Description

When uploading a customized customization package, an error message appears in the back office: 

Validation error: Zip file must have a root directory with the name of the view code

Reason: the file was zipped using the Windows>>Sent To option.

Resolution

A workaround: use a different compression tool such as 7zip or Winrar. 

Note:

If you added images to the folder you should use a tool that doesn't automatically add Thumbs.db file to any folder containing images, as this also might cause issues.

UPDATE:

MacOS users have reported a problem where zipping files using the "Compress" feature automatically includes the .DS_Store file, which leads to a rejection of the package.

The zip can be created using terminal with this syntax:

zip -r foo.zip
foo -x "*.DS_Store"

(where 'foo' is the folder to zip)
This will eliminate the .DS_Store file.

• Article last edited: 30-Oct-2020