Usage of Directive file clean the custom actions from the template project

Paquet Builder
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Version 3.6.1 (Full featured evaluation)

I try to use a Directive file to customize a project in an automatic deployment solution. I found that the my Custom Actions defined in the template project file disappeared when the Directive file is loaded.

In the template project:

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Loaded via the directive file:

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Is this the desired behavior or a bug? I appreciate any help.

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Could someone from the support team check this? Is there any chance to get help with this issue?

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Looks like a bug, we’re tracking it down to see why this happens.

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We checked and there is no general bug. Custom actions remain when a directive file is opened with a project template. Maybe this problem is specific to the Directive file you’re trying to run and cause an internal error.
Could you please send us the .PBD file for review?

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Finally I found the problem:

In my directive file, I had: ProjectTemplate={$PBDIRECTPATH$}test-template.pbpx
In this case, the variable {$PBDIRECTPATH$} is not resolved and the template is not loaded. Also no warning, nor error message.

Using absolute path, the template loads correctly.

Is it intentional, that the {$PBDIRECTPATH$} is not working for defining the ProjectTemplate ?

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We found the error: you forgot to include the backslash. All variables in PB never include a directory backslash.
Try this:

ProjectTemplate={$PBDIRECTPATH$}\test-template.pbpx