sk183618 - Test feed fails when testing a Network Feed object with the feed parsing format configured as JSON

Test feed fails when testing a Network Feed object with the feed parsing format configured as JSON

Product: Threat Prevention
Version: R81.20, R82, R82.10
Last Modified: 2026-07-09

Symptoms

This message appears in the $FWDIR/log/efo_error.elg file:

[Thu Jun 26 10:56:39 2025][GW]: feed contains invalid records at: 1

This message appears in SmartConsole:

Test completed with warnings

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The Test Feed is successful when the feed parsing format is Flat.

Solution

This problem was fixed. The fix is included in:

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NOTE

This solution has been verified for the specific scenario, described by the combination of Product, Version and Symptoms. It may not work in other scenarios.

Article Properties

Access Level: General
Status: Approved by TAC
Date Created: 2025-07-02
Last Modified: 2026-07-09