Reserved Bundle ID errors/questions

For the life of me I cannot figure out how to resolve the error I am getting when trying to upload an app to the store. Right now I am getting the following error:
"Bundle identifier: com.COMPANY.APPNAME differs from the reserved bundle identifier: APPNAME"

First, what is the 'reserved bundle identifier' and where do I go to see/change it? And can I change this identifier. This is the first app I have uploaded, so I am not going to break anything else.

MacBook Pro, iOS 4

Posted on Aug 27, 2010 3:21 PM

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Aug 28, 2010 9:11 AM in response to meckimoo

hello, check your info.plist and the Bundle Identifier entry.

Try changing it to: com.xxx.${PRODUCT_NAME:identifier}

where xxx is your company name as registered on iTunes connect

spaces in your company name should be skipped rather than using "_" as far as I know....

Bundle name entry should be: ${PRODUCT_NAME}

you do not need to substitute the actual product name in those entries

if the above does not work, try copying and pasting the exact app ID from iTunes connect, where it says Bundle ID...

here's some info on the original process of creating the app ID too, if it helps:

http://developer.apple.com/iphone/manage/bundles/howto.action

Aug 30, 2010 11:47 AM in response to xnav

Thanks. Got the doc but it doesnt seem to help my in my issue. I still get the error of "Bundle identifier: com.gaiam.gaiammeditationroom differs from reserved bundle identifier: gaiammeditationroom.

Where do I go to change the reserved bundle identifier to be com.gaiam.gaiameditationroom? I would think this was somewhere that was NOT in the app (xcode) itself? I have tried changing out the info.plist to every possible instance as well as changing the 'target -> info -> properties' entry. No luck. This is driving me nuts.

Aug 30, 2010 3:24 PM in response to xnav

That is a good question. I have the drop down in the upper left corner options chosen as 'Device - 4.0 | Distribution' and the active configuration is selected as 'Distribution'. Should I be changing the bundle identifier in a different location?

When I swap between say the 'Distribution' and the 'release' selection in the active configurations, I dont see any change in the info.plist window?

Thanks for the help.

Aug 30, 2010 4:32 PM in response to xnav

Thanks. In the properties window I have the following in the identifier field: com.gaiam.gaiammeditationroom. When I am in the build window of the same pop up I have the Code Signing Entity as iPhone distribution and the build entries all show 'Distribution' as their entry.

What I am wondering is when you setup a provisioning profile would the mis-match potentially occur? Or when I go and start the process of putting in the request to submit an app, would there be anything in there that would cause this?

Not really sure on next steps. Frustrating.

Aug 30, 2010 5:46 PM in response to xnav

Nope. Right now the only choice I get when I start to submit a new app is Gaiam Meditation App - *

I started to go through the process of submitting a new app to be sure that I didnt have something wrong in it. When I am on the first page of the new app submission ( https://itunesconnect.apple.com/WebObjects/iTunesConnect.woa/wo/10.0.9.7.7.1.0.1 .1) I get 3 fields to fill in:
1. App name
2. SKU number
3. Bundle ID (dropdown)

In #3 all I get to choose from in the drop down is 'Gaiam Meditation App - *'

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