Product Discussions

Setting up DDS

Mon, 05 Jun 2023 11:49:13 GMT

I was wondering if someone came across this scenario after upgrading to CMS 12

We have a Cart class and an API controller that should return Cart object.

Method is defined as such:

[HttpGet]
[Produces(typeof(Cart))]
public Cart Get()
{
    return CartService.GetCart(IdentityService.GetUserId());
}

In the appSettings.json there is this part

 "DynamicDataStore": {
      "AutoResolveTypes": "true",
      "AutoRemapStores": "true"
 }

Get method produces nice Cart object but instead of returning it as such process gets redirected to StartPage or '/'. Could it be due wrong binding or mapping?

Hosting static content when moving to DXP.

Tue, 06 Jun 2023 03:00:09 GMT

I was hoping to get some advice on the best approach to tackle this business problem. I'm in the process of moving content from a classic asp website to CMS 12/NET6. Currently the business uses a tool, something like Adobe Captivate to create interactive tutorials. The tool generates a bunch of html/css/js files, packages them up in a complex folder structure that needs to remain intact. I drop the entire folder directly into a file share/webserver and everyone is happy. I'll be decomissioning this server after the move to CMS12/DXP. This question is for you Optimizely Community: How would you tackle this? What are my options? What is the best approach?

Cannot get to load website or get into CMS Edit or Admin

Tue, 06 Jun 2023 17:52:29 GMT

I am not sure what has change but whenever, I browse home page/ or try to go in edit mode or admin mode I get the same error everywhere not able to site at all. Can anyone guide how to load up edit mode without getting this error?

Authentication using OAuth

Tue, 06 Jun 2023 07:22:38 GMT

Hi,

Did anyone use Oauth for authentication in CMS 12 non-headless?

EPiServer.Framework 12.13.0 - Failed to update database

Tue, 21 Feb 2023 14:36:20 GMT

Hi,

The EPiServer.Framework 12.13.0 update tries to alter the procedure [netSoftLinksGetBroken], which does not exist in the database for EPiServer.Framework 12.12.1.
Manually creating the stored procedure allows to proceed with the update.

Full stack trace:

2023-02-21 14:16:42.202 +01:00 [ERR] Initialize action failed for 'Initialize on class EPiServer.Data.DataInitialization, EPiServer.Data, Version=12.13.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=8fe83dea738b45b7'
System.Data.DataException: Failed to update database during execution of statement 'ALTER PROCEDURE netSoftLinksGetBroken
	@SkipCount int,
	@MaxResults int,
	@RootPageId int
AS
BEGIN
	SELECT [pkID]
		,[fkOwnerContentID]
		,[fkReferencedContentGUID]
		,[OwnerLanguageID]
		,[ReferencedLanguageID]
		,[LinkURL]
		,[LinkType]
		,[LinkProtocol]
		,[ContentLink]
		,[LastCheckedDate]
		,[FirstDateBroken]
		,[HttpStatusCode]
		,[LinkStatus]
        ,[fkOwnerPropertyDefinitionID]
	FROM (
		SELECT [pkID]
			,[fkOwnerContentID]
			,[fkReferencedContentGUID]
			,[OwnerLanguageID]
			,[ReferencedLanguageID]
			,[LinkURL]
			,[LinkType]
			,[LinkProtocol]
			,[ContentLink]
			,[LastCheckedDate]
			,[FirstDateBroken]
			,[HttpStatusCode]
			,[LinkStatus]
            ,[fkOwnerPropertyDefinitionID]
			,ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY pkID ASC) as RowNumber
		FROM [tblContentSoftlink]
		INNER JOIN tblTree ON tblContentSoftlink.fkOwnerContentID = tblTree.fkChildID 
		WHERE (tblTree.fkParentID = @RootPageId OR (tblContentSoftlink.fkOwnerContentID = @RootPageId AND tblTree.NestingLevel = 1)) AND LinkStatus <> 0
		) BrokenLinks
	WHERE BrokenLinks.RowNumber > @SkipCount AND BrokenLinks.RowNumber <= @SkipCount+@MaxResults
END
'
 ---> Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SqlException (0x80131904): Invalid object name 'netSoftLinksGetBroken'.
   at Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection.OnError(SqlException exception, Boolean breakConnection, Action`1 wrapCloseInAction)
   at Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnection.OnError(SqlException exception, Boolean breakConnection, Action`1 wrapCloseInAction)
   at Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.ThrowExceptionAndWarning(TdsParserStateObject stateObj, Boolean callerHasConnectionLock, Boolean asyncClose)
   at Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.TryRun(RunBehavior runBehavior, SqlCommand cmdHandler, SqlDataReader dataStream, BulkCopySimpleResultSet bulkCopyHandler, TdsParserStateObject stateObj, Boolean& dataReady)
   at Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.RunExecuteNonQueryTds(String methodName, Boolean isAsync, Int32 timeout, Boolean asyncWrite)
   at Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.InternalExecuteNonQuery(TaskCompletionSource`1 completion, Boolean sendToPipe, Int32 timeout, Boolean& usedCache, Boolean asyncWrite, Boolean inRetry, String methodName)
   at Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.ExecuteNonQuery()
   at EPiServer.Data.SchemaUpdates.Internal.ScriptRunnerImpl.<>c__DisplayClass5_0.<ExecuteScript>b__0()
ClientConnectionId:5fb86f01-8c79-4d9a-a66f-39a02109db6d
Error Number:208,State:6,Class:16
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at EPiServer.Data.SchemaUpdates.Internal.ScriptRunnerImpl.<>c__DisplayClass5_0.<ExecuteScript>b__0()
   at EPiServer.Data.Providers.Internal.SqlDatabaseExecutor.<>c__DisplayClass26_0`1.<ExecuteTransaction>b__0()
   at EPiServer.Data.Providers.Internal.NoRetriesPolicy.Execute[TResult](Func`1 method)
   at EPiServer.Data.Providers.Internal.SqlDatabaseExecutor.ExecuteTransaction[TResult](Func`1 action)
   at EPiServer.Data.SchemaUpdates.Internal.ScriptRunnerImpl.ExecuteScript(IDatabaseExecutor databaseHandler, StreamReader stream)
   at EPiServer.Data.SchemaUpdates.Internal.ScriptRunnerImpl.<>c__DisplayClass2_0.<ExecuteScripts>b__0()
   at EPiServer.Data.Providers.Internal.SqlDatabaseExecutor.<>c__DisplayClass25_0.<ExecuteTransaction>b__0()
   at EPiServer.Data.Providers.Internal.SqlDatabaseExecutor.<>c__DisplayClass26_0`1.<ExecuteTransaction>b__0()
   at EPiServer.Data.Providers.SqlTransientErrorsRetryPolicy.Execute[TResult](Func`1 method)
   at EPiServer.Data.Providers.Internal.SqlDatabaseExecutor.ExecuteTransaction[TResult](Func`1 action)
   at EPiServer.Data.Providers.Internal.SqlDatabaseExecutor.ExecuteTransaction(Action action)
   at EPiServer.Data.SchemaUpdates.Internal.ScriptRunnerImpl.ExecuteScripts(IDatabaseExecutor databaseHandler, IEnumerable`1 streams)
   at EPiServer.Data.SchemaUpdates.Internal.ScriptExecutorImplementation.ExecuteEmbeddedZippedScripts(String connectionString, Assembly assembly, String resourcePath)
   at EPiServer.Data.SchemaUpdates.Internal.DatabaseVersionValidator.Update(ConnectionStringOptions connectionStringOptions)
   at EPiServer.Data.SchemaUpdates.Internal.DatabaseSchemaManagerImplementation.EnsureDatabaseSchema(DataAccessOptions dataAccessOptions)
   at EPiServer.Data.DataInitialization.ValidateDatabaseSchema(InitializationEngine context)
   at EPiServer.Data.DataInitialization.Initialize(InitializationEngine context)
   at EPiServer.Framework.Initialization.Internal.ModuleNode.<>c__DisplayClass4_0.<Initialize>b__0()
   at EPiServer.Framework.Initialization.Internal.ModuleNode.Execute(Action a, String key)
   at EPiServer.Framework.Initialization.Internal.ModuleNode.Initialize(InitializationEngine context)
   at EPiServer.Framework.Initialization.InitializationEngine.InitializeModules()

Avoid hiding navigation menu when changing between sites?

Mon, 05 Jun 2023 22:32:44 GMT

Hi there,
I've noticed that showing the navigation pane in the left side and even when pinning it too, gets hidden again when changing between sites. Is there a way to avoid that by saving and persisting pane(s)? to users last choice?. Can I do it with C# or javascript code - or configuration in some config file?
Thanks in advance and best regards,

How to fetch draft/preview content?

Fri, 26 May 2023 12:25:09 GMT

Hi. I want to fetch the draft content to be able to preview before publishing.
I've tried using this approach: https://docs.developers.optimizely.com/content-management-system/v1.5.0-content-delivery-api/docs/customizing-content-delivery-api-for-edit-view
However, that code is for CMS 11(?).
When I registered my custom ContentLoaderService, a completely empty one that just overrides ContentLoaderService, I get a generic 500 response for whatever content I try to fetch 😞.

Image Editor broken in V12.19? (or earlier)

Fri, 02 Jun 2023 11:18:55 GMT

Good afternoon,

We're running CMS V12.19.0, but this might appear in earlier versions too, but it seems like the Image Editor no longer works. Whenever you try to open the editor, an error is thrown in ImageSharp, about a missing method:

Cropping etc is also unavailable.

Is this a known issue? Or is there some workaround known?

Include attached file content to page search result

Thu, 01 Jun 2023 08:31:45 GMT

I am having a specific page type with a property that is holding a file as this:

    [Display(
        GroupName = SystemTabNames.Content,
        Order = 400)]
    [UIHint(UIHint.MediaFile)]
    public virtual Url Document { get; set; }

How can I include the content of that file to the page in the find index?

How should I write the search query for finding pages (with attached file) that are matching the search query?

in Editor, CMS thumbnail preview is hidden

Fri, 05 May 2023 13:21:28 GMT

In Editor, when choosing images for contentreference, there was thumbnail preview showing of chosen image. Then at one point this preview dissappeared. There is an "dijithidden" class added to <figure> element which has "display: none !important" attached to it. If I inspect this figure and disable this css rule, I can see preview.

This class is coming from sleek1.css. It's coming from the editor, how can I remove this hidden class?

Drag and drop to reorder pages not working

Thu, 04 May 2023 11:38:38 GMT

Hi,

there is a issue where one of our customers is unable to drag and drop pages to change order. It worked, but at some point it suddenly stopped.

I've been unable reproduce this, I will always get Move Page promt "Would you like to move this page ...". But for customer, this prompt is not occuring, nothing happens. They are using chrome, and I also tried with Edge and Firefox but everything works ok. There is also no error messages in console.

What could be the issue here?

Page Fails to Delete, How to do this programmatically?

Thu, 04 May 2023 20:02:17 GMT

Hello,

We have a page that is built automatically through the use of additional partials as children. This page has become extremely large, as the proces to clean up the page failed quietly some time ago. Now, when you try to delete the page through the UI, this fails to work; the activity icon flickers, but the action never completes, and the page does not go to the trash.

We need a way to delete this page directly from the database. Most scripts I have found for this date back to the Elektron days of the site. We are still locally hosted, not using the cloud hosting, the episerver version is 11.

I need to be able to delete the page and clean up any stuck status partials in the cache. I'm an experienced SQL developer, but identifying the various elements of the page in the DB has proven difficult. I know the Page ID, the Language ID, and other identifiers, I just need a complete script, or another suggestion as to how to get rid of this page.

Optimizely: Turn on/off feature flag via API call or code

Mon, 05 Jun 2023 21:32:59 GMT

How can I turn on/off Optimizely flag via an API call or code(using SDK) from the backend? I don't want to turn it on/off via Optimizely UI and automate it based on certain events trigeering

Website instead of webapplication

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:45:14 GMT

Hi,

Is it possible to develop a relate+ site as a website instead of a webapplication? It would be nice to avoid the delay for each first request after a new build.

thanks, Seth

Duplicate "Open in a new window" in ´TinyMCE

Fri, 02 Jun 2023 12:54:42 GMT

Since EpiServer 12.18 the editors have noticed that you have duplicated choices when creating a link in TinyMCE. Still the same in Epi 12.20.

Has anyone else noticed this?

Regards

Linus

How can get i an entry from related entries

Thu, 01 Jun 2023 11:06:12 GMT

Hello,

I can get related entries for an entry but i can't get an entry from related entries

public IEnumerable<Association> ListAssociations(ContentReference referenceToEntry)
      {
        var associationRepository = ServiceLocator.Current.GetInstance<IAssociationRepository>();
        var associations = associationRepository.GetAssociations(referenceToEntry);
        return associations;
      }

Is there anyone know any solution please let me know?

Thanks,
Thang Le

Problem with LinkItemCollection in a nested block

Thu, 01 Jun 2023 09:30:07 GMT

Hi,

I have a class structure involving two nested blocks, where the outer block contains an IList of the inner block type. The inner block contains a LinkItemCollection.

In the editor UI, when I add an instance of the outer block to a ContentArea, then add two instances of the inner block to the outer block and then add links to the LinkItemCollection in both instances, it works at first. Both inner block instances has links when I preview the changes. If I then go back to the editor, add another link to one of the inner block instances and publish the changes, the other instance is emptied of all its links.

Is this a bug or is it not supported to have a LinkItemCollection in an inner block?

public class OuterBlock : BlockData
{
    public virtual IList<InnerBlock> InnerBlocks { get; set; }
}

public class InnerBlock : BlockData
{
    public virtual LinkItemCollection Links { get; set; }
}

[Commerce 13] Issues with stock not being handled correctly.

Fri, 02 Jun 2023 07:40:27 GMT

We are having some issues regarding the handling of inventory after a order is exported to our ERP system. The issue results in people being able to buy products that are not in stock anymore.

Currently we are suspecting the issue came after our upgrade from 11 to 13, but from here we don't have a good idea what might cause this issue

How can i show file type and size details along with link in Rich Text Editor (TinyMCE v6)

Thu, 01 Jun 2023 11:37:19 GMT

I need to show file type name and size along with the refrence URL in Rich Text Editor as below, any suggetions please.
Example: licence revocation notice (PDF, 369.6 KB)

How to control the edit mode UI language for individual users when using ISynchronizingUserService

Tue, 30 May 2023 22:59:24 GMT

Hi,

We are using Optimizely 12 with mixed-mode authentication (WsFederation and CmsAspNetIdentity combined by means of a PolicyScheme, as suggested in the https://docs.developers.optimizely.com/content-management-system/docs/mixed-mode-authentication documentation).

Users who log in with CmsAspNetIdentity can choose their CMS user inteface language through the built-in “My Settings” interface, under “Display Options”, “Personal Language”.

However, Active Directory users who log in with WsFederation and are synchronized by means of ISynchronizingUserService have no “My Settings” link have a blank “My Settings” page and cannot control their UI language.

For example, many users want a Swedish UI, but regardless of language preferences set in the browser, they get an English CMS UI, and there is no interface where they can change their CMS UI language.

How can we enable the “My Settings” interface for users who are synced through ISynchronizingUserService?

Or if that is not possible, how can we programmatically control the edit mode UI language for the CMS interface? (We could, for example check the browser settings of the user and set the UI language accordingly, if we knew how to control the language programmatically.)

I have searched the documentation and the forums extensively but have not been able to find any relevant information.

Best regards,

Otto