E-mail notifications for alerts are not sent when content in a migrated list or in a migrated document library changes after you perform a database migration to upgrade to Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
On This PageSYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario. You perform a database migration to upgrade Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 to Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. To do this, you deploy Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. Then, you add the content databases to the Web applications in the new Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 environment. However, after the migration, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 does not send e-mail notifications when content changes in a migrated list or in a migrated document library. Users experience the following symptoms:
FileNotFound Exception CAUSEThis issue occurs if the URL of the Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 server differs from the URL of the Windows SharePoint 3.0 server. For example, this issue occurs if the URL of the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 server is http://ServerNameVersion3, and the URL of the Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 server is http://ServerNameVersion2. The ImmedSubscription table in the content database has a Siteurl column. If the value in the Siteurl column does not match the URL of the Web application, Windows SharePoint Services does not send e-mail notifications when content in a list or in a document library changes. WORKAROUNDTo work around this issue, use one of the following methods. Method 1: Use the new "stsadm -o updatealert" commandThe new stsadm -o updatealert command was released in the SharePoint Administration Toolkit. For more information and to download the toolkit, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites, depending on the version of Windows SharePoint Services that you are running.SharePoint Administration Toolkit x64http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=F8EEA8F0-FA30-4C10-ABC9-217EEACEC9CE&displaylang=en (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=F8EEA8F0-FA30-4C10-ABC9-217EEACEC9CE&displaylang=en) SharePoint Administration Toolkit x86http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=263CD480-F6EB-4FA3-9F2E-2D47618505F2&displaylang=en (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=263CD480-F6EB-4FA3-9F2E-2D47618505F2&displaylang=en) For more information, see the "Microsoft SharePoint Administration Toolkit" white paper. To do this, visit the following Microsoft Web site: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=117212&clcid=0x409 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=117212&clcid=0x409) Method 2: Use code to update the URLsUse the following code to update the URLs of alerts in the Siteurl column of the ImmedSubscription table in the content database.Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language that is being demonstrated and with the tools that are used to create and to debug procedures. Microsoft support engineers can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure. However, they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific requirements. MORE INFORMATIONFor more information about how to upgrade to Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, visit the following Microsoft Web site: http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/WSS/en/library/91046a84-57a1-40cb-a32c-ff3395073dc91033.mspx (http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/WSS/en/library/91046a84-57a1-40cb-a32c-ff3395073dc91033.mspx)
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