Cannot update project process when auto create release is true and release creation strategy is missing #9483
Description
Severity
Not known to be blocking any customers, a workaround exists
Version
Earliest tried was 2025.2.12938, still exists in 2025.3.4207
Latest Version
I could reproduce the problem in the latest build
What happened?
When AutoReleaseCreate is set to true on project creation, ReleaseCreationStrategy.ReleaseCreationPackage does not get set as it isn't expected when the project is initially created.
When the deployment process is updated and AutoCreateRelease is true, we attempt to access ReleaseCreationStrategy.ReleaseCreationPackage.DeploymentActionId, which fails because the package is null.
This issue cannot be resolved by updating the ReleaseCreationPackage data on the project because this requires an existing package deployment step.
Reproduction
- Create a project via the API (or terraform) with
AutoCreateRelease: true. This issue does not occur when modifying an existing project. - Attempt to add a step to the project process.
- The request fails with an exception.
Error and Stacktrace
Request took 3317ms
�"HTTP" "PUT" to "localhost:8080""/api/Spaces-2/variables/variableset-Projects-8" "completed" with 200 in 00:00:03.3182423 (3318ms) by "admin"
�"HTTP" "GET" to "localhost:8080""/api/Spaces-2/variables/variableset-Projects-8" "completed" with 200 in 00:00:00.0502709 (50ms) by "admin"
�"HTTP" "GET" to "localhost:8080""/api/octopusservernodes/ping" "completed" with 200 in 00:00:00.0153269 (15ms) by ""
�"HTTP" "GET" to "localhost:8080""/api/octopusservernodes/ping" "completed" with 200 in 00:00:00.0107625 (10ms) by ""
�"HTTP" "GET" to "localhost:8080""/api/Spaces-2/variables/variableset-Projects-8" "completed" with 200 in 00:00:00.0489416 (48ms) by "admin"
Unhandled error on request: "Object reference not set to an instance of an object."
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at Octopus.Core.Validation.DeploymentProcessValidator.ValidateDeploymentProcessChangeDoesNotImpactArcSettings(DeploymentProcess deploymentProcess, IRawRelationalTransaction t, CustomContext context) in ./source/Octopus.Core/Validation/DeploymentProcessValidator.cs:line 128
� at Octopus.Core.Validation.DeploymentProcessValidator.<>c__DisplayClass9_0.b__9(IRawRelationalTransaction t) in ./source/Octopus.Core/Validation/DeploymentProcessValidator.cs:line 97
� at Octopus.Core.Validation.DeploymentProcessValidator.ExecuteInTransaction(Action1 action) in ./source/Octopus.Core/Validation/DeploymentProcessValidator.cs:line 117 � at Octopus.Core.Validation.DeploymentProcessValidator.<AddRules>b__9_7(DeploymentProcess deploymentProcess, CustomContext context) in ./source/Octopus.Core/Validation/DeploymentProcessValidator.cs:line 94 � at FluentValidation.Validators.CustomValidator1.Validate(PropertyValidatorContext context) in /home/jskinner/code/FluentValidation/src/FluentValidation/Validators/CustomValidator.cs:line 41
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� at FluentValidation.AbstractValidator1.Validate(T instance) in /home/jskinner/code/FluentValidation/src/FluentValidation/AbstractValidator.cs:line 83 at Octopus.Core.Model.Projects.Updaters.UpdatedDeploymentProcessValidator.ValidateUpdatedProcess(ProjectReference projectReference, List1 originalSteps, DeploymentProcess updatedDeploymentProcess) in ./source/Octopus.Core/Model/Projects/Updaters/UpdatedDeploymentProcessValidator.cs:line 28
at Octopus.Core.Model.Projects.Updaters.DeploymentProcessUpdaterAndValidator.UpdateAndValidate(DeploymentProcess process, DeploymentProcessResource resource, ProjectReference projectReference, CancellationToken cancellationToken) in ./source/Octopus.Core/Model/Projects/Updaters/DeploymentProcessUpdaterAndValidator.cs:line 52
at Octopus.Core.Features.DeploymentProcesses.Ocl.ModifyDeploymentProcessCommandHandler.HandleInternal(ProjectReference projectReference, IModifyDeploymentProcessCommand command, CancellationToken cancellationToken) in ./source/Octopus.Core/Features/DeploymentProcesses/Ocl/ModifyDeploymentProcessCommandHandler.cs:line 102
at Octopus.Core.Features.DeploymentProcesses.Ocl.ModifyDeploymentProcessCommandHandler.Handle(ModifyDeploymentProcessInDatabaseCommand command, CancellationToken cancellationToken) in ./source/Octopus.Core/Features/DeploymentProcesses/Ocl/ModifyDeploymentProcessCommandHandler.cs:line 56
� at Octopus.Core.Infrastructure.Mediator.AutofacMediator.Do[TCommand,TResponse](ICommand2 command, CancellationToken cancellationToken) in ./source/Octopus.Core/Infrastructure/Mediator/AutofacMediator.cs:line 33 at Octopus.Core.Infrastructure.Mediator.Decorators.SystemComponentModelValidationDecorator.Do[TCommand,TResponse](ICommand2 command, CancellationToken cancellationToken) in ./source/Octopus.Core/Infrastructure/Mediator/Decorators/SystemComponentModelValidationDecorator.cs:line 28
at Octopus.Core.Infrastructure.Mediator.Decorators.FluentValidationsDecorator.Do[TCommand,TResponse](ICommand2 command, CancellationToken cancellationToken) in ./source/Octopus.Core/Infrastructure/Mediator/Decorators/FluentValidationsDecorator.cs:line 35 at Octopus.Core.Infrastructure.Mediator.Decorators.MessageBusSiphoningDecorator.Do[TCommand,TResponse](ICommand2 command, CancellationToken cancellationToken) in ./source/Octopus.Core/Infrastructure/Mediator/Decorators/MessageBusSiphoningDecorator.cs:line 32
at Octopus.Server.Web.Controllers.DeploymentProcesses.ModifyDeploymentProcessController.ModifyDeploymentProcessInDatabase(ModifyDeploymentProcessInDatabaseCommand command, CancellationToken cancellationToken) in ./source/Octopus.Server/Web/Controllers/DeploymentProcesses/ModifyDeploymentProcessController.cs:line 118
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at Octopus.Server.Web.Infrastructure.Authentication.AuthorizationMiddlewareResultHandler.HandleAsync(RequestDelegate next, HttpContext context, AuthorizationPolicy policy, PolicyAuthorizationResult authorizeResult) in ./source/Octopus.Server/Web/Infrastructure/Authentication/AuthorizationMiddlewareResultHandler.cs:line 50
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�"HTTP" "PUT" to "localhost:8080""/api/Spaces-2/projects/Projects-8/deploymentprocesses" "completed" with 500 in 00:00:00.0867130 (86ms) by "admin"
�"HTTP" "PUT" to "localhost:8080""/api/Spaces-2/variables/variableset-Projects-8" "completed" with 200 in 00:00:00.1063490 (106ms) by "admin"
�"HTTP" "GET" to "localhost:8080""/api/octopusservernodes/ping" "completed" with 200 in 00:00:00.0182738 (18ms) by ""More Information
The Octopus Server UI does not display triggers correctly for the broken project.
No triggers are listed on the Triggers page
No built-in feed trigger can be created because one already exists
Workaround
- Update the project to have
AutoCreateReleasefalse to allow you to edit the process. This must be done via the API as the Server UI does not display triggers correctly for the broken project. - Configure a package step in the project deployment process (this can be done via the UI if preferred).
- Add a new auto release creation trigger.