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title: Target Location Missing or Not Specified Correctly
description: "**ERROR MESSAGES** ***\"Your site\" target location label does not appear or no target locations appear.*** ***PM Target location not specified properly*** Note The two target locations *(\"Your site\" and PM)* referenced in these error messages are synonymous. # Possible Problems…"
url: "https://i2b2.org/docs/target-location-missing-or-not-specified-correctly/"
updated: "2026-09-15"
category: i2b2 Installation Guide / Chapter 7. Troubleshooting Installation Errors
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# Target Location Missing or Not Specified Correctly

**ERROR MESSAGES**

***"Your site" target location label does not appear or no target locations appear.***

***PM Target location not specified properly***

Note

The two target locations *("Your site" and PM)* referenced in these error messages are synonymous.

# Possible Problems and Solutions:

The following table is designed to assist you with troubleshooting this error.

| When The Error Message Was Received | Possible Problem(s) | Possible Solution(s) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Received when attempting to log into the i2b2 Workbench | The target location may be missing or not be defined correctly in the i2b2Workbench.properties file. | Revisit the ***i2b2Workbench.properties*** file and verify the following: - The target location parameters have the proper number of elements. - The target location parameters do not have duplicate numbers. |

***Target Location Example:***

**I2b2.1**=i2b2demo,REST,http://services.i2b2.org/i2b2/services/PMService/

**I2b2.2**=i2b2demo,REST,http://localhost:9090/i2b2/services/PMService/

**I2b2.3**=*YourDomain*,REST,http://*YourJBossHost:YourJBossPort*/i2b2/services/PMService/

# Installation Guide Resources:

The following resources address configuring the i2b2Workbench.properties file and how to access it on either a Macintosh or Windows machine.

| Resource For... | Chapter | Section |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Configuring the PM Cell in the i2b2Workbench.properties file | [i2b2 Workbench Install](https://i2b2.org/docs/3-i2b2-workbench-install-optional/) | [Define Hive Location](https://i2b2.org/docs/3-3-1-define-hive-location/) |
| Accessing the i2b2Workbench.properties file on a Mac | [i2b2 Workbench Install](https://i2b2.org/docs/3-i2b2-workbench-install-optional/) | [Access Properties File on a Macintosh](https://i2b2.org/docs/8-3-1-1-access-properties-file-on-a-macintosh/) |
| Accessing the i2b2Workbench.properties file on Windows | [i2b2 Workbench Install](https://i2b2.org/docs/3-i2b2-workbench-install-optional/) | [Access Properties File on Windows](https://i2b2.org/docs/8-3-1-2-access-properties-file-on-windows/) |