Issues with Indirect xml configuration using environment variable

Question

My package is not retrieving the the connection strings from the xml file setup through indirect configuration. It is using the connection string directly from the connection manager in the package. Steps below,
Package-1 has Connection Manager with server : dev, database: Test
Setup indirect xml configuration : XML file contains the connection string. Environment variable contains the path to the xml.
Build and deploy on different server (prod).
Create the same environment variable in prod server.
Change conenction string in xml file.
Run the package: package tries to connect to dev instead of prod.
Change the connection string in the connection manager directly in the package. Build and deploy. Works now - connects to prod as expected.
For some reason my package is not reading from the xml file.
Anonymous

Answer 1

You posted on this issue before and now again, why?
The "It is using the connection string directly from the connection manager in the package" means the package fails to configure from the conn string in the env. variable.
You may see it as a warning in the log if you have one enabled.
The env variable should have the path to the config file, the config file should be parametrized to get the connection to it via the variable, this is the proper scenario.
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