What causes a Sitecore module not to work in Sitecore Instance Manager (SIM)?

Question

I remember having the problem awhile ago but I cannot find the solution again using Google etc. So I thought I'd post on here.

I'm trying to add a module so that it can be selected in the instance creation wizard. I can select from many other modules including WFFM.

But I cannot see Sitecore Experience Accelerator (SXA) when I place it in the repository directory or select it to be added during the process which prompts "Selected file is not a Sitecore module package".

I'm downloading SXA v1.2 from https://dev.sitecore.net/Downloads/Sitecore_Experience_Accelerator/12/Sitecore_Experience_Accelerator_12_Initial_Release.aspx.

The package contents look correct but I cannot remember what typically breaks these packages for SIM. I'm sure it was something simple :)

Answer 1

When you download the package the default filenames for SXA are Sitecore Experience Accelerator 1.2 rev. 161216 for 8.1.zip and Sitecore Experience Accelerator 1.2 rev. 161216 for 8.2.zip.

Rename the file removing everything after the revision number and it will then show up in the Modules list, i.e. rename the file to Sitecore Experience Accelerator 1.2 rev. 161216.zip