Bug ID 432749: Message: invalid application update, an application was not specified

Last Modified: Apr 28, 2025

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP LTM(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
11.3.0

Opened: Oct 03, 2013

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

Attempt to modify existing application then get this error returned 'invalid application update, an application was not specified.'

Impact

The system posts the error message 'invalid application update, an application was not specified.'

Conditions

Here is one case that causes the message: modify sys application service my_app.app/myapp tables replace-all-with { ... }

Workaround

This issue can be avoided by also setting another property on the Application Service object when modifying the variables. You can workaround the issue by setting a property on the AppSvc that is not a "join" object like the "description" property For example, the description is set to "none": # modify sys application service my_app.app/myapp tables replace-all-with { ... } description none

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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