Error deploying data to producction server

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Jose Caudevilla

Posted on 09/06/2020 12:31:44

Hello:

Im trying to transfer some data from my stagging server to producction server using the deployment tool.

Here is the information https://doc.dynamicweb.com/documentation-9/platform/platform-tools/deployment-tool

Both servers have the 9.8.7 version, to tranfer the data i downloaded the default data configurations from this page.

When im trying to transfer something to production i always get this error messages:

StackTrace: at Dynamicweb.Deployment.DataItemProvider.CreateInstance(DataItemType itemType) at Dynamicweb.Deployment.LocalDeploymentProvider.ImportDataGroupsSecondPass(Package package, Tracker tracker, Dictionary`2 dataGroupsByParentId, String parentId) at Dynamicweb.Deployment.LocalDeploymentProvider.ImportPackage(String id, Package package, Tracker tracker) at Dynamicweb.Deployment.DeploymentProvider.<>c__DisplayClass19_0.<DeployDataItemsFrom>b__0(Tracker tracker)	
Unable to import. System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at Dynamicweb.Deployment.DataItemProvider.CreateInstance(DataItemType itemType) at Dynamicweb.Deployment.LocalDeploymentProvider.ImportDataGroupsSecondPass(Package package, Tracker tracker, Dictionary`2 dataGroupsByParentId, String parentId) at Dynamicweb.Deployment.LocalDeploymentProvider.ImportPackage(String id, Package package, Tracker tracker) at Dynamicweb.Deployment.DeploymentProvider.<>c__DisplayClass19_0.<DeployDataItemsFrom>b__0(Tracker tracker)

I dont know why happend this.

Kind regards,

Jose

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Nicolai Pedersen

Posted on 09/06/2020 15:51:02

Hi Jose

Can you provide a bit of more information - can you show some screen dumps of what data you transfer?

Where is the solution hosted? DW or your own hosting?

Thanks, Nicolai

Jose Caudevilla

Posted on 10/06/2020 08:55:03

H Nicolai,

Staging server and production servers are hosted at DW servers.

For example i want to tranfer my countries

When i do it the log show the error of the open post:

In the case that i want to transfer the the product fields same happens:

Thanks, Jose

Morten Bengtson

Posted on 10/06/2020 10:09:35

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Hi Jose,

I can reproduce the issue and the error occurs because the configuration files are not compatible with your version of Dynamicweb and also the fact that we create instances of all deployment providers even if they are not used. So there are several things we need to fix here.

I have registered this as Bug 80902: NullReferenceException occurs during deployment when creating instance of provider

For now you can use this workaround...

Edit the file /Files/System/Deployment/DataGroups/Content.xml and remove the "Rows" DataItemType that references Dynamicweb.Deployment.DataItemProviders.Content.GridRowDataItemProvider which is not available in your version of Dynamicweb.

<DataGroup Id="Content" Name="Content" ParentId="" Icon="Desktop">
  <DataItemTypes>
    <DataItemType Id="ItemTypes" Name="Item types" ProviderTypeName="Dynamicweb.Deployment.DataItemProviders.Files.FilesDataItemProvider">
      <ProviderParameters>
        <Parameter Name="RecursiveSearch" Value="false" />
        <Parameter Name="TargetPath" Value="/Files/System/Items" />
      </ProviderParameters>
    </DataItemType>
    <DataItemType Id="Area" Name="Areas" ProviderTypeName="Dynamicweb.Deployment.DataItemProviders.Content.AreaDataItemProvider">
    </DataItemType>
    <DataItemType Id="Page" Name="Pages" ProviderTypeName="Dynamicweb.Deployment.DataItemProviders.Content.PageDataItemProvider">
    </DataItemType>
    <DataItemType Id="Paragraph" Name="Paragraphs" ProviderTypeName="Dynamicweb.Deployment.DataItemProviders.Content.ParagraphDataItemProvider">
    </DataItemType>
    <DataItemType Id="Rows" Name="Rows" ProviderTypeName="Dynamicweb.Deployment.DataItemProviders.Content.GridRowDataItemProvider">
    </DataItemType>    
  </DataItemTypes>
</DataGroup>

Sorry about the inconvenience.

Best regards,
Morten

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Jose Caudevilla

Posted on 11/06/2020 13:45:31

Hi Morten,

Deleting this tag works perfect.

Thanks, kind regards.

Jose.

Kristian Kirkholt

Posted on 09/09/2020 14:30:38

Hi Jose

The problem TFS#80902 "NullReferenceException occurs during deployment when creating instance of provider" has now been fixed in Package "Dynamicweb.Deployment" version 2.1.1

You are able to find this update in the backend Package update section.

Also the correction are part of the 9.9.0 and 9.8.9+ release

You are able to find this version in the download section:

http://doc.dynamicweb.com/releases-and-downloads/releases

Please contact Dynamicweb Support if you need any additional help regarding this.

Kind Regards
Dynamicweb Support
Kristian Kirkholt

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