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Organization database updates fail during the import process of the organization in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011

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This article provides a resolution for the issue that organization database updates fail during the import process of the organization in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011.

Applies to:   Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online
Original KB number:   2714807

Symptoms

Updates to the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 organization database are applied as part of import organization process and/or update rollup installation process. Applying such database updates on the organization database may fail.

Error message reported in Dmsnap-in log for the database update failures:

Info| Applying slipstream dbUpdates to organization. Id=<GUID>, UniqueName=CRMtest.
Error| Applying database updates to organization with name = CRMtest Id=<GUID> failed with Exception:
System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. --->
System.AggregateException: One or more errors occurred. ---> Microsoft.Crm.BusinessEntities.CrmObjectNotFoundException: No rows could be found for Entity with id <ID> if Entity were published

Error reported in update rollup installation log:

Info| Database update install failed for orgId = <GUID>. Continuing with other orgs.
Exception: System.Reflection. TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation . ---> System.AggregateException: One or more errors occurred. ---> Microsoft.Crm.BusinessEntities.CrmObjectNotFoundException: No rows could be found for Entity with id <GUID> if Entity were published

Note

GUIDs in the error messages above may differ from those shown, as the entities involved may vary.

Cause

This issue occurs when the NumThreadsForIndexCreation registry value has been added to the registry.

Resolution

To modify the registry, follow the steps below:

  1. Point to the Start menu, select Run, and type regedit.
  2. Navigate to the following location in the registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSCRM.
  3. Remove the NumThreadsForIndexCreation key.
  4. Reapply the update rollup or reimport the organization database depending on which process incurred failure.