ODI STUDIO 11G HANGS AT “INITIALIZE SEARCH ENGINE” WHEN OPENING ANY REPOSITORY OBJECT

Cause:

         Cause: ODI layout file might be corrupt.

Solution:

1. Remove the ODI layout file windowinglayout.xml
2. Restart ODI Studio and try again.

Location of the xml file: %APPDATA%-->odi-->system11.1.1.6.0-->o.ide.11.1.1.6.38.61.92

For example:

C:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Roaming\odi\system11.1.1.6.0\o.ide.11.1.1.6.38.61.92