Unable to submit TestFlight build via Fastlane Pilot

Question

After uploading an app and submitting it for review via FastLlane deliver, I'm trying to kick off internal testing via pilot. However, as soon as I do so with a command such as:

pilot distribute -a com.foo.bar.awesomesauce -u [email protected] -w test_test_test

I get the following error:

Error finding relevant GitHub issues: undefined method `map' for nil:NilClass

[!] The request could not be completed because:
    Beta App Description is required. The phone number is missing. The email must be in the format: [email protected]. The email is required. Beta App Description is required. The email must be in the format: [email protected]. The email is required. The phone number is missing. Validation errors

The exception is self-evident, and hopping into iTunes Connect evidently shows the issue: Data is not there.

I've pushed that metadata as part of my DeliverFile (first name, last name, email, phone, notes, ...), and I see it in the app version to be submitted for review, but I don't see it replicated in the metadata for the test build itself.

Is there a place I can set it? Right now through the command line in pilot, it looks like I can only set the "What's new." Anywhere in deliver? I've tried it through spaceship via submit_for_beta_review against the last build and passing all the parameters, but I still get a similar error.

Thanks so much in advance!

Answer 1

So based on this discussion on this exact same issue, you have a couple options it seems:

1) If this is the first time you're using pilot, then

You'll need to fill out basic metadata in iTC before you can use pilot.

2) Otherwise, it seems

You can use the submission_information in deliver to setup most of this.

I hope this resolves your issue with fastlane pilot :)