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Version: 10.3

Assets Not Discovered

Symptoms​

You may encounter one or more of the following symptoms:

  • The Dagster asset catalog is empty.
  • Expected assets do not appear in the Dagster user interface.

System Behavior​

Dagster recursively scans the configured asset directory to locate asset definitions and related YAML configuration files. During this process, the system validates the directory structure and asset definitions before registering them in the Dagster workspace.

If the configured directory does not exist or cannot be accessed, Dagster stops the discovery process and raises an InvalidDirectoryError to prevent silent failures and incomplete asset registration.

Possible Causes​

This issue may occur because of one or more of the following conditions:

  • The configured asset directory path is incorrect.
  • The OPENIT_CONFIG environment variable points to a non-existent directory.
  • Required YAML asset definition files are missing.
  • Asset definitions are incomplete or malformed.
  • The Core Server installation is incomplete or corrupted.

Resolution​

Follow these steps to resolve the issue:

Verify Core Server Installation​

Follow the steps given in Core Server Installation Verification to determine if Core Server was successfully installed.

Check OPENIT_CFG Environment Variable​

  1. Open System Properties, then go to the Advanced tab.
  2. Click Environment Variables.
  3. Under System Variables, look for OPENIT_CFG.
  4. Make sure that the variable points to the correct asset configuration directory.