This error occurs if the <CacheResource> element in the InvalidateCache policy is set to a name that does not exist in the environment where the API proxy is being deployed.
Diagnosis
Identify the InvalidateCache policy name, the invalid cache used in <CacheResource> element of the InvalidateCache policy, and the environment where the error occurred. You can find all these items in the error message. For example, in the following error, the InvalidateCache policy name is InvalidateCache-Token, the name of the invalid cache is tokencache, and the environment name is test.
Verify if the cache (determined in step #1) has been defined in the specific environment (identified in step #1).
In the Apigee UI, navigate to ADMIN > Environment > test and check if the cache exists in the Caches tab of Environment Configuration. If the cache does not exist, then that's the cause of the error.
For example, notice in the screenshot below that the cache named tokencache does not exist.
Because the cache named tokencache is not defined in the test environment, you get the error:
Ensure that the cache specified in the <CacheResource> element of InvalidateCache policy has been created in the environment where you want to deploy the API proxy.
CacheNotFound
Error Message
Deployment of the API proxy through either the Apigee UI or API results in an error message like this, and the deployment status of the API Proxy is marked as partially deployed:
Error: Cache : cache_resource, not found in organization : organization__environment.
Example Error Message
Error Cache : configCache, not found in organization : kkalckstein-eval__test
Cause
This error occurs if the specific cache mentioned in the error message has not been created on a specific Message Processor component. A Message Processor is an internal component that processes the flow of API traffic through Apigee.
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Please let us know by clicking [Send Feedback]().\n\nInvalidCacheResourceReference\n-----------------------------\n\n### Error Message\n\nDeployment of the API proxy through either the Apigee UI or API fails with this error message: \n\n```\nError Deploying Revision revision_number to environment\nInvalid cache resource reference [cache_resource] in Step definition [invalidate_cache_policy_name]. Context Revision:[revision_number];APIProxy:[apiproxy_name];Organization:[organization];Environment:[environment]\n```\n\n### Example Error Message\n\n Error Deploying Revision 2 to test\n Invalid cache resource reference tokencache in Step definition InvalidateCache-Token. Context Revision:2;APIProxy:TestCache;Organization:kkalckstein-eval;Environment:test\n\n### Example Error Screenshot\n\n### Cause\n\nThis error occurs if the `\u003cCacheResource\u003e` element in the InvalidateCache policy is set to a name that does not exist in the environment where the API proxy is being deployed.\n\n### Diagnosis\n\n1. Identify the [InvalidateCache policy](/apigee/docs/api-platform/reference/policies/invalidate-cache-policy) name, the invalid cache used in `\u003cCacheResource\u003e` element of the InvalidateCache policy, and the environment where the error occurred. You can find all these items in the error message. For example, in the following error, the InvalidateCache policy name is `InvalidateCache-Token`, the name of the invalid cache is `tokencache`, and the environment name is `test`.\n\n Invalid cache resource reference tokencache in Step definition InvalidateCache-Token. Context Revision:2;APIProxy:TestCache;Organization:kkalckstein-eval;Environment:test\n\n2. Examine the failed InvalidateCache policy XML and verify if the cache name specified for the `\u003cCacheResource\u003e` element matches with the error message.\n\n In this example, the cache name specified in the `\u003cCacheResource\u003e` element is `tokencache`: \n\n \u003c?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?\u003e\n \u003cInvalidateCache async=\"false\" continueOnError=\"false\" enabled=\"true\" name=\"InvalidateCache-Token\"\u003e\n \u003cDisplayName\u003eInvalidateCache-Token\u003c/DisplayName\u003e\n \u003cProperties/\u003e\n \u003cCacheKey\u003e\n \u003cPrefix/\u003e\n \u003cKeyFragment ref=\"\"/\u003e\n \u003c/CacheKey\u003e\n \u003cCacheResource\u003etokencache\u003c/CacheResource\u003e\n \u003cScope\u003eExclusive\u003c/Scope\u003e\n \u003cCacheContext\u003e\n \u003cAPIProxyName/\u003e\n \u003cProxyName\u003edefault\u003c/ProxyName\u003e\n \u003cTargetName\u003edefault\u003c/TargetName\u003e\n \u003c/CacheContext\u003e\n \u003cPurgeChildEntries\u003efalse\u003c/PurgeChildEntries\u003e\n \u003c/InvalidateCache\u003e\n\n3. Verify if the cache (determined in step #1) has been defined in the specific environment (identified in step #1).\n\n In the Apigee UI, navigate to **ADMIN \\\u003e Environment \\\u003e test** and check if the cache exists in the **Caches** tab of **Environment Configuration**. If the cache does not exist, then that's the cause of the error.\n\n For example, notice in the screenshot below that the cache named `tokencache` does not exist.\n\n Because the cache named `tokencache` is not defined in the `test` environment, you get the error: \n\n Invalid cache resource reference tokencache in Step definition InvalidateCache-Token. Context Revision:2;APIProxy:TestCache;Organization:kkalckstein-eval;Environment:test\n\n### Resolution\n\nEnsure that the cache specified in the `\u003cCacheResource\u003e` element of InvalidateCache policy has been created in the environment where you want to deploy the API proxy.\n\nCacheNotFound\n-------------\n\n### Error Message\n\nDeployment of the API proxy through either the Apigee UI or API results in an error message like this, and the deployment status of the API Proxy is marked as partially deployed: \n\n```\nError: Cache : cache_resource, not found in organization : organization__environment.\n```\n\n### Example Error Message\n\n Error Cache : configCache, not found in organization : kkalckstein-eval__test\n\n### Cause\n\nThis error occurs if the specific cache mentioned in the error message has not been created on a specific Message Processor component. A Message Processor is an internal component that processes the flow of API traffic through Apigee.\n\n### Resolution\n\nContact [Apigee Support](https://apigee.com/about/support/portal) for assistance."]]
