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Stefan Goßner
Senior Escalation Engineer for SharePoint (WSS, SPS, MOSS, SP2010) and MCMS
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Blog Post:
Problem creating Variation Hierarchies caused by incorrect configuration of Object Cache
Stefan Goßner
Recently I received a question about a failing Variations Create Hierarchies Job . No matter how often the Job was started, the variation hierarchy never got created. Looking at the ULS log we noticed the following error: VariationCreateHierarchies - Failed to process a work item. This work item...
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27 Feb 2013
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Interesting problem when creating a variation hierarchy on an already deleted site collection
Stefan Goßner
My colleague Cedric Naudy recently analyzed an interesting problem: Hierarchy creation for all site collections in a specific content database failed to create the hierarchy while hierarchy creation in other web applications worked fine. The Hierarchy creation jobs were marked as succeeded and but...
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27 Mar 2012
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SharePoint Variations – The complete Guide – Part 18 – FAQ
Stefan Goßner
Part 1 - The Basics Part 2 - User Interface Part 3 - Triggers Part 4 - Timer Jobs Part 5 - Configuration Overview Part 6 - Configuration Internals Part 7 - Variation Hierarchy Creation Part 8 - Creating Page Variants Part 9 - Creating Site Variants Part 10 - Restructuring the Hierarchy Part 11 - Variations...
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6 Dec 2011
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SharePoint Variations – The complete Guide – Part 17 – MOSS 2007 vs. SP 2010
Stefan Goßner
Part 1 - The Basics Part 2 - User Interface Part 3 - Triggers Part 4 - Timer Jobs Part 5 - Configuration Overview Part 6 - Configuration Internals Part 7 - Variation Hierarchy Creation Part 8 - Creating Page Variants Part 9 - Creating Site Variants Part 10 - Restructuring the Hierarchy Part 11 - Variations...
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5 Dec 2011
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SharePoint Variations – The complete Guide – Part 16 – Translation Support
Stefan Goßner
Part 1 - The Basics Part 2 - User Interface Part 3 - Triggers Part 4 - Timer Jobs Part 5 - Configuration Overview Part 6 - Configuration Internals Part 7 - Variation Hierarchy Creation Part 8 - Creating Page Variants Part 9 - Creating Site Variants Part 10 - Restructuring the Hierarchy Part 11 - Variations...
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2 Dec 2011
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SharePoint Variations – The complete Guide – Part 15 – "View Changes" Button
Stefan Goßner
Part 1 - The Basics Part 2 - User Interface Part 3 - Triggers Part 4 - Timer Jobs Part 5 - Configuration Overview Part 6 - Configuration Internals Part 7 - Variation Hierarchy Creation Part 8 - Creating Page Variants Part 9 - Creating Site Variants Part 10 - Restructuring the Hierarchy Part 11 - Variations...
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1 Dec 2011
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SharePoint Variations – The complete Guide – Part 14 – Troubleshooting
Stefan Goßner
Part 1 - The Basics Part 2 - User Interface Part 3 - Triggers Part 4 - Timer Jobs Part 5 - Configuration Overview Part 6 - Configuration Internals Part 7 - Variation Hierarchy Creation Part 8 - Creating Page Variants Part 9 - Creating Site Variants Part 10 - Restructuring the Hierarchy Part 11 - Variations...
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30 Nov 2011
Blog Post:
SharePoint Variations – The complete Guide – Part 13 – Logging
Stefan Goßner
Part 1 - The Basics Part 2 - User Interface Part 3 - Triggers Part 4 - Timer Jobs Part 5 - Configuration Overview Part 6 - Configuration Internals Part 7 - Variation Hierarchy Creation Part 8 - Creating Page Variants Part 9 - Creating Site Variants Part 10 - Restructuring the Hierarchy Part 11 - Variations...
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30 Nov 2011
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SharePoint Variations – The complete Guide – Part 12 – Customization
Stefan Goßner
Part 1 - The Basics Part 2 - User Interface Part 3 - Triggers Part 4 - Timer Jobs Part 5 - Configuration Overview Part 6 - Configuration Internals Part 7 - Variation Hierarchy Creation Part 8 - Creating Page Variants Part 9 - Creating Site Variants Part 10 - Restructuring the Hierarchy Part 11 - Variations...
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29 Nov 2011
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SharePoint Variations – The complete Guide – Part 11 – Variations Fixup Tool
Stefan Goßner
Part 1 - The Basics Part 2 - User Interface Part 3 - Triggers Part 4 - Timer Jobs Part 5 - Configuration Overview Part 6 - Configuration Internals Part 7 - Variation Hierarchy Creation Part 8 - Creating Page Variants Part 9 - Creating Site Variants Part 10 - Restructuring the Hierarchy Part 11 - Variations...
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28 Nov 2011
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SharePoint Variations – The complete Guide – Part 10 – Restructuring the Hierarchy
Stefan Goßner
Part 1 - The Basics Part 2 - User Interface Part 3 - Triggers Part 4 - Timer Jobs Part 5 - Configuration Overview Part 6 - Configuration Internals Part 7 - Variation Hierarchy Creation Part 8 - Creating Page Variants Part 9 - Creating Site Variants Part 10 - Restructuring the Hierarchy Part 11 - Variations...
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25 Nov 2011
Blog Post:
SharePoint Variations – The complete Guide – Part 9 – Creating Site Variants
Stefan Goßner
Part 1 - The Basics Part 2 - User Interface Part 3 - Triggers Part 4 - Timer Jobs Part 5 - Configuration Overview Part 6 - Configuration Internals Part 7 - Variation Hierarchy Creation Part 8 - Creating Page Variants Part 9 - Creating Site Variants Part 10 - Restructuring the Hierarchy Part 11 - Variations...
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24 Nov 2011
Blog Post:
SharePoint Variations – The complete Guide – Part 8 – Creating Page Variants
Stefan Goßner
Part 1 - The Basics Part 2 - User Interface Part 3 - Triggers Part 4 - Timer Jobs Part 5 - Configuration Overview Part 6 - Configuration Internals Part 7 - Variation Hierarchy Creation Part 8 - Creating Page Variants Part 9 - Creating Site Variants Part 10 - Restructuring the Hierarchy Part 11 - Variations...
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23 Nov 2011
Blog Post:
SharePoint Variations – The complete Guide – Part 7 – Variation Hierarchy Creation
Stefan Goßner
Part 1 - The Basics Part 2 - User Interface Part 3 - Triggers Part 4 - Timer Jobs Part 5 - Configuration Overview Part 6 - Configuration Internals Part 7 - Variation Hierarchy Creation Part 8 - Creating Page Variants Part 9 - Creating Site Variants Part 10 - Restructuring the Hierarchy Part 11 - Variations...
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22 Nov 2011
Blog Post:
SharePoint Variations – The complete Guide – Part 6 – Configuration Internals
Stefan Goßner
Part 1 - The Basics Part 2 - User Interface Part 3 - Triggers Part 4 - Timer Jobs Part 5 - Configuration Overview Part 6 - Configuration Internals Part 7 - Variation Hierarchy Creation Part 8 - Creating Page Variants Part 9 - Creating Site Variants Part 10 - Restructuring the Hierarchy Part 11 - Variations...
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21 Nov 2011
Blog Post:
SharePoint Variations – The complete Guide – Part 5 – Configuration Overview
Stefan Goßner
Part 1 - The Basics Part 2 - User Interface Part 3 - Triggers Part 4 - Timer Jobs Part 5 - Configuration Overview Part 6 - Configuration Internals Part 7 - Variation Hierarchy Creation Part 8 - Creating Page Variants Part 9 - Creating Site Variants Part 10 - Restructuring the Hierarchy Part 11 - Variations...
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18 Nov 2011
Blog Post:
SharePoint Variations – The complete Guide – Part 4 – Timer Jobs
Stefan Goßner
Part 1 - The Basics Part 2 - User Interface Part 3 - Triggers Part 4 - Timer Jobs Part 5 - Configuration Overview Part 6 - Configuration Internals Part 7 - Variation Hierarchy Creation Part 8 - Creating Page Variants Part 9 - Creating Site Variants Part 10 - Restructuring the Hierarchy Part 11 - Variations...
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17 Nov 2011
Blog Post:
SharePoint Variations – The complete Guide – Part 3 – Triggers
Stefan Goßner
Part 1 - The Basics Part 2 - User Interface Part 3 - Triggers Part 4 - Timer Jobs Part 5 - Configuration Overview Part 6 - Configuration Internals Part 7 - Variation Hierarchy Creation Part 8 - Creating Page Variants Part 9 - Creating Site Variants Part 10 - Restructuring the Hierarchy Part 11 - Variations...
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15 Nov 2011
Blog Post:
SharePoint Variations – The complete Guide – Part 2 – User Interface
Stefan Goßner
Part 1 - The Basics Part 2 - User Interface Part 3 - Triggers Part 4 - Timer Jobs Part 5 - Configuration Overview Part 6 - Configuration Internals Part 7 - Variation Hierarchy Creation Part 8 - Creating Page Variants Part 9 - Creating Site Variants Part 10 - Restructuring the Hierarchy Part 11 - Variations...
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15 Nov 2011
Blog Post:
SharePoint Variations – The complete Guide – Part 1 – The Basics
Stefan Goßner
Part 1 - The Basics Part 2 - User Interface Part 3 - Triggers Part 4 - Timer Jobs Part 5 - Configuration Overview Part 6 - Configuration Internals Part 7 - Variation Hierarchy Creation Part 8 - Creating Page Variants Part 9 - Creating Site Variants Part 10 - Restructuring the Hierarchy Part 11 - Variations...
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14 Nov 2011
Blog Post:
Common Problem: NullReferenceException when using the VariationDataSource on a SharePoint master page
Stefan Goßner
A common scenario with Variations is to customize the variation label menu which allows to switch between different labels by using (e.g.) a Repeater or DataList control which is bound to a VariationDataSource . You can achieve this easily by either writing a custom user control or by modifying the...
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4 Feb 2011
Blog Post:
MOSS 2007 SP2 - a must have for everyone who uses Variations on his site
Stefan Goßner
The Variations feature uses one specific list to link items in the different labels together: the Relationships List . The caveat is that as soon as an inconsistency exists in this list Variations will no longer work correctly. The problems that can occur can vary. Sometimes it is no longer possible...
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3 May 2009
Blog Post:
How to programmatically retrieve the root site of a Variation
Stefan Goßner
The Admin UI of the site collection provides easy access to the variation settings. But the object model does not provide easy access to these settings. There are many scenarios where it would be (e.g.) very interesting to know which site is the root site of the variation. The solution for this problem...
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19 Jun 2008
Blog Post:
Some comments on common Variation problems (last updated: May 21st, 2008)
Stefan Goßner
Jeremy Jameson created an article series which talks about serious problems he ran into when using the variation feature. Unfortunatelly I cannot comment his articles directly as he disabled anonymous comments - and my blog is not on MSDN but on TechNet so I cannot login in MSDN so I have to provide...
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15 Nov 2007
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