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When I try to validate an archive with an application using Organizer, before uploading it to the App Store, I get the following error: "Unable to process lookupPurpleSoftwareVersions request at this time due to a general error". Have anyone ever get this message? Is it due to an Apple developer portal problem?
Thank you,
There's an issue with the Apple servers. If I keep submitting, I sometimes see this error:
Quit and relaunch Xcode. Archive the application again, now try to validate the app, it may work. (This scenario worked in my case :))