Can't open Visual Composer

[Former Member]

I installed Sap NetWeaver and tried to open visual composer by typing http://localhost:50100/VC/default.jsp. Then I get a message saying:

Failed to open workspace due to the following error: Kits manifest is bad or missing

MOre Information

Failed to invoke the function: 'actionKitsManifest of the remote service: 'LibManager'

Please help to fix this problem.

[Former Member]

Hi I've copied the following section from the VC 6 installation manual.

It worked from me, maybe it works for you:

4 Preparing the Visual Composer Client

Machine

Visual Composer Storyboard, operating on the Visual Composer server, is the design

environment in which you create your portal content. It functions as a thin-client application

that can be accessed from the Internet Explorer web browser of any machine with network

access to the Visual Composer server. See the Visual Composer User Guide for instructions

about logging on to Visual Composer Storyboard from a client machine.

In order to log on to and work with Visual Composer Storyboard, be sure that your Visual

Composer client machine meets the following software requirements:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1or higher

• Microsoft XML Parser 4.0

• Adobe SVG Viewer 3.0

Download MS XML parser 4:

http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/6/5/9657c01e-107f-409c-baac-7d249561629c/msxml.msi

Download SVG from

http://www.adobe.com/svg/viewer/install/mainframed.html

Best regards, Marcel.

[former_member193545]

Hi

Please try accessing VC using the following URL http://<servername and port>/VC/freestyle.jsp.

Thanks

Jarrod Williams

[Former Member]

Check these First,

Launch the Visual Administrator and look if the VC server application is running. If it is then,

Open Deploy -> Server_XX -> DevelopmentServer

2 entries shud be active i.e:

1)* vc_client

2)* VisualComposerServerEar04

Check also the service "VisualComposer-DevelopmentServer" parameters.

You can also have a look in the system information of your Java Engine.

"http://yourserver:yourport/"

Click on All components in the Software components window and search for VCBASE, VCKITXX, VCKITGP, VCFLEX, VCFRAMEWORK etc.

Check the entries in the Host File, and make sure that u have localhost mentioned in it.

[Former Member]

Hi all,

I a similar problem with the VC on my CE 7.1 trial version. The VC starts up but then bails out with an error message stating:

Failed to open workspace due to the following errors: Kits manifest is bad or missing

can anyone point me to a solution to this?

Thanks and kind regards,

Christian

[Former Member]

https://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/VC/CannotlaunchVisual+Composer