If project definition contain empty repository tag then report fails: Project definition <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <project> <pomVersion>3</pomVersion> <artifactId>rfl-project-main</artifactId> <name>RFL Project Main</name> <groupId>${groupId}</groupId> <currentVersion>${version}</currentVersion> <repository> </repository> <reports> <report>maven-faq-plugin</report> <report>maven-multiproject-plugin</report> <report>maven-dashboard-plugin</report> </reports> </project> xdoc:register-reports: faq:init: maven-faq-plugin:register: xdoc:generate-from-pom: [echo] Generating xdocs from POM ... BUILD FAILED org.apache.velocity.exception.ResourceNotFoundException: Unable to find resource 'scm/${connscm}.xml ' at org.apache.velocity.runtime.resource.ResourceManagerImpl.loadResource(ResourceManagerImpl .java:458) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.resource.ResourceManagerImpl.getResource(ResourceManagerImpl. java:341) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.RuntimeInstance.getTemplate(RuntimeInstance.java:831) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Parse.render(Parse.java:141) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTDirective.render(ASTDirective.java:114) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTBlock.render(ASTBlock.java:55) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.SimpleNode.render(SimpleNode.java:230) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTIfStatement.render(ASTIfStatement.java:89) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.SimpleNode.render(SimpleNode.java:230) at org.apache.velocity.Template.merge(Template.java:256) at org.apache.velocity.app.VelocityEngine.mergeTemplate(VelocityEngine.java:450) at org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.velocity.MergeTag.mergeTemplate(MergeTag.java:186) at org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.velocity.MergeTag.doTag(MergeTag.java:68) at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.TagScript.run(TagScript.java:250) at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:95) at org.apache.commons.jelly.TagSupport.invokeBody(TagSupport.java:186) at org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.core.WhenTag.doTag(WhenTag.java:46) at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.TagScript.run(TagScript.java:250) at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:95) at org.apache.commons.jelly.TagSupport.invokeBody(TagSupport.java:186) at org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.core.ChooseTag.doTag(ChooseTag.java:38) at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.TagScript.run(TagScript.java:250) at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:95) at org.apache.commons.jelly.TagSupport.invokeBody(TagSupport.java:186) at org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.core.ForEachTag.doTag(ForEachTag.java:150) at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.TagScript.run(TagScript.java:250) at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:95) at org.apache.maven.jelly.tags.werkz.MavenGoalTag.runBodyTag(MavenGoalTag.java:82) at org.apache.maven.jelly.tags.werkz.MavenGoalTag$MavenGoalAction.performAction(MavenGoalTag .java:115) at org.apache.maven.werkz.Goal.fire(Goal.java:647) at org.apache.maven.werkz.Goal.attain(Goal.java:582) at org.apache.maven.werkz.Goal.attainPrecursors(Goal.java:494) at org.apache.maven.werkz.Goal.attain(Goal.java:580) at org.apache.maven.werkz.WerkzProject.attainGoal(WerkzProject.java:208) at org.apache.maven.jelly.tags.werkz.MavenAttainGoalTag.doTag(MavenAttainGoalTag.java:114) at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.TagScript.run(TagScript.java:250) at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:95) at org.apache.maven.jelly.tags.werkz.MavenGoalTag.runBodyTag(MavenGoalTag.java:82) at org.apache.maven.jelly.tags.werkz.MavenGoalTag$MavenGoalAction.performAction(MavenGoalTag .java:115) at org.apache.maven.werkz.Goal.fire(Goal.java:647) at org.apache.maven.werkz.Goal.attain(Goal.java:582) at org.apache.maven.plugin.PluginManager.attainGoals(PluginManager.java:709) at org.apache.maven.MavenSession.attainGoals(MavenSession.java:264) at org.apache.maven.cli.App.doMain(App.java:546) at org.apache.maven.cli.App.main(App.java:1390) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324) at com.werken.forehead.Forehead.run(Forehead.java:551) at com.werken.forehead.Forehead.main(Forehead.java:581) File...... file:/C:/Documents and Settings/nickname/.maven/cache/maven-xdoc-plugin-1.10/plugin.jelly Element... velocity:merge Line...... 728 Column.... 13 Unable to find resource 'scm/${connscm}.xml' Total time : 5 seconds Finished at : Wednesday, August 2, 2006 9:05:28 AM CEST