WFS harvesting: Error "<records> not found in response:"

[TommasoDb]

Describe the bug Trying to harvest a WFS source, the harvest process ends with error " not found in response:"

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Harvest a new WFS source
2. Add URL and WFS query
3. Save and start the harvesting
4. See error in '...'

Expected behavior WFS records are imported correctly in Geonetwork

Screenshots Error:

Settings:

Log file If applicable, add the server log file to help trace your problem.

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• Firefox
• GeoNetwork 4.0.1 Snapshot
• Docker

Additional context Maybe the root of the issue is that the field "Select template to combine with fragments" is empty, but none templates are listed there, so I cannot select a template.

[fxprunayre]

It depends a lot on what you expect in the end.

The OGC WFS feature harvester can be use to create metadata "fragments" See https://geonetwork-opensource.org/manuals/4.0.x/en/user-guide/harvesting/harvesting-wfs-features.html and indeed require quite some configuration on how to convert WFS features into useful fragments.

If you only want to display features on the map, check https://geonetwork-opensource.org/manuals/4.0.x/en/user-guide/analyzing/data.html

[TommasoDb]

But why does Geonetwork need the WFS features? I would expect that Geonetwork imports the service and his resources (layers), but not the single features - like it does with the WMS harvesting.

[fxprunayre]

In this case, harvest using https://geonetwork-opensource.org/manuals/4.0.x/en/user-guide/harvesting/harvesting-ogcwxs.html and not the WFS Feature harvester.