Error "No application with the provided GAV could be retrieved from Exchange" when deploying an application to Runtime Fabric

SYMPTOM

Deployment of an application to Runtime Fabric via Mule Maven plugin or Runtime Manager fails with the error "No application with the provided GAV could be retrieved from Exchange".

CAUSE

The error means the application can not be found in Exchange ("GAV" stands for " Group Id", "Artifact Id", "Version"), but also refers that it cannot be uploaded to Exchange.
Deployments to Runtime Fabric require the Mule application to be published to Exchange first, and in this step is where the issue occurs. Please note that this deployment is done automatically when using Runtime Manager or the Mule Maven Plugin to deploy to RTF.

SOLUTION

Please make sure that the pom file of your application has the <classifier>mule-application</classifier> tag inside the org.mule.tools.maven plugin as the below example and as described here:

<build>
    <plugins>
        <plugin>
            <groupId>org.mule.tools.maven</groupId>
            <artifactId>mule-maven-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>3.5.0</version>
            <extensions>true</extensions>
            <configuration>
                <classifier>mule-application</classifier>
            </configuration>
        </plugin>
    </plugins>
</build>

If the issue persists, please make sure that you have checked the Prerequisites and configured the Runtime Fabric Deployment Strategy as stated in our documentation:
Deploy Mule Applications to Runtime Fabric using Runtime Manager
Deploy Applications to Runtime Fabric Using the Mule Maven Plugin

Furthermore, you can also publishing the application to Exchange from Anypoint Studio (https://docs.mulesoft.com/studio/7.12/export-to-exchange-task) or using the Mule Maven plugin (https://docs.mulesoft.com/exchange/to-publish-assets-maven#publish-an-asset-to-exchange-using-maven).