Error in import development config

Question

hello.
i have NWDS sp15 and i get the error
"java.lang.IllegalStateException: INTERNAL ERROR: Global root folder for pre-installed component archives not defined.
     at com.sap.tc.devconf.impl.DevConfFileSystemLayout.getRootPathForCompartment(DevConfFileSystemLayout.java:204)
     at com.sap.tc.devconf.impl.DevConfFileSystemLayout.getAbsoluteSCRoot(DevConfFileSystemLayout.java:78)
     at com.sap.tc.devconf.impl.DevConfFileSystemLayout.getAbsoluteTopLevelDCsRoot(DevConfFileSystemLayout.java:171)
     at com.sap.tc.devconf.impl.LocalSCNode.initializeTopLevelDCNodeList(LocalSCNode.java:36)
     at com.sap.tc.devconf.impl.LocalSCNode.<init>(LocalSCNode.java:22)
     at com.sap.tc.devconf.impl.DevelopmentConfiguration.getTopLevelDCsForLocalCompartment(DevelopmentConfiguration.java:3426)
     at com.sap.tc.devconf.impl.syncdb.ComponentSyncDB._initializeLocalEntries(ComponentSyncDB.java:868)
     at com.sap.tc.devconf.impl.syncdb.ComponentSyncDB.initializeLocalEntries(ComponentSyncDB.java:836)
     at com.sap.tc.devconf.impl.syncdb.ComponentSyncDB.initialize(ComponentSyncDB.java:512)
     at com.sap.tc.devconf.impl.syncdb.ComponentSyncDB.retainEntriesFromCompartment(ComponentSyncDB.java:904)
     at com.sap.tc.devconf.impl.LocalDCScanner.refreshSyncDBForLocalDCs(LocalDCScanner.java:100)
     at com.sap.tc.devconf.impl.DevelopmentConfiguration.<init>(DevelopmentConfiguration.java:376)
     at com.sap.tc.devconf.DevelopmentConfigurationFactory._addConfiguration(DevelopmentConfigurationFactory.java:2065)
     at com.sap.tc.devconf.DevelopmentConfigurationFactory.addConfiguration(DevelopmentConfigurationFactory.java:763)
     at com.sap.tc.devconf.DevelopmentConfigurationFactory.addConfiguration(DevelopmentConfigurationFactory.java:698)
     at com.sap.tc.devconf.DevelopmentConfigurationFactory.addConfiguration(DevelopmentConfigurationFactory.java:669)
     at com.sap.ide.eclipse.component.devconf.DevConfManager.createDefaultDevConf(DevConfManager.java:390)
     at com.sap.ide.eclipse.component.devconf.DevConfManager.getInstalledDevConfs(DevConfManager.java:534)
     at com.sap.ide.eclipse.component.devconf.DevConfManager.getInstalledDevConfs(DevConfManager.java:437)
     at com.sap.ide.eclipse.component.wizard.DevConfWizard.findDevelopmentConfiguration(DevConfWizard.java:381)
     at com.sap.ide.eclipse.component.wizard.DevConfWizard.performFinish(DevConfWizard.java:235)
     at org.eclipse.jface.wizard.WizardDialog.finishPressed(WizardDialog.java:608)
     at org.eclipse.jface.wizard.WizardDialog.buttonPressed(WizardDialog.java:321)
     at org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.Dialog$1.widgetSelected(Dialog.java:423)
     at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.TypedListener.handleEvent(TypedListener.java:89)
     at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(EventTable.java:81)
     at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:840)
     at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Display.java:2022)
     at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:1729)
     at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.runEventLoop(Window.java:583)
     at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.open(Window.java:563)
     at com.sap.ide.eclipse.component.provider.actions.DevConfNewMenuAction.openWizard(DevConfNewMenuAction.java:39)
     at com.sap.ide.eclipse.component.provider.actions.DevConfNewMenuAction.run(DevConfNewMenuAction.java:33)
     at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PluginAction.runWithEvent(PluginAction.java:251)
     at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WWinPluginAction.runWithEvent(WWinPluginAction.java:207)
     at org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem.handleWidgetSelection(ActionContributionItem.java:456)
     at org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem.handleWidgetEvent(ActionContributionItem.java:403)
     at org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem.access$0(ActionContributionItem.java:397)
     at org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem$ActionListener.handleEvent(ActionContributionItem.java:72)
     at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(EventTable.java:81)
     at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:840)
     at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Display.java:2022)
     at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:1729)
     at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runEventLoop(Workbench.java:1402)
     at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.run(Workbench.java:1385)
     at com.tssap.util.startup.WBLauncher.run(WBLauncher.java:79)
     at org.eclipse.core.internal.boot.InternalBootLoader.run(InternalBootLoader.java:858)
     at org.eclipse.core.boot.BootLoader.run(BootLoader.java:461)
     at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
     at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
     at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
     at com.sap.ide.eclipse.startup.Main.basicRun(Main.java:286)
     at com.sap.ide.eclipse.startup.Main.run(Main.java:795)
     at com.sap.ide.eclipse.startup.Main.main(Main.java:602)"
when i try to import any development config.
can anybody help me please?

Answer 1

Hi Motty,
do you use official SP 15 NWDS.
This error may appear if "archive pool plugin -com.sap.tc.ap" gets modified/corrupted or deleted.
Just check whether you have it under the ...\eclipse\plugins\com.sap.tc.ap folder.
If not copy it from other 04 NWDS, for example SP14.
Or do complete/new NWDS installation
Regards                                                   Angel
SAP