Cracking the Vault

"There is an error in the XML document"

When trying to Get or Checkout files from the Vault this error can occur...

 
There may be multiple causes to this issue, but the underlying issue is that something has blocked acces to certain vault client system files. This can be security software and a few reports have come in to Autodesk Support and the Vault Forum.

One of our partners realised that the issue was caused by an update to the free Anti Virus Software, AVG. They found that uninistalling AVG solved the issue, but this was not really acceptable to the customer and they then found out that they just needed to disable the LinkScanner feature within AVG.

 

Thanks again for the tip Rob from M&M UK!

How to... Attach Libraries through Command Line if LDF is on another Location

If you are attaching a library through the Autodesk Data Management Server Console (=ADMS) you can choose different locations for the MDF file and LDF file.

Now you want to detach the library via command line to run a backup and re attach the library after the backup process. You used the example from the ADMS console help to create the commands.

Issue: The detach command and the backup are working fine.
However you get an error message by reattaching the library:

 
A file system has error occured: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.10.AUTODESKVAULT\MSSQL\DATA\AIS2010_InventorANSI_log.ldf

The issue is that the Option -DF in the command is only for the location of the MDF file. If the LDF file in the same location as the MDF file this works fine.

But in this case the LDF file is on a different location.

Resolution: You have to use the option -DL to specify the location of the LDF file. This option is currently not described in the ADMS console help but we are planing to add a description of the -DL option in the next release of Vault.

 

Here the updated example from the ADMS console help for attaching the library incuding this option:

Connectivity.ADMSConsole.exe -Oattachlibrary  -N"Inventor Standard Content" -DF"c:\My Library Repository\Inventor Standard Content.mdf"-DL"d:\MyLibrary\Logfile\Inventor Standard Content.ldf"
-VUadministrator -VPadmin -DBUsername –DBPassword

Calcluated or Static Quantity

Vault Professional 2011 allows you to change the way that the Quantity of Items is displayed, be it either by manual input or by deriving it from the Bill Of Materials.

You can switch between the Calculated Value or Static Value by right clicking on the cell itself as is shown in the short movie below.

 

DownloadfilesizeExceedsServerLimit [1101]

In earlier versions of Vault, there was a limit to the size of file that can be downloaded from the Vault Server. Since Vault 2009, this is no longer the case. When a client requests a file that is larger than 50MB, the server will split the file into 50MB chunks and then send that to the client. The client will then stitch the chunks back together before the file appears on the local workspace and is available for use.

 

If you see this error in the vlogs, after Vault 2009, to trouble shoot it you can try using Repair on .NET Framework and the Microsoft WSE components on either the client or the server or both.

You should also ensure that the latest update patches are applied to both the client and the server.

 

Is Windows Storage Server 2003 A Supported Platform For Vault.

No version of Vault is supported on Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003.

How To... Make Your (Vault) Dreams Come True

If there is feature that you really want to see in Vault that is not in the most recent version you can log what we call a "Wish" on the Autodesk Product Feedback website here:

Autodesk Product Feedback

Vault 2011 Office 2010 Addin Does Not Appear Despite Applying TS15669501

Autodesk released a Hotfix to add Vault 2011 support for Office 2010 (32 bit only) users.

One tip I had from a UK distributor was, after installing TS15669501 the Vault Addin still did not appear.

 

Rename Issue using Sequential Numbering

In Vault 2011, when you rename two file with the same prefix using the Sequential Numbering Scheme, the new names do not by default, retain the same prefix.

For Example:-

100001.ipt

100001.idw

gets renamed to

100002.ipt

100003.idw

 

How To... Document Revision - Migrate Released Documents in Vault

You updated from Vault 2010 Workgroup/Collaboration/Professional to Vault 2011 Workgroup/Collaboration/Professional.

Issue: You wonder how you can migrate your Inventor files which are controlled using Vault's Document Revision feature and who's State is Released.

Hint: Usually there is no need to migrate the files because Vault has a zero migration impact. It means you don´t need to migrate them via task scheduler.

However, if you decide to migrate the files via task scheduler though the recommended way to do this is as follows:

- Make sure that you are using the state "quick change" in your lifecycle (or add a new status)
- Check your existing files (via Vault search) and make sure that there are no files in state "Quick Change"
- Change all files in state "Released" to state "quick change"
- run the migration through task scheduler
- After the successul migration change the status of the files in "quick change" back to Released.