ODI Studio 11g Hangs at “Initialize Search Engine” When Opening Any Repository Object

Possible cause is the corrupt ODI layout file.

1. Remove the ODI layout file windowinglayout.xml.

It should be in %APPDATA%\odi\systemVERSION\o.ide.VERSION

Examples:

On Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\Application Data\odi\system11.1.1.6.0\o.ide.11.1.1.6.38.61.92
On Windows 7: C:\Users\<myUserName>\AppData\Roaming\odi\system11.1.1.6.0\o.ide.11.1.1.6.38.61.92
On Linux: home/<myUserName>/.odi/system11.1.1.6.0/o.ide.11.1.1.6.38.61.9
2. Restart ODI Studio and try again.

Thanks,
~KKT~