Generic REST Collector "Malformed Fields" error in RSA Governance & Lifecycle
3 years ago
Article Number
000068247
Applies To
This is a known issue in the following versions.
  • RSA Governance & Lifecycle 7.5.2 P04
Issue

The popup dialog "Malformed Fields" is designed to display whenever any text boxes contain characters which are not allowed.  

When configuring a new collector and pressing Next RSA Governance & Lifecycle displays the Warning dialog and prevents the page from being saved. 

This also occurs when editing any fields of an existing collector. 

 

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Cause
The URL values are being incorrectly URL encoded (with % characters) before being saved.   These URL's are invalid and prevents the form changes from being saved. 
Resolution

This is resolved in the following version.

  • RSA Governance & Lifecycle 7.5.2 P07
Workaround
  • Avoid editing existing Generic Rest Collectors on this version.
  • Import metadata from an existing collector on another system.