SYMPTOM:
In Strategy Developer 10.x, user receives the following error when attempting to edit the catalog options under Project Configuration > Report definition > SQL generation > Warehouse Catalog.

Sample Code/Error
Invalid text stream encountered when reading type 'ID'.
However, user can edit the options in Warehouse Catalog browser without any error.
CAUSE:
One possible cause of the error is that the "Warehouse Catalog Definition" object has become inconsisiten in the specific project. This type of error usually denotes that not even the lowest layer modules cannot read the object definition.
ACTION:
Contact Strategy Technical Support for further assistance on this issue. In order to track down the cause of the inconsistency, customers encountering this issue should make note of related object manipulations, Object Migrations, or error messages prior to experiencing the problem. Change Journaling, if it has been enabled, can help in preserving this information.