'ODI-40400: Invalid format description' Signalled When Attempting to Reverse Engineering an ODI 11.1.1.7.0 Flat File Data Server

(Doc ID 1952113.1)

Last updated on MARCH 31, 2017

Applies to:

Oracle Data Integrator - Version 11.1.1.7.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

When attempting to Reverse Engineer any File Datastore in ODI 11g the following message is signalled :

Cause

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