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Some Blog Posts Missing When Upgrading from 3.2 to 3.2 SP1 - ID#948
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Last Modified: 3/28/2008
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 3.2 SP1

Created by

 Yasen Kiprov


PROBLEM:

There is an issue in the upgrade from Sitefinity 3.1 to 3.2 SP 1. If you use localization for the Blogs module and you have blog posts in different languages, sometimes the Blog Posts control does not show correct results. All posts are available in the administration, but posts in languages different from the default one might be hidden for the Blog Posts control.


DESCRIPTION: 

During the upgrade, the database is changed in order to be compatible with the new Generic Content database design. In version 3.1 meta fields for modules based on Generic Content (News, Blogs, Generic Content) were not localizable. Thus, when upgrading to version 3.2 Service Pack 1, the metadata for blog posts is not saved correctly. The Blog Posts control relies on this information and that is why incorrect results may be displayed, and posts may be missing.

SOLUTION:

The following script should be executed in the upgraded project database:

update sf_GCMetaData 
 
set sf_GCMetaData.CntPrntID = 
 
         (select sf_CmsContentBase.ParentID 
 
          from sf_CmsContentBase 
 
          where sf_CmsContentBase.ID = sf_GCMetaData.ContentID), 
 
    sf_GCMetaData.Status = 
 
         (select sf_CmsContentVersion.StatusLoc 
 
          from sf_CmsContentVersion 
 
          where sf_CmsContentVersion.ID = sf_GCMetaData.ContentID and sf_CmsContentVersion.LangID = sf_GCMetaData.LangID) 
 

This should fix the incorrect meta fileds for the blog posts, resulting in correct results for the public control Blog Posts.

ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION:

Another workaround could be to manually set the correct information for every blog post. For smaller sites it is possible to iterate through each blog post in the administration and just edit and save it. Saving the post will also save meta fields correctly.


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