Build and Archive Option in XCode and Submit to iTunes

Question

Although I have already submitted my app using Build And Archive and then clicking on the Submit to iTunes connect I will ask the question anyway. Apple says that select a Distribution profile when submitting to Apple. So, I went on iTunes and downloaded the Distribution profile. I added profile to xCode. I did the build and archive option then validated the application. Everything was validated successfully. Before submitting the application I noticed that there is a big question mark on the left hand side saying "Application Info". This is strange because I have already filled out all the name, description, version, keywords etc on the iTunes connect website. Anyway, I submitted the app and now it shows "Waiting for review".

Will the validation catch the exception if I try to submit the app for any profile other than the distribution? I am asking this because I have several profiles I created for BETA testing.

UPDATE 1:

One other thing I am noticing is that even though when I select the distribution profile and do build and archive. When I open the archive.plist file in the archive folder the XCProfileUUID value matches that of the Team Provisioning Profile and not to the distribution profile. Not sure what is that??

Answer 1

I don't know if it is too late to talk about a solution of the issue. Anyways, based on my personal experience, the big question mark in the "Build & Archive" screen indicates that you have not explicitly specified the icon name for the "Icon file" key in the info.plist file of your app. Don't worry, this issue only relates to the "Build & Archive" screen, and your submitted app is still as good without the explicit declaration of icon file, rest assured!

Answer 2

Validation does not check, to my knowledge, which profile you built & signed with. It only checks that you selected a valid profile.

You must ensure that you have selected your distribution profile under Project > Select Active Build Configuration. There are a number of other application settings you need to verify are filled out properly.

Apple provides a great step-by-step Howto in one of the tabs online where you create & download your Distribution profile. As long as you followed those steps & properly set the Build Configuration, you should be golden.

Answer 3

The validation would not have passed if it was incorrectly signed.