Can not add a Model without id to a ModelCollection error on categories [FIXED]

When I click one of the categories in the Maintenance app, I got the error Can not add a Model without id to a ModelCollection and a blank page.

I fetched the category in with the api and find out that the categoryCombo payload on it appears like


            "categoryCombos": [
                null,
                {
                    "id": "K6K4eaEM5K6"
                },
                {
                    "id": "sdfg6yhji8"
                }
            ],

The "id": "sdfg6yhji8" reference a deleted categoryCombo. So I go to the database and manually deleted it. When I fetch the data with api again, it’s now appearing like:


            "categoryCombos": [
                null,
                {
                    "id": "K6K4eaEM5K6"
                }
            ],

When I inspect the Network tab to see what what fetched to the Maintenance app, I got the screenshot below which correspond with the api request.

My question is how do I delete the null value. I have clear the server cache, site cache, reload app but no changes.

I think for this one you need to check the database directly. I searched for the error “Can not add a Model without id to a ModelCollection” and that’s the conclusion…

Before I posted, I also search for existing solution but couldn’t get one. Also I have inspected the database and query the categoryCombo and categoryOptionCombo even with the condition where COC is null nothing was return. I updated the record with the Maintenance App still it is sending the null value.

So far, I have leave it for now but I can edit the categoryCombo. I only hope at some point the system will purge it.

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I am experiencing this same issue and have completed the same troubleshooting tasks with no apparent resolution available. 2.39.1.2

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I only escaped this when I spin up a new instance. I was unable to fix it.

I’m encountering in the same problem on the same version.

This is the issue here: [DHIS2-15351] - Jira which will be included in the next official release of each branch. We have tested and verified on the development branch of 2.39.3

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Still no resolution to fixing this issue. Today, this link doesn’t work and gives us the error:
Can not add a Model without id to a ModelCollection

which redirects to:

@Gassim can you remove the [fixed] tag from the title as the issue is not wholly resolved?

Hi @chase.freeman

Thank you for the notice. It did get fixed for version 2.39 but it wasn’t reported for version 40 but I don’t know if it was already working in version 40 and this bug reappeared?

Yes, same issue that is described in the ticket linked to this topic. :+1: Thanks!

Hi @chase.freeman

As you can see the comment by @viet in the Jira issue, the issue is fixed in version 40.1.0 which is the latest stable version for version 40; so it should be available as soon as you update.

Thanks!