Shared parameters error when loading a family

[sarita]

I got this error message when trying to load this manufacturer's family into a project. The family loads into a new project without any problem. I've tried auditing both the project and family. I also tried remapping the shared parameters to both the project and family. Does anyone have any other suggestions?

[jsteinhauer]

The Shared parameter GUID matches a parameter with a different name. There is a conflict between the two, and you're lucky it didn't corrupt your project file. The best thing that you can do is delete the parameter from that family, if you wish to still use it with your project.

This is one of the reasons why I strongly suggest to people not to download content from the web, unless it is coming from a trusted source.

Cheers,
Jeff S.

[JoelLondenberg]

The Shared parameter GUID matches a parameter with a different name...

From the image it looks like the same name, someone manually editing a shared parameter file is likely.

...The best thing that you can do is delete the parameter from that family, if you wish to still use it with your project.

This is one of the reasons why I strongly suggest to people not to download content from the web, unless it is coming from a trusted source...

Yes to both these comments.