---
title: "Postprocessing ignored dataset; executable has reached its end of life"
slug: "postprocessing-ignored-dataset-executable-has-reached-its-end-of-life-1"
tags: ["Error message", "NavVis IVION Processing", "Failed Processing", "Troubleshooting Desktop Proc.", "Troubleshooting Processing"]
updated: 2026-06-15T12:47:39Z
published: 2026-06-15T12:47:39Z
canonical: "knowledge.navvis.com/postprocessing-ignored-dataset-executable-has-reached-its-end-of-life-1"
---

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# Postprocessing ignored dataset; executable has reached its end of life

## Introduction

### Problem description

The Dataset is ignored during the postprocessing:

```plaintext
Summary:
Processed 1 dataset(s) in 0:00:00: 0 succeeded, 0 failed, 1 ignored, 0 skipped

***************************************************************************
Could not process 2020-12-05_08.33.33: Unknown error (exit code: 1)
```

**Root cause**

On the beginning of the log file it points to the fact that the software must be updated first:

```plaintext
Starting Post-Processing for 2020-12-05_08.23.21
[ERROR] This executable has reached its end of life. It cannot be used anymore. Please acquire a recent update.
```

### Scope

This solution applies to SiteMaker/NavVis IVION Processing.

## Troubleshooting procedure

Updating the software solves the problem:

```plaintext
sudo apt-get update
```

```plaintext
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
```

---

### FAQ

#### What does exit code 1 mean in post-processing?

Exit code 1 ("Unknown error") during post-processing means the executable has reached its end of life. Update the software by running `sudo apt-get update` followed by `sudo apt-get dist-upgrade`.

A dataset is a piece of a site, the result of a continuous recording with a NavVis mapping device or the result of an imported point cloud. Datasets can contain panoramic images and point clouds.

Functionality that allows processing of data recorded by NavVis devices. Processing recorded datasets is necessary to be able to use the data in an application like NavVis IVION.