Article - CS69437
Check In or Object creation fails with error message "An object initialization rule could not be applied because an error was detected.Nested exception is: wt.rule.algorithm.InvalidAlgorithmArgumentException" in Windchill PDMLink
Modified: 10-Dec-2025
Applies To
- Windchill PDMLink 10.0 to 13.0
- Windchill ProjectLink 10.0 to 11.0
- Windchill PDM Essentials 10.1 to 11.0
- Pro/INTRALINK 8.x + 10.0 to 11.0
- Creo Parametric 7.0
Description
- Create or Check In of objects fail with errors:
Error '<Folder Name>' passed to the algorithm com.ptc.core.foundation.folder.server.impl.FolderPathAttributeAlgorithm does not exist CheckinDataHandler.getFolderData :: Exception caught (wt.rule.ruleResource/405) wt.rule.algorithm.InvalidAlgorithmArgumentException: A folder name '<Folder>' passed to the algorithm com.ptc.core.foundation.folder.server.impl.FolderPathAttributeAlgorithm does not exist ATTENTION: An object initialization rule could not be applied because an error was detected. Report this issue to your administrator. Nested exception is: wt.rule.algorithm.InvalidAlgorithmArgumentException: A folder name '/Default/XXXX' passed to the algorithm com.ptc.core.foundation.folder.server.impl.FolderPathAttributeAlgorithm does not exist.
- Check In process stops responding for CAD documents
- Problem Report/ Part / Change request creation fails with error
- Creating a Promotion request throws an error
- Import from Spreadsheet fails with error in Background Method Server log
- Attributes are not displayed in the New Document Wizard and an error message is reported in the Methodserver
- WinDu task EPMWorkspace Objects Check fails
- Performing Auto Associate shows blank page with below error in Methos Server log:
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com.ptc.windchill.uwgm.proesrv.rrc.RRCPdmStateHelper <username> - RRCPdmStateHelper.setPdmStatus :: Cannot retrieve target folder info (wt.rule.ruleResource/405) wt.rule.algorithm.InvalidAlgorithmArgumentException: A folder name '<Folder>' passed to the algorithm com.ptc.core.foundation.folder.server.impl.FolderPathAttributeAlgorithm does not exist.
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- workflow execution fails after applying changes to Object Initialization Rule (OIR)
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