking if the changed files have pending server changes [11:17:49.633].
No pending conflicts were found.

Choosing the deploy strategy depends on changed files...

Deploy strategy has been chosen.

Deploying changed items...
String reference not set to an instance of a String.
Parameter name: s

Time Elapsed 00:00:00.985

========== Deploy: Project: _spielwiese2_ failed ==========

I checked all the mentioned files and all have the corresponding .meta.xml file.

Did the whole process a couple of times already but this message never popped up. 

Hey Guys,

any update on this topic?

Best regards,

Alex

Hi Alex,

Thank you for your post and for the provided details.

Our developers still look for a reason for this error and for a solution for this issue.

Meantime, if you don't mind, can you please check if the next workarounds could help in this case?

Here the workarounds are:

1. Please use the 'Deploy to Organization' feature to update the necessary files.
   Please select the 'Use organization from the project' option at the first stage of the deployment process and select your current project as a target org.
   Please let us know if the deployment would be succeeded or if you would get the same/another error as a result.
   
2. Another workaround is to create a new TWS project using the sources of your current project (the 'src' folder), however, please delete (also, you can make a backup copy) the 'package.xml' file.
   Please check if the issue would be reproduced for this newly created project.
   In a frame of this project creation, the IDE will create a new 'package.xml' file, and this could help to solve the issue if exactly this file contains some dissimilarities.

In both cases, if you would get errors, please send us a bug report(s) with attached log files directly from the IDE.

Looking forward to your response if the workaround would work for you, and we will let you know just when we would have any results of our investigation on this issue.

Thank you for your collaboration.

Best Regards,

Kate

Hey Kate,

thank you very much for your suggested steps.

As I started to give your instructions a try, the "normal" project creation worked perfectly fine again.

So, apparently the issue solved itself :)

Thanks again for your support and have a nice week!

Alex

Hi Alex,

Thank you for your response and for your update!

I'm happy to hear that you can continue your working process in the IDE.

We will investigate more detailed what could be a reason for the issue, and looks like this was in fact related to some dissimilarities in the 'package.xml' or in the project file.

If you would have any other questions, please let us know - we'll be happy to assist.

Have a nice week too!

Best Regards,

Kate