# Automation Controller task packages list empty

**URL:** <https://community.criticalmanufacturing.com/t/automation-controller-task-packages-list-empty/625>\
**Category:** Integrations\
**Tags:** v11.3, equipment\
**Created:** [October 21, 2024, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.criticalmanufacturing.com/t/automation-controller-task-packages-list-empty/625 "2024-10-21T17:27:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![juan\_perezochoa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/76d3ee/32.png) [@juan\_perezochoa](https://community.criticalmanufacturing.com/u/juan_perezochoa)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2024, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.criticalmanufacturing.com/t/automation-controller-task-packages-list-empty/625/1 "2024-10-21T17:27:28Z")

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When configuring a new automation controller (automationManager, automationProtocol, automationDriverDefinition already configured) I see that my task Packages list is empty. When I hit next, I get a message “Cannot read properties of undefined (reading ‘default’)”.

Below is a configuration screenshot

 ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex050/uploads/community_criticalmanufacturing/original/1X/b5e4059dd3fa3ad1b3871369c06f42aad85f8363.png)  
 ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex050/uploads/community_criticalmanufacturing/original/1X/22b8213d485f1cbb053c07c386b8fbf0a67e3ffc.png)

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**Author:** ![maximilian\_jung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a9a28c/32.png) [@maximilian\_jung](https://community.criticalmanufacturing.com/u/maximilian_jung)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2024, 9:09pm UTC](https://community.criticalmanufacturing.com/t/automation-controller-task-packages-list-empty/625/2 "2024-10-25T21:09:24Z")

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The config entry is empty by default.  
You need to enter the location (i.e. directory) where you have deployed your connectIoT reposirtoy with the packages

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**Author:** ![juan\_perezochoa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/76d3ee/32.png) [@juan\_perezochoa](https://community.criticalmanufacturing.com/u/juan_perezochoa)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 1:09pm UTC](https://community.criticalmanufacturing.com/t/automation-controller-task-packages-list-empty/625/3 "2024-10-28T13:09:50Z")

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are you referring to /Cmf/System/Configuration/ConnectIOT ? because it does not give me an option to modify that entry via the edit button. I obfuscated /RepositoryLocation on the screenshot for security purposes.

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**Author:** ![juan\_perezochoa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/76d3ee/32.png) [@juan\_perezochoa](https://community.criticalmanufacturing.com/u/juan_perezochoa)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.criticalmanufacturing.com/t/automation-controller-task-packages-list-empty/625/4 "2024-11-08T13:33:18Z")

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Fixed by removing custom pack entry in config.

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**Author:** ![Joao\_Roque](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex050/user_avatar/community.criticalmanufacturing.com/joao_roque/32/24_2.png) [@Joao\_Roque](https://community.criticalmanufacturing.com/u/Joao_Roque)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.criticalmanufacturing.com/t/automation-controller-task-packages-list-empty/625/5 "2026-08-20T13:43:22Z")

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> [@juan\_perezochoa](#):
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> d by removing custom pack entry in config.

Now packages become available if the Automation Task Library is Synced. If the package is an angular package and not an ATL package, the GUI needs to compile with the iot package, and when importing the metadata, the package will be available.

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**Author:** ![system](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex050/user_avatar/community.criticalmanufacturing.com/system/32/23_2.png) [@system](https://community.criticalmanufacturing.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2026, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.criticalmanufacturing.com/t/automation-controller-task-packages-list-empty/625/6 "2026-08-22T13:43:45Z")

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