Bug report - Client Object Model: Lists with a column named 'Folder'

This is an easy to reproduce bug. It is present in SP2010 as well as SP2013.

Create a list and add a column with internal name "Folder", of type single line of text.
Create an item and set a value for that field.
Attempt to load that item specifically or via a CAML query using the Client Object Model.

Expected result: The value is available in the FieldValues dictionary on the ListItem.

SP2010 result: An exception is thrown: InvalidOperationException - The type of data at position 839 is different than the one expected.

SP2013 results:

When the field is included in the CAML query: The value is simply not present in the dictionary
When the field is explicitly loaded (context.Load(item, x => x["Folder"]);): An exception is thrown: ServerException - Invalid request.

This is likely due to a serialization conflict with the "Folder" property of the ListItem class.

Moved by Elisabeth OlsonMicrosoft employee Tuesday, November 13, 2012 6:01 PM Not about apps (From:Developing Apps for SharePoint 2013)

Reply:

Just come across exactly the same problem.

Microsoft I'll give you a nudge in the right direction.

Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ListItem

protected override bool InitOnePropertyFromJson(string peekedName, JsonReader reader)   {   bool flag = base.InitOnePropertyFromJson(peekedName, reader);   if (!flag)   {   switch (peekedName)   {   case "AttachmentFiles":   flag = true;   reader.ReadName();   base.UpdateClientObjectPropertyType("AttachmentFiles", this.AttachmentFiles, reader);   this.AttachmentFiles.FromJson(reader);   return flag;     case "ContentType":   flag = true;   reader.ReadName();   base.UpdateClientObjectPropertyType("ContentType", this.ContentType, reader);   this.ContentType.FromJson(reader);   return flag;     case "DisplayName":   flag = true;   reader.ReadName();   base.ObjectData.Properties["DisplayName"] = reader.ReadString();   return flag;     case "EffectiveBasePermissions":   flag = true;   reader.ReadName();   base.ObjectData.Properties["EffectiveBasePermissions"] = reader.Read<BasePermissions>();   return flag;     case "EffectiveBasePermissionsForUI":   flag = true;   reader.ReadName();   base.ObjectData.Properties["EffectiveBasePermissionsForUI"] = reader.Read<BasePermissions>();   return flag;     case "FieldValuesAsHtml":   flag = true;   reader.ReadName();   base.UpdateClientObjectPropertyType("FieldValuesAsHtml", this.FieldValuesAsHtml, reader);   this.FieldValuesAsHtml.FromJson(reader);   return flag;     case "FieldValuesAsText":   flag = true;   reader.ReadName();   base.UpdateClientObjectPropertyType("FieldValuesAsText", this.FieldValuesAsText, reader);   this.FieldValuesAsText.FromJson(reader);   return flag;     case "FieldValuesForEdit":   flag = true;   reader.ReadName();   base.UpdateClientObjectPropertyType("FieldValuesForEdit", this.FieldValuesForEdit, reader);   this.FieldValuesForEdit.FromJson(reader);   return flag;     case "File":   flag = true;   reader.ReadName();   base.UpdateClientObjectPropertyType("File", this.File, reader);   this.File.FromJson(reader);   return flag;     case "FileSystemObjectType":   flag = true;   reader.ReadName();   base.ObjectData.Properties["FileSystemObjectType"] = reader.ReadEnum<FileSystemObjectType>();   return flag;     case "Folder":   flag = true;   reader.ReadName();   base.UpdateClientObjectPropertyType("Folder", this.Folder, reader);   this.Folder.FromJson(reader);   return flag;     case "Id":   flag = true;   reader.ReadName();   base.ObjectData.Properties["Id"] = reader.ReadInt32();   return flag;     case "ParentList":   flag = true;   reader.ReadName();   base.UpdateClientObjectPropertyType("ParentList", this.ParentList, reader);   this.ParentList.FromJson(reader);   return flag;   }   }   return flag;   }

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Visual studio crashes while generating Report Model

Wasted a lot of time figuring out the possible cause of this. I was working in connected mode (with VSS), and when it tried to create a Report Model (after doing all its validations/checks), it had to check-out the project file, which is normal. But before doing so, it tries to check-out the .dsv file as well (data source view file from which report model is being generated). While attempting this, the visual studio crashes.
I could never guess that this could be an issue. All the time I was trying to figure out if there was anything wrong with the data in my tables.
So, for me, a simple solution worked - check-out the .dsv file before you start creating data model. I hope this may save time for others...

Reply:

Hi,

I have checked out the objects but VS 2008 still fails while changing connection detail of report model.

Any help or advise will be appreciated.

it logs below error within event log.

Faulting application name: devenv.exe, version: 9.0.30729.1, time stamp: 0x488f2b50
Faulting module name: KERNELBASE.dll, version: 6.1.7601.17651, time stamp: 0x4e211319
Exception code: 0xe0434f4d
Fault offset: 0x0000b9bc
Faulting process id: 0x31f0
Faulting application start time: 0x01cdfaed7b29ba8d
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\syswow64\KERNELBASE.dll
Report Id: 1efd9b9d-66e1-11e2-a281-005056c00008

Edited by GSoni Friday, January 25, 2013 11:31 AM

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mssql query about case when

Hello,

i have a query like this;

SELECT order_product.order_product_id, order_product.order_id, order_product.product_id, order_product.name, order_product.model, order_product.quantity,
order_product.price, order_product.total, order_product.tax, product.tax_class_id AS TaxClass_ID, tax_rule.tax_rate_id, tax_rate.rate, case when tax_rate.rate = 10 then order_product.tax as tax1
FROM order_product, product, tax_rule, tax_rate
WHERE (product.tax_class_id = tax_rule.tax_class_id) AND (order_product.product_id = product.product_id) AND (tax_rule.tax_rate_id = tax_rate.tax_rate_id)
GROUP BY order_product_id
ORDER BY order_id DESC

i have 2 different tax rate in tax_rate.rate column , i want to check if tax rate is 10 than put the value of order_product.tax value as tax1 and and if tax_rate.rate is 2 than put the value of order_product.tax value as tax2

i have tried case when but i dont know how to make correct it.

thank you

b.regards

Reply:

E.g. using INNER JOIN and table alias names for better readability:

SELECT OP.order_product_id ,   OP.order_id ,   OP.product_id ,   OP.name ,   OP.model ,   OP.quantity ,   OP.price ,   OP.total ,   OP.tax ,   P.tax_class_id AS TaxClass_ID ,   TRL.tax_rate_id ,   TRT.rate ,   CASE WHEN TRT.rate = 10 THEN OP.tax   ELSE NULL   END AS tax1 ,   CASE WHEN TRT.rate = 2 THEN OP.tax   ELSE NULL   END AS tax2  FROM order_product OP   INNER JOIN product P ON OP.product_id = P.product_id   INNER JOIN tax_rule TRL ON P.tax_class_id = TRL.tax_class_id   INNER JOIN tax_rate TRT ON TRL.tax_rate_id = TRT.tax_rate_id  ORDER BY OP.order_id DESC;

btw, change the type of this thread to question, please.

Edited by Stefan Hoffmann Friday, January 25, 2013 9:49 AM

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Reply:

Thank you

B.Regards

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Twitter #FIM2010

Just wanted to let everyone know that there is a growing group of twits on #FIM2010 if you want to join the fray ;)

Bob Bradley (FIMBob @ TheFIMTeam.com) ... now using Event Broker 3.0 for just-in-time delivery of FIM 2010 policy via the sync engine, and continuous compliance for FIM

Unable to disable UAC on Windows 8

Hi all,

I'm using Windows 8 x32.

I'm trying to disabling UAC and was not able to do it. I search on the forum and found that I can do it only by adding the EnableLUA registry key to the system. But when I do it, and restart, the key is immediatly delete.

I try to take ownership of the Policies key. It seems working but no changes to my system.

Do you have an idea of what I can do?

Thanks.

Reply:

On Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:02:18 +0000, Derick.aguey wrote:

Do you have an idea of what I can do?

If you are able to accomplish this keep in mind that none of the modern
apps will run if UAC is disabled.

Paul Adare
MVP - Forefront Identity Manager
http://www.identit.ca
fortune: No such file or directory

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Reply:

Hi Derick,

Could you please confirm that if you do the following, nothing helps. You can do that, and you can drag the slider down to the bottom, but once restarted, the slider takes its initial position (second from the top).

Press WindowsKey+W, then type disable UAC.
Click Change User Account Control settings.
In the User Account Control Settings window drag the vertical slider to the very bottom, next to Never notify, click OK.
Restart the PC.

You still see the slider is next to Notify me only when apps try to make changes to my computer (default) after restart?

And you did change the following registry value?

Location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

Key: EnableLUA

Value data: 0

What do you get when running:

rsop.msc
gpresult/z

after applying policy setting?

Well this is the world we live in And these are the hands we're given...

Edited by Exotic Hadron Tuesday, January 22, 2013 4:45 PM

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Reply:

Hi all,

I know that doing so will make metro apps not working Paul. But we have some house-made apps that need access to files systems to make some dll changes.

I try all the methods including changing the registry key Exotic. When I try to change the keys, I'm able to get into registry editor but after restart of the computer, the keys are automatically deleted.

I'm doing the test on a standalone computer for the moment. I'm not using group policy cause I'm not in domain.

Thanks for your help.

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Too many problems

Windows 8 sucks. I've had so many problems with it, the mouse sticks, computer shuts down randomly and restarts randomly without an update happening, leaves pages I'm on, it's got really bad lag and is super slow with a horrible memory and it even freezes when I'm running low-bite programs. I Windows 8 at all, if anybody has a solution then it would help to know.

I hope the "geniuses" at Microsoft read that.

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention most apps don't even work on here especially the ones designed for Windows 8!

Reply:

Windows 8 sucks. I've had so many problems with it, the mouse sticks, computer shuts down randomly and restarts randomly without an update happening, leaves pages I'm on, it's got really bad lag and is super slow with a horrible memory and it even freezes when I'm running low-bite programs. I Windows 8 at all, if anybody has a solution then it would help to know.

I hope the "geniuses" at Microsoft read that.

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention most apps don't even work on here especially the ones designed for Windows 8!

This question should be in the answers forum part of Microsoft .

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problem Book Beginning Visual Basic 2012

Hi,

I am currently working through a book by wrox called Beginning Visual Basic 2012 and one of the last chapters has to do with Dynamic Data Website and asp.net. while working through one of the examples I have ran into problems. the example is to create a basic dynamic data website so I created new website selecting the "ASP.net dynamic data entities web site" then using the "Entity Data Model wizard" I choose to generate from database. Selecting pubs.mdf database from the MS SQL server 2012 database examples. Once I completed the wizard the book has me view the Global.asax file and change a line called "DefaultModel.RegisterContext" and more specifically change "RegisterRoutes" default method to "pubsModel.pubsEntities". The full line is featured below.

"DefaultModel.RegisterContext(GetType(pubsModel.pubsEntities), New ContextConfiguration() With {.ScaffoldAllTables = True})"

Once I type in "pubsModel.pubsEntities" the method is underline as an error. I have pasted the full error below. Also a three message are displayed within the error list which is also pasted below.

Error list:

"Error 6 Type 'pubsModel.pubsEntities' is not defined. C:\Users\NVSYS\Documents\Visual Studio 2012\Projects\dda\Global.asax 25 46 dda"

"Message 1 The table/view 'C:\USERS\NVSYS\DOCUMENTS\VISUAL STUDIO 2012\PROJECTS\DDA\APP_DATA\PUBS.MDF.dbo.discounts' does not have a primary key defined. The key has been inferred and the definition was created as a read-only table/view. C:\Users\NVSYS\Documents\Visual Studio 2012\Projects\dda\App_Code\Model.edmx 0 1 dda"

I have tried redoing the example a couple of times to make sure I did not miss a step. At this point I don't know what to do since I am very new to VB, ASP.net, and dynamic data website topics. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

Moved by Mike Feng Friday, January 25, 2013 6:36 AM

Reply:

Additional Info:

I have been looking into problem for some time and with my limited knowledge If my understanding is correct "pubsmodel" portion of pubsModel.pubsEntities' is referanceing pubsmodel namespace. I guess how would I make sure pubsmodel namespace is added to my project? I understand with a normal VB project you would look into the "myproject" section of the solution to see all imported namespaces and wheatear they are checked or not... I am loss and don't know where to go in this type of solution which does not feature myproject selection.

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Reply:

Hi,

For ASP.NET issue, I would suggest go to http://forums.asp.net/ for support. Moreover, this MSDN library may helps:http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee845452(v=vs.100).aspx.

Thanks for understanding.

Best regards,

Shanks Zen
MSDN Community Support | Feedback to us
Develop and promote your apps in Windows Store
Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help and unmark them if they provide no help.

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How do I change the color of the header for all the emails on Office Outlook 2013?

The email headers on outlook 2013 are all this distracting cobalt blue... (see below)

How do I change the color?

Reply:

Since you have the answer already from the other forum, for the benefit of others:

View ribbon, View Settings, Conditional formatting. Select Unread messages and change the font. To apply the change to all folders, click Change View button and select apply to all folders.

Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center
Outlook Tips
Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook weekly newsletter

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Windows Update and update the Apps

Using Windows Update, the Apps, included in Windows 8, will be updated automatically or not? If not, how do I update them?

Thanks

Bye

Balubeto

Changed type Leo Huang Wednesday, January 30, 2013 3:29 AM

Reply:

If there are updates available for your installed apps a number representing the number of available updates will appear on the Store tile on the Metro screen. Open the Store and click on updates at the upper right. Once you've done that click to install.

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Reply:

In short, Store uses Windows Update Windows service (but separate web service) to retrieve app updates. Update information is checked automatically; I don't see how you could install updates with Store when wuauserv (Windows Update Windows service) is disabled.

Well this is the world we live in And these are the hands we're given...

Edited by Exotic Hadron Monday, January 21, 2013 11:38 AM

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Reply:

When I install Windows 8, to update the system it is best to use before Windows Store and then Windows Update or vice versa?

Thanks

Bye

Balubeto

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Reply:

Hi,

Windows Store keeps care of updating Windows apps only. It downloads and installing APPX packages for Windows Modern UI apps for WinRT runtime.

I would recommend you first run Windows update to obtain most recent Windows components and after that update all user Modern UI applications using Windows Store app.

Well this is the world we live in And these are the hands we're given...

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Reply:

To update Windows 8 and the Microsoft software, it is better to use the Windows Update App or Wndows Update in the Desktop App?

To configure this service, I have to use the Modern UI interface or the Desktop App?

Thanks

Bye

Balubeto

Edited by OldBalubeto OldBalubeto Tuesday, January 22, 2013 9:21 AM

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Reply:

Hi,

Both are OK, Modern update app act as the same function as desktop Windows Update.

If you want to update software which downloaded from App Store, you can only update these software by using App store.

Leo Huang
TechNet Community Support

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Reply:

Hi Balubeto,

Use whatever version of Windows Update you like, no matter Modern UI or Desktop. Both will allow you to download updates with a minor note:

1. Windows Update desktop doesn't show up when you press WindowsKey+W and type 'Windows Update'. Only the Modern UI version shows up on the start screen.

NOTE In order to get the Windows Update desktop, press WindowsKey+Q and type 'control', then click Control panel. In the Control panel window type 'update' in the Search control panel search field to refine the panel applets, then click Windows Update.

2. Windows Update Modern does not allow you to selectively install updates. You can only install all updates at once, or skip installing all of them.

NOTE To choose updates for installing and specify those you won't install or won't be shown to you anymore, you have to open Windows Update desktop. However, you can't switch to Windows Update desktop if you have just a single update. The option to switch to Windows Update desktop is only available when there are several updates available for downloading.

Modern UI

Desktop

Conclusion: Modern version is very limited in its flexibility. It is supposed to allow you managing updates on your PC, but it doesn't allow you to. Still that's the default way to install updates (if you haven't chosen automatic downloading and installation of updates and opted for manual downloading and installation).

Very clumsy, I must say. Hopefully, this usability defect will be fixed.

Store apps

You cannot download or install apps from Microsoft Store using Windows Update tools on your PC. Despite the fact that Microsoft is using Windows Update's facilities to obtain apps from Store, you are obliged to use the Store app to make your purchases, download and install apps from Microsoft Store.

Well this is the world we live in And these are the hands we're given...

Edited by Exotic Hadron Thursday, January 24, 2013 10:42 AM

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Reply:

If they work independently, why do I see them both showing install progress should I start downloading and installing apps in one of them?

Well this is the world we live in And these are the hands we're given...

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Reply:

Hi Balubeto,

2. Windows Update Modern does not allow you to selectively install updates. You can only install all updates at once, or skip installing all of them.

No. In fact, the the updating page (in Modern UI) shows all Modern UI apps that need to be updated with a tick over all them. The user can un-tick any app to have not updated (and then press install).

You can see all this if you create a new account. It'll surely need to have Modern UI apps updated.

•

I accept you disagree with me. However, never, ever, make this error again!
Louvado seja aquele que criou a Mulher, o Amor, a Matemática " e o C++11 " - após Malba Tahan

Could you please do a screenshot? I've never seen WU to provide updates for Modern apps. It's not that I don't believe you (why shouldn't I?), it's just I want to see if I can achieve this on my system.

Well this is the world we live in And these are the hands we're given...

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Reply:

To update Windows 8 and the Microsoft software, it is better to use the Windows Update App or Wndows Update in the Desktop App?

To configure this service, I have to use the Modern UI interface or the Desktop App?

Thanks

Bye

Balubeto

Windows 8 has 2 updating processes/methods. One for Desktop apps and another for Modern UI apps. Both are independent, and can be configured to run automatically (this is the default). Other Microsoft products may need a different updating process. See: http://fe1.update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/vistadefault.aspx?ln=en-US

Visual Studio, for instance deals with updates itself and automatically. See the first reply about Modern UI update.

•

I accept you disagree with me. However, never, ever, make this error again!
Louvado seja aquele que criou a Mulher, o Amor, a Matemática " e o C++11 " - após Malba Tahan

What do I see in your link? I just see the standard proposal to open WU in Windows.

Well this is the world we live in And these are the hands we're given...

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Reply:

Once again, for the last 1,5 years I haven't seen WU in Modern UI providing updates for Modern apps. That doesn't mean it doesn't do that, but I'd like to see a screenshot and/or a guide how to configure my systems to do that. I can only see what I've just posted in this thread: both lists with updates provided by WU Modern and WU Desktop are just identical and show updates for Desktop apps/Windows components only.

Well this is the world we live in And these are the hands we're given...

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Microsoft Surface Pro Docking Station

Does the Microsoft Surface Pro have a Docking Station?

Changed type tracycai Monday, January 28, 2013 8:47 AM

Reply:

I'd like to know this too. Are there any plans?

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Reply:

Hi,

I would redirect you to post this question on Surface forums for further discussion in the below link.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/surface

Thanks.

Tracy Cai

TechNet Community Support

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Reply:

This Targus USB 3.0 Docking Station seems a perfect fit for the SURFACE PRO.

I'll get it when I get the SURFACE PRO

Targus USB 3.0 SuperSpeed™ Dual Video Docking Station with Power - ACP71USZ

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multiple OWA virtual Directory in exchange 2010 sp2

i need to create multiple owa Virtual Directory on exchange 2010 SP2

can we do this and for every OWA virtual directory to have its own web.config to be able to edit it

john yassa

Reply:

You can create several owa virtual directories using the New-OwaVirtualDirectory CmdLet.

Why do you need several Web.config files?

If it is redirection, it should be possible if you create several websites in IIS.

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Reply:

one owa will work as form based authentication
and other owa will integrate with ADFS to use STS

john yassa

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Reply:

i have managed to create multiple OWA and multiple ECP on our system

i have followed the below URL

http://johnyassa.wordpress.com/2012/06/07/publish-multiple-owa-ecp-virtual-directories-on-one-exchange-2010-cas-server/

john yassa

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Reply:

for authentication, the new owa virtual directory will show up in the console under server\cas properties. you can change authentication method there.

rudif

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Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials - Restore Whole RD Website On IIS

I Have Very Little Knowledge In IIS/IIS 7.5

Recently, I tried to add Spiceworks into my Small Business Server Website as a Sub Directory such as http://websitename.com/spiceworks

this did not work, but while doing this I have messed up the SBS Remote Web Access Site. I tried to remove and add the IIS Server Role in Server Manager, this gave no luck what so ever, I then tried to delete the Mac, Certificate and Default Web Site from IIS MMC Snap-in and re-add them, they did not work and I'm not sure where they are located. I do not have Exchange OWA or Sharepoint installed, I only have Spiceworks running on it's own web server under port 9877 and all the Microsoft SBS Software from the install.

I cannot not access any website including the Client Connect, Main Website and the Spiceworks website at all.

I don't really want to Format and Install SBS again as it was difficult to get it installed and I have about 1TB of data what would have to be moved else where. Is there any way on how I can restore the whole website back to a fresh install state? And sorry, Backup Drive has failed so no backups currently.

Thanks In Advance, If You need any more infomation or an email address, I am happy to help.

Changed type Aiden_Cao Monday, February 4, 2013 5:33 AM

Reply:

Although you'll get some responses here please be aware that this forum is for standard/premium SBS products and there is a separate forum for SBS 2011 Essentials

Steve

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Favorite OpsMgr console annoyances

The OpsMgr console leaves a lot to be desired for such an expensive product in its 4th or 5th generation.

My favorites:

The select targets dialog just lumps all the classes and groups together with no icons or column to tell you what object type you are looking at.

Create a new monitor and choose one of the groups as a target that is offered to you by the wizard, only to find it doesn't work, with no clues as to why. Spend a couple hours with Google and Bing, then post a forum question, wait a few more hours for someone to tell you you should never use groups even though the wizard shows them to you. Want to fix it? You can't, delete it and recreate it. (At least R2 added a warning but I didn't even notice it without something red or yellow to draw my attention)

The Alerts or Events windows that open with no reference to the computer name. So if they've been open for a while or you have multiple windows open, you have no way to tell what you are looking at without opening an event. I just recently found you can add the 'Logging Computer' column to the view, but if there's no alerts and you're just waiting for one, you have no way to know which computer you're looking at!

The Alert View option seems to disappear from the context menu quite often. I see Diagram View, Event View, etc. but no Alert view. Close the console and reopen it, Alert View is back! Fun!

How about the "Show at least 1 week of data" toolbar that does absolutely nothing in the Active Alerts.

Open the Alert View or Event View and have fun with tons of menu options that are enabled but do absolutely nothing!

If I click on "Show at least 1 day of data" does that mean it will show me a whole day of data for sure, and maybe more if there is room on the screen, in memory, or if it's just feeling saucy? If I click on "Show at least 2 weeks of data" does that mean show at least 2 weeks but more if possible? Shouldn't that be "Show at most 2 weeks of data" or just "Show last 2 weeks of data". The ability to define a range with a start and end time would be nifty.

Ouch, the console just crashed while I was typing this and I wan't even clicking on anything, that 1 active alert must have been too much data to refresh all at once.

Under Administration -> Device Management -> Agentless Managed it shows "Monitored By:xxx" and then everything under it shows "Not monitored". Classic.

The Heartbeat and Security tabs for the MS properties show disabled/greyed out options, and the check box to enable them is at the bottom of the screen!?!? Yet the proxy tab is backwards (intuitive).

If you don't have reporting installed or functioning and you go to Settings -> Reporting it says "You can change the path to the reporting server" - but you can't. Cuz it's disabled with no help or reason why.

Interesting choice to turn the agent grey yet still show "Healthy" everywhere, when it no longer exists or the service is stopped.

Why have two different properties screens, one from Monitoring and the other from Administration? Why not combine them with tabs or something?

Put a computer in Maintenance Mode and watch alerts continue to come in, because you didn't do it the right way, do it for three objects, or chant while running a voodoo script with a sacrificed lamb offering to the SCOM gods.

Have fun trying to get the right version of Visual Studio Tools for Office and service pack installed, only to find out you need an old version of Microsoft Word installed so you can edit Company Knowledge.

Have a blast clicking on all the Key Concepts & How-To Video links that get redirected to a generic System Center URL.

Someone's idea of Trivial Pursuit? Alert description: Details:Health service ( 0A45BBC2-4196-01C0-89B8-E9114794D281 ) should not generate data about this managed object ( F7FD25A7-B73F-9EF0-6F54-E6412C4D23ED ).

Who designed that State View labyrinth? Slap that whole team for me, that's the most bizarre GUI I've ever seen. I'm surprised that got past the Microsoft interface design police. Why does everything have a green check mark when it's not even applicable? And why does it seem to refresh when you click on the "columns" or whatever you call them? What's with all the circles and icons that look like light switches? Why not use a hierarchy in a tree view/list view combination?

Create hundreds of overrides in the default management pack with no warnings only to find out that is a sin and you will be punished severely without mercy. Why not add some code to the delete management pack routine that can delete or move the overrides? At least let me move the overrides, freeware can do it.

Run the console as a user with an exclamation mark in the name, like Steve! and see screens that don't load, missing data, and hard crashes. Talk about a bug that is hard to solve!!! Then send the error report to Microsoft and wait 10 minutes over Comcast 20Mbps.

Why do some alert properties show Repeat Count 0 and others are missing that field altogether? And if an alert has a repeat count of 27, why does the History tab only show me the oldest one? That's not my definition of History, some of us would like to look for patterns in the time of day or day of the week. Bing! (***light bulb lights up***) And why waste space showing "date time - modified by System" and then repeat the user account under it? Just show me the complete history in a log or table format that I can copy to the clipboard and export to a file so I can send it to the clueless developer that doesn't know his service is crashing 30 times a day because "someone" set the SCM recovery to automatically restart it. Ask the SQL Server Agent developers for help designing this.

Add your favorites!

Reply:

I found this when trying to search for a way to target only grey (gray) network devices with a quick maintenance mode of 5 minutes so my monitoring map will continue to show a RED X for an unreachable device instead of going grey after being uncontactable for a day. Seriously?....Keep the DAMN thing red!...why have the colors to show state if it's just gonna go grey the next day? You do realize that sometimes things are down for more than a day right?

this is on SCOM 2012 SP1 for Christs sake. Most, if not all of the above problems with the console are STILL there after 3 years! WOW.

If you have a legitimate answer to my first concern listed, then please...be helpful. GreenMachine won't cut it...doesn't work anymore. It literally won't reset the network device monitors no matter how many different permutations I try.

I suppose I could go the Maintenance Mode route....if I wanted to stare at the screen waiting all day everyday....Geez....automate much?

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Errata for 70-646 Training Kit, Jan 2013 Reprint

Hi Folks,

Microsoft Press has just published the January 2013 corrected reprint of their training kit for the 70-646 exam. If you have an older version of this book, following is a link to the confirmed errata and corrections made in this reprint.

http://oreilly.com/catalog/errata.csp?isbn=0790145308283

I hope you find this information useful.

James

Reply:

Hi Folks,

I just did a quick check of the latest reprint of the 70-646 PDF against the errata page, and so far everything looks good. I checked for the last corrected errors which, according to the errata sheet, were corrected on Jan 18, 2013. These were the errors reported on page 94 Figure 2-24, and page 99 Exercise 2, step 7. These have all been corrected.

To receive the latest corrected reprint of the 70-646 Training Kit, I would suggest you purchase it electronically since any printed version currently on the shelves will likely be the old printing. If you purchase the electronic version from O'Reilly, you can always keep your edition current since you are entitled to free updates of that edition for the life of the product. That's how I stay up-to-date.

I hope this information proves useful to you.

James

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Reply:

It's awesome that we have to second guess Microsoft's own training materials when we study for the exam.

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Reply:

Hi Bob,

Thanks for your comment. I take your point. As you know, any technical book will have errors of one kind or another, be they technical, typographical, factual, or otherwise, and this 70-646 text is no exception.

Fortunately, however, Microsoft Press seems to have editorial staff who work post-release to correct any errors discovered by themselves or their readers. It's an ongoing process, since some errors only reveal themselves with time, but Microsoft Press seems to do a good job generally of providing us with high quality books.

The only recent text that was of questionable quality was the 70-680 Training Kit, which was replete with errors. It's the only Microsoft text that I ever gave a 3/5 star rating on Amazon. However, Microsoft Press has been diligently working on correcting these errors in the years following release, and the 70-680 text can now be considered to be reasonably error free, although still not necessarily the best text for the exam.

On the other hand, I know of some other publishers who publish few or no errata for their error-riddled books. This might give the perception that their books are error-free, but it's the unwary student who will ultimately suffer. Therefore, I prefer Microsoft Press' approach.

If you're studying for the 70-646 exam, I wish you every success.

James

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Installing Visio 2010 crashes Excel 2007

I use Office Professional 2007 with Windows Vista 32bits (mainly in French Language, and recording files in Excel97-2000 format). Everything is up to date.

As as am interested in using Visio, I have installed Visio 2010 from here http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/ee390821.aspx

But after doing that, I experience problems with Excel 2007.

As an example: in Excel graphs with dates in X-axis, dates like "Février-2010" are replaced by "Février-yy". And Excel crashes after about 30 seconds if I try to change X-axis date format.

Everything runs fine again after restoring Windows "before Visio 2010 installation". (I have't tried just uninstalling Visio...)

How can I use both Office 2007 and Visio 2010 ??

Reply:

In our company, We have the same problem.

Do you know how to solve it?

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Reply:

Did you mix Office 64bit and Visio 32bit or vice versa?

Andre Heller plavis GmbH

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NETWORK_ERROR: XMLHttpRequest Exception 101

Dear Sir/ Madam

Kindly help on this................

When i'm loading CHROME application i'm getting below error.

NETWORK_ERROR: XMLHttpRequest Exception 101 Chrome. can i have solution for this above error.

Thanks & Regards

Sunil katke

Edited by sunilkk Thursday, January 24, 2013 4:54 PM
Moved by Carey FrischMVP, Moderator Saturday, January 26, 2013 4:44 AM Moved to more appropriate forum category

IIS to SQL connection needs to be checked some how

Applications are not seen in Sofware Manage or Application Catalog.

I can find no errors in the installation, the problem seems to be proving that the web service is searching the database for applications. The Web connection and Software Center on the clients are working fine, SCCM seems to be correct. IIS search of the SQL database needs to be validated. How do I prove that the deployment is actuaclly seen by IIS? SQL permissions? The install account is a DBO , local Administrator, Logon as a service and Act as part of the Operating System, so is the SCCM account which is also a Domain Admin.

Boundaries : IP subnet ( 192.168.1.0/24 Enabled in Sites and Services) and Default first Site Name (Active Directory Site)

Boundary Group: Two members as above.

Site: Default, Primary, Active

Site System Roles: Application Catalog web service point, Application Catalog web site point, Component Server, Distribution point, Management Point, Site database Server, Site Server, Site System.

Distribution Point, Boundary Group Member, Http, Allow clients to connect anonymously, create self signed certificate. Content configuration Manager Client (installed on all systems correctly) 3 Applications none of which are seen in Software Center (on all systems) or http://sccm.domain.local/cmapplication catalog (which works and changes background colour readily if altered)

Applications: All three configured for distribution point and Distribution Point Group. Distribute the content for this package to preferred distribution points. Content Location: network Share Permissions granted FC to Everyone. Logon requirement: Whether or not user is logged on, Install behavior : Install for system if resource is device; otherwise install for user. Deployments: All Users.

Assets and Compliance: All Users (members 11 - test domain) Feature Type: application, Purpose: Required. Compliance 0.0

Reply:

IIS does not communicate with or contact the database.

Both the Software Center and App Catalog rely on local policy stored on the client to display available deployments -- note that the App Catalog is a Silverlight app and thus has access to local resources.

Also, boundaries have nothing to do with deployments showing up either.

It sounds like policies are being downloaded properly (based on the color of the App catalog changing) so what I suspect is happening is simply a false expectation. Only certain deployment types are actually shown. This blog post covers this details: http://blogs.technet.com/b/configmgrteam/archive/2012/03/31/introducing-the-application-catalog-and-software-center-in-system-center-2012-configuration-manager.aspx

Jason | http://blog.configmgrftw.com

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Reply:

Hi Jason.

Thank you
for taking the trouble to reply, much appreciated. Getting one's head around
the internal communications for these applications is not easy so the misunderstanding
is entirely down to my ignorance. The bright star on the horizon though was SP1
which I installed last night. Everything swung into place apps automatically
installed (except Port-Ping which was refused installation as it was considered
a bit dodgy by SCCM.) I wish to point out that the System was Server 2012
acting as the host, I jumped the gun with an unsupported operating system. I
created another app for selection instead of Required and that went through in
seconds so my test bed is functioning quite nicely now. Two more days then over
to SCOM and SCVMM. Thank you once again <o:p></o:p>

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repair system

bagaimana cara repair peringatan "unable to cast object of type system.boolean to type system.string" tanpa harus menginstall ulang OS???

MDX - union two sets

I need help please. I'm new to SQL MDX and two datasets with the different hierarchies that iI need to union into one data result:

Here is the first:

WITH

MEMBER [Measures].[SCPYEqCases] as ([Measures].[Invoice Equivalent Cases Prior Year], [Product].[Product Line].&[Sour Cream])

MEMBER [Measures].[CCPYEqCases] as ([Measures].[Invoice Equivalent Cases Prior Year], [Product].[Product Line].&[Cottage Cheese])

MEMBER [Measures].[SCEqCases] as ([Measures].[Invoice Equivalent Cases], [Product].[Product Line].&[Sour Cream])

MEMBER [Measures].[CCEqCases] as ([Measures].[Invoice Equivalent Cases], [Product].[Product Line].&[Cottage Cheese])

MEMBER [Measures].[SCAnnualQuotaEQCases] as ([Measures].[Annual Quota Equivalent Cases], [Product].[Product Line].&[Sour Cream])

MEMBER [Measures].[CCAnnualQuotaEQCases] as ([Measures].[Annual Quota Equivalent Cases], [Product].[Product Line].&[Cottage Cheese])

MEMBER [Measures].[SCQuotaEQCases] as ([Measures].[Quota Equivalent Cases], [Product].[Product Line].&[Sour Cream])

MEMBER [Measures].[CCQuotaEQCases] as ([Measures].[Quota Equivalent Cases], [Product].[Product Line].&[Cottage Cheese])

SELECT

NON EMPTY { [Measures].[SCPYEqCases]

, [Measures].[CCPYEqCases]

, [Measures].[SCEqCases]

, [Measures].[CCEqCases]

, [Measures].[SCAnnualQuotaEQCases]

, [Measures].[CCAnnualQuotaEQCases]

, [Measures].[SCQuotaEQCases]

, [Measures].[CCQuotaEQCases]

, [Measures].[Invoice Equivalent Cases Prior Year]

, [Measures].[Invoice Equivalent Cases]

, [Measures].[Annual Quota Equivalent Cases]

, [Measures].[Quota Equivalent Cases] }

ON COLUMNS

NON EMPTY { ([Date].[Sales Month].[Sales Month].ALLMEMBERS *

[Sales Manager].[Sales Manager].[Sales Manager].

ALLMEMBERS *

[Customer].[Corporation].[Corporation].

ALLMEMBERS ) } DIMENSION PROPERTIES MEMBER_CAPTION , MEMBER_UNIQUE_NAME ON ROWS

FROM ( SELECT ( { [Sales Manager].[Sales Manager].&[Chip]

} )

ON COLUMNS

FROM

( SELECT ( { [Product].[SKU].&[16] } ) ON COLUMNS

FROM

( SELECT ( { [Product].[Product Line].&[Sour Cream], [Product].[Product Line].&[Cottage Cheese] } ) ON COLUMNS

FROM ( SELECT ( { [Customer].[By Line of Business].[Line of Business].&[Retail]

} )

ON COLUMNS

FROM ( SELECT ( { [Date].[Sales Year].&[2012] } ) ON COLUMNS FROM [Retail Sales])))))

WHERE

( [Date].[Sales Year].&[2012], [Customer].[By Line of Business].CurrentMember

, [Product].[SKU].

CurrentMember )

CELL

PROPERTIES VALUE, BACK_COLOR, FORE_COLOR, FORMATTED_VALUE, FORMAT_STRING, FONT_NAME, FONT_SIZE, FONT_FLAGS

Here is the second: