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Saturday, May 26, 2012

MDS .net Assembly Error "The Microsoft SQL Server license has expired"

I was trying to get MDS assemblies going.

File Program.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Text;
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
using Microsoft.MasterDataServices.Deployment;
using Microsoft.MasterDataServices.Services.DataContracts;

namespace ConsoleApplication1
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
try
{
//Reads a model's metadata, business rules, and master data
ModelReader reader = new ModelReader();

Console.WriteLine(reader.CurrentUser.DisplayName);
Console.WriteLine("Models:");
Collection<identifier> models = reader.GetModels();
foreach (Identifier modelId in models)
{
Console.WriteLine(modelId.Name);
}
}
catch(System.Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine("Error: " + ex.Message);

}
Console.ReadKey();
}
}
}

App.Config

<configuration>
<configsections>
</configsections>
<connectionstrings>
<add connectionstring="Data Source=localhost;Initial Catalog=MDS_2012;Integrated Security=True" name="defaultMdsConnection" providername="System.Data.SqlClient">
</add></connectionstrings>
</configuration>

referencing the following assemblies from
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Master Data Services\WebApplication\bin
Microsoft.MasterDataServices.Core
Microsoft.MasterDataServices.Deployment
Microsoft.MasterDataServices.Services
Microsoft.MasterDataServices.Services.Contracts

When running the app I get the following error:
Olof Szymczak
Models:
Error: The Microsoft SQL Server license has expired.

When using reflector, I find that the following method throws the error
File: Services.cs
Namespace: namespace Microsoft.MasterDataServices.Services
Method:
private static void CheckExpiration()
{
if (isExpired)
{
Microsoft.MasterDataServices.Core.Log.Write(LogMessageType.Error, "Evaluation period has expired.");
EditionExpiredMessage detail = new EditionExpiredMessage();
FaultException<editionexpiredmessage> exception = new FaultException<editionexpiredmessage>(detail, ErrorStrings.EvaluationExpired);
throw exception;
}
}

It looks like isExpired is set to true. So I looked for the method that is setting isExpired. Drilling in that method I find:
File: Utility.cs
Namespace: Microsoft.MasterDataServices.Core.BusinessEntities
Method: private static QuerySkuValue LoadQuerySkuValueMethod()
in the method it is trying to load a dll C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Shared\sqlboot.dll
zero = LoadLibraryW(dllname); //this fails to load the dll

Checked the location and the dll exists.

Note if I set isExpired = false while debugging the code. I get the correct results.

Eventually I found the answer after downloading http://archive.msdn.microsoft.com/ModelDApiSample, modifing it to point to the MDS 2012 assemblies and reconfiguring the config file. I run it and it worked, I was going WTF. So I checked what was wrong with my project settings, the answer x86, the project.Build.Platform target has to be set to either x64 or Any CPU.

All I can say is what a great way of telling you, that you have compiled the code for the wrong platform by returning an error of "The Microsoft SQL Server license has expired".

Friday, April 27, 2012

Install MDS on the Extranet

Hi,
I had to install MDS portal on the extranet (DMZ) and MDS database on the intranet. Here are some of the issues that I encountered.

Setup

DomainA (Intranet/Internal) ServerA SqlServer 2008 R2/2012
Firewall Firewall rule to let sql connection through. No Federated Domain
DomainB (Extranet/DMZ) ServerB IIS 7.5 make sure that IIS and WCF is installed correctly

Creating the database

Since I can't use Current User - Integrated Security I have to switch to SQL Server Account. Make sure that you create a sql login user with sufficient rights to create the database.

Creating Website

Everything works fine until you try to connect the database to the portal. You will get the following error:
Service Account Failure User or Role '(null)' does not exist in this database.
No problem you have to go the web.config file and add the settings manually. In this example I have added 2 sites dev and test

...
...    <masterDataServices>
        <instance virtualPath="" siteName="MDS_MTN_DEV" connectionName="MDS1" serviceName="MDS1" />
        <instance virtualPath="" siteName="MDS_MTN_TEST" connectionName="MDS2" serviceName="MDS2" />
    </masterDataServices>
    <connectionStrings>
        <add name="MDS1" connectionString="Data Source=[ServerNameOrServerIP];Initial Catalog=mds;User Id=[username];Password=[password];Connect Timeout=60" />
        <add name="MDS2" connectionString="Data Source=[ServerNameOrServerIP];Initial Catalog=mds_test;User Id=[username];Password=[password];Connect Timeout=60" />
    </connectionStrings>
...
...    
    <service behaviorConfiguration="mdsWsHttpBehavior" name="MDS1">
        <endpoint binding="wsHttpBinding" bindingConfiguration="mdsWsHttpBinding"
         bindingNamespace="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/masterdataservices/2009/09"
         contract="Microsoft.MasterDataServices.Services.ServiceContracts.IService" />
        <endpoint address="bhb" binding="basicHttpBinding" bindingConfiguration="mdsBasicHttpBinding"
         bindingNamespace="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/masterdataservices/2009/09"
         contract="Microsoft.MasterDataServices.Services.ServiceContracts.IService" />
       </service>
       <service behaviorConfiguration="mdsWsHttpBehavior" name="MDS2">
        <endpoint binding="wsHttpBinding" bindingConfiguration="mdsWsHttpBinding"
         bindingNamespace="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/masterdataservices/2009/09"
         contract="Microsoft.MasterDataServices.Services.ServiceContracts.IService" />
        <endpoint address="bhb" binding="basicHttpBinding" bindingConfiguration="mdsBasicHttpBinding"
         bindingNamespace="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/masterdataservices/2009/09"
         contract="Microsoft.MasterDataServices.Services.ServiceContracts.IService" />
       </service>
...
...

If you close and reopen Master Data Services Configuration Manager and go the website you will see that the website is now connected to the database.

Testing the MDS Portal

When viewing an entity in explorer you may get the following errors:
IE8 Error Message [HttpWebRequest_WebException_RemoteServer] Arguments: NotFound Debugging resource strings are unavaialble. Often the key and argumetns provide sufficient information to diagnose the problem. See http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/linkid=1066638&Version5.0.61118.08&File=System.Windows.dll&Key=HttpWebRequest_WebException_RemoteServer
IE9 The remote server returned an error: NotFound.

Testing the MDS Service

Check Authorization on the Portal and Service in IIS Portal – Windows Authentication Enabled Service – Anonymous Authentication Enabled and Windows Authentication Enabled You may need to do an IISRESET. http://localhost/service/service.svc
Error Message for Anonymous Authentication not enabled Security settings for this service require 'Anonymous' Authentication but it is not enabled for the IIS application that hosts this service. Error Message for Windows Authentication not enabled Security settings for this service require Windows Authentication but it is not enabled for the IIS application that hosts this service.
Error Message: The HttpsGetEnabled property of ServiceMetadataBehavior is set to true and the HttpsGetUrl property is a relative address, but there is no https base address. Either supply an https base address or set HttpsGetUrl to an absolute address.
Change the web.config file to the following if only using http httpsGetEnabled="false"
<serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="true" httpsGetEnabled="false"/>
After all that it works!!!

Saturday, March 31, 2012

MDSModelDeploy.exe Login failed for user 'NT AUTHORITY\ANONYMOUS LOGON'.

I was trying to automate the creation and deployment of my MDS model and came across the following issue.

If you try to run the following powershell command

invoke-command -computername Servername -scriptblock {& 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Master Data Services\Configuration\MDSModelDeploy.exe' createpackage -model TestModel -package c:\Data\LocalBackup\TestModelackage.pkg -version VERSION_1 -service MDS2 -includedata}

you get the following error

Creating a package for model MTN

MDSModelDeploy operation failed. Elapsed time: 00:00:06.4551044

Error:

I enabled trace on MDSModelDeploy

Error Log

MDS Information: 0 : Attempting to execute command: MDSModelDeploy createpackage -model TestModel -package c:\Data\LocalBackup\TestModelackage.pkg -version VERSION_1 -service MDS2 -includedata

DateTime=2012-03-31T10:35:02.3896659Z

MDS Error: 0 : Service started successfully, Assembly version: 11.0.0.0, file version: 11.0.2100.60 ((SQL11_RTM).120210-1917 )

DateTime=2012-03-31T10:35:10.6863285Z

MDS Error: 0 : ApiContractVersion: 5102

DateTime=2012-03-31T10:35:10.6863285Z

MDS Start: 1 : Service.InitializeExpirationStatus

DateTime=2012-03-31T10:35:10.6863285Z

MDS Information: 0 : Evaluation period days remaining code: 0

DateTime=2012-03-31T10:35:10.7488269Z

MDS Stop: 2 : Service.InitializeExpirationStatus

DateTime=2012-03-31T10:35:10.7488269Z

MDS Start: 1 : Deployment: getting list of models

DateTime=2012-03-31T10:35:10.7644515Z

MDS Start: 1 :

Begin operation: ExecuteRequest

Host info: Microsoft.MasterDataServices.Core.ExplicitHostContext

User Name: Domain\username

Time: 03/31/2012 21:35:10

DateTime=2012-03-31T10:35:10.9050729Z

MDS Verbose: 0 : Request message:

<MetadataGetRequest xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/Microsoft.MasterDataServices.Services.MessageContracts" xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

<International i:nil="true" xmlns:a="http://www.w3.org/2005/09/ws-i18n" />

<ResultOptions xmlns:a="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/masterdataservices/2009/09">

<a:Models>Identifiers</a:Models>

</ResultOptions>

<SearchCriteria xmlns:a="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/masterdataservices/2009/09">

<a:AttributeGroups />

<a:Attributes />

<a:DerivedHierarchies />

<a:DerivedHierarchyLevels />

<a:Entities />

<a:ExplicitHierarchies />

<a:MemberTypes />

<a:Models />

<a:VersionFlags />

<a:Versions />

</SearchCriteria>

</MetadataGetRequest>

DateTime=2012-03-31T10:35:11.0613189Z

MDS Start: 1 : RequestContext.InitializeRequestContext

DateTime=2012-03-31T10:35:11.0613189Z

MDS Start: 1 : RequestContext.InitializeDatabaseContext

DateTime=2012-03-31T10:35:11.0613189Z

MDS Stop: 2 :

End operation: MetadataGet

Host info: Microsoft.MasterDataServices.Core.ExplicitHostContext

User Name: [Domain]\[Username]

Time: 03/31/2012 21:35:11

DateTime=2012-03-31T10:35:11.2956879Z

MDS Verbose: 0 : Response message:

<MetadataGetResponse xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/Microsoft.MasterDataServices.Services.MessageContracts" xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

<OperationResult xmlns:a="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/masterdataservices/2009/09">

<a:Errors />

<a:RequestId>d8cedd0f-34cd-4b43-b43b-e0fd860bb44d</a:RequestId>

</OperationResult>

<Metadata xmlns:a="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/masterdataservices/2009/09">

<a:AttributeGroups />

<a:Attributes />

<a:DerivedHierarchies />

<a:DerivedHierarchyLevels />

<a:Entities />

<a:ExplicitHierarchies />

<a:MemberTypes />

<a:Models />

<a:VersionFlags />

<a:Versions />

</Metadata>

</MetadataGetResponse>

DateTime=2012-03-31T10:35:11.4206847Z

MDS Error: 0 :

DateTime=2012-03-31T10:35:11.4206847Z

MDS Error: 0 : MDSModelDeploy operation failed. Elapsed time: 00:00:09.1523012

DateTime=2012-03-31T10:35:11.4206847Z

MDS Error: 0 : Error:

DateTime=2012-03-31T10:35:11.4206847Z

MDS Error: 0 : System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException (0x80131904): Login failed for user 'NT AUTHORITY\ANONYMOUS LOGON'.

at Microsoft.MasterDataServices.Core.DataAccess.DbHelper.ExecuteNonQueryHandlingTransportError(SqlCommand sqlCommand)

at Microsoft.MasterDataServices.Core.DataAccess.DbHelper.GetTimeout(String settingName)

at Microsoft.MasterDataServices.Core.DataAccess.DbHelper.SetConnection(String connectionString)

at Microsoft.MasterDataServices.Core.BusinessEntities.RequestContext.InitializeDatabaseContext()

at Microsoft.MasterDataServices.Core.BusinessEntities.RequestContext.InitializeRequestContext(HostContext hostContext)

at Microsoft.MasterDataServices.Services.Service.MetadataGet(MetadataGetRequest request)

at Microsoft.MasterDataServices.WebUI.ServiceAdapter.ExecuteRequest[TRequestType,TResponseType](MdmServiceOperation`2 operation, TRequestType request)

at Microsoft.MasterDataServices.WebUI.ServiceAdapter.DoMetadataGet(MetadataSearchCriteria searchCriteria, MetadataResultOptions resultOptions)

at Microsoft.MasterDataServices.Deployment.ModelReader.GetModels(Boolean isAdminOnly)

at Microsoft.MasterDataServices.Deployment.Utility.ModelDeploy.CreatePackage(String serviceName, String packageFile, String modelName, String versionName, Boolean includeData)

at Microsoft.MasterDataServices.Deployment.Utility.ModelDeploy.Main(String[] args)

DateTime=2012-03-31T10:35:11.4206847Z

After using reflector I managed to find the code that is causing the issue

private void InitializeRequestContext(HostContext hostContext)

    Log.WriteStart("RequestContext.InitializeRequestContext");

    if (hostContext == null)

        throw new ArgumentNullException("hostContext");

    this.HostContext = hostContext;

    this.InitializeDatabaseContext();

    this.InitializeCurrentUser();

    Log.WriteStop("RequestContext.InitializeRequestContext");

Not sure if calling InitializeCurrentUser before InitializeDatabaseContext will fix the problem. As I didn’t have to time to decompile all the MDS code and try to get it to compile.

Work around

Is to set the connection string to sql login instead of Integrated Security

from <add name="MDS2" connectionString="Data Source=servername;Initial Catalog=database;Integrated Security=True;Connect Timeout=60" />

to <add name="MDS2" connectionString="Data Source=servername;Initial Catalog=database;User Id=sqlloginuser;Password=password;Connect Timeout=60" />

To test that winrm is working correctly run the following command

invoke-command -computername yourserver -scriptblock {& 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Master Data Services\Configuration\MDSModelDeploy.exe' listservices}

Result

MDS services (Service, Website, Virtual Path):

MDS1, Website1_DEV,

MDS2, Website2_DEV,

MDSModelDeploy operation completed successfully. Elapsed time: 00:00:06.7047133

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

MDS (Master Data Services) SQL 2012 installing on SQL 2008 R2

MDS (Master Data Services) SQL 2012 is out with new enhancements to make development a lot easier. The issue is, is business ready to move to SQL 2012... So I took a shot and tried installing MDS SQL 2012 on SQL 2008 R2 instance.
Steps
1. install MDS SQL 2012 from ISO
2.Run Microsoft SQL Server 2012\Master Data Services\Master Data Services Configuration Manager.exe
3. Create new database point to SQL 2008 R2 instance.
4. Create new Web page

Everything run smoothly and portal came up.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg488708(v=sql.110).aspx#noengine

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Master Data Services (MDS) Clean Model of Carriage Return and New line

DECLARE @sqlquery NVARCHAR(4000)

DECLARE RemoveCr CURSOR FOR

SELECT DISTINCT --m.Name, e.Name, e.EntityTable, a.DisplayName,a.TableColumn, e.*,

'UPDATE mdm.' + e.EntityTable + ' SET ' + a.TableColumn + ' = SUBSTRING(' + a.TableColumn + ', 0, CHARINDEX ( CHAR(13), ' + a.TableColumn + ' ) ) WHERE ' + a.TableColumn + ' LIKE ''%'' + CHAR(13) + CHAR(10)+ ''%'''

--'SELECT ' + a.TableColumn + ' FROM mdm.' + e.EntityTable + ' WHERE ' + a.TableColumn + ' LIKE ''%'' + CHAR(13) + CHAR(10)+ ''%'''

FROM mdm.tblEntity e

INNER JOIN mdm.tblModel m ON e.Model_ID = m.ID

INNER JOIN mdm.tblModelVersion mv ON m.ID = mv.Model_ID

INNER JOIN mdm.tblAttribute a ON a.Entity_ID = e.ID

INNER JOIN mdm.tblList lAtt ON a.AttributeType_ID = lAtt.OptionID AND lAtt.ListCode = 'lstAttributeType'

INNER JOIN mdm.tblList lDat ON a.DataType_ID = lAtt.OptionID AND lDat.ListCode = 'lstDataType'

WHERE m.Name <> 'Metadata'

AND mv.Name = 'VERSION_1'

AND lAtt.ListOption <> 'System'

AND lDat.ListOption = 'Text'

AND IsBase = 0

OPEN RemoveCr

FETCH NEXT FROM RemoveCr INTO @sqlquery

WHILE (@@FETCH_STATUS = 0)

BEGIN

EXEC(@sqlquery)

FETCH NEXT FROM RemoveCr INTO @sqlquery

END

CLOSE RemoveCr

DEALLOCATE RemoveCr

Master Data Services (MDS) Moving Subscription Views

SET NOCOUNT ON

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-- Change the following variables

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

DECLARE @Server VARCHAR(100) = 'SERVERNAME'

DECLARE @OrginalDatabase VARCHAR(100) = 'MDSDev'

DECLARE @DestinationDatabase VARCHAR(100) = 'MDSProd'

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

DECLARE @execQuery VARCHAR(1000) = 'SELECT * INTO ##Views FROM OPENROWSET(''SQLNCLI'', ''server=' + @Server + ';trusted_connection=yes'', ''set fmtonly off exec ' + @OrginalDatabase + '.[mdm].[udpSubscriptionViewGet]'')'

EXEC(@execQuery)

DECLARE @View_Name NVARCHAR(200)

DECLARE @Model_Name NVARCHAR(200)

DECLARE @Entity_Name NVARCHAR(200)

DECLARE @query NVARCHAR(4000)

DECLARE db_Cursor CURSOR FOR

SELECT View_Name, Model_Name, Entity_Name FROM ##Views

OPEN db_Cursor

FETCH NEXT FROM db_Cursor INTO @View_Name, @Model_Name, @Entity_Name

WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0

BEGIN

SET @query = ''

SET @query = 'DECLARE @EntityName NVARCHAR(200) = ''' + @Entity_Name + '''' + CHAR(10)

SET @query = + @query + 'DECLARE @ModelName NVARCHAR(200) = ''' + @Model_Name + '''' + CHAR(10)

SET @query = + @query + 'DECLARE @Entity_ID int' + CHAR(10)

SET @query = + @query + 'DECLARE @Model_ID int' + CHAR(10)

SET @query = + @query + 'DECLARE @ModelVersion_ID int' + CHAR(10)

SET @query = + @query + 'DECLARE @ModelVersionFlag_ID int' + CHAR(10)

SET @query = + @query + 'DECLARE @Return_ID int' + CHAR(10)

SET @query = + @query + 'DECLARE @Return_MUID uniqueidentifier' + CHAR(10)

SET @query = + @query + CHAR(10)

SET @query = + @query + 'SELECT @Model_ID = m.id, @Entity_ID=e.ID, @ModelVersion_ID = mv.ID, @ModelVersionFlag_ID = mv.VersionFlag_ID FROM mdm.tblModel m' + CHAR(10)

SET @query = + @query + 'INNER JOIN mdm.tblEntity e ON m.ID = e.Model_ID' + CHAR(10)

SET @query = + @query + 'INNER JOIN mdm.tblModelVersion mv ON m.ID = mv.Model_ID' + CHAR(10)

SET @query = + @query + 'WHERE mv.Name = ''VERSION_1''' + CHAR(10)

SET @query = + @query + 'AND m.NAME = @ModelName' + CHAR(10)

SET @query = + @query + 'AND e.Name = @EntityName' + CHAR(10)

SET @query = + @query + CHAR(10)

SET @query = + @query + 'EXECUTE [' + @DestinationDatabase + '].[mdm].[udpSubscriptionViewSave]' + CHAR(10)

SET @query = + @query + '@SubscriptionView_ID=NULL' + CHAR(10)

SET @query = + @query + ',@Entity_ID = @Entity_ID' + CHAR(10)

SET @query = + @query + ',@Model_ID = @Model_ID' + CHAR(10)

SET @query = + @query + ',@DerivedHierarchy_ID = NULL' + CHAR(10)

SET @query = + @query + ',@ModelVersion_ID = @ModelVersion_ID ' + CHAR(10)

SET @query = + @query + ',@ModelVersionFlag_ID = @ModelVersionFlag_ID' + CHAR(10)

SET @query = + @query + ',@ViewFormat_ID = 1' + CHAR(10)

SET @query = + @query + ',@Levels = NULL' + CHAR(10)

SET @query = + @query + ',@SubscriptionViewName = ''' + @View_Name + '''' + CHAR(10)

SET @query = + @query + ',@Return_ID = @Return_ID OUTPUT' + CHAR(10)

SET @query = + @query + ',@Return_MUID = @Return_MUID OUTPUT' + CHAR(10)

SET @query = + @query + 'GO' + CHAR(10)

PRINT @query

FETCH NEXT FROM db_Cursor INTO @View_Name, @Model_Name, @Entity_Name

END

CLOSE db_Cursor

DEALLOCATE db_Cursor

DROP TABLE ##Views

Master Data Services (MDS) Rebuild Subscription Views

--Build Delete Statements

SELECT 'EXEC mdm.udpSubscriptionViewDeleteByID @ID=' + CONVERT(VARCHAR(10), ID) + ' ,@DeleteView=1' FROM mdm.tblSubscriptionView WHERE IsDirty = 1

--Build Create Statements

SELECT 'EXEC mdm.udpSubscriptionViewSave @SubscriptionView_ID=NULL,@Entity_ID=' + CONVERT(VARCHAR(10), Entity_ID) + ',@Model_ID=' + CONVERT(VARCHAR(10), Model_ID) + ',@DerivedHierarchy_ID=NULL,@ModelVersion_ID=' + CONVERT(VARCHAR(10), ModelVersion_ID) + ',@ModelVersionFlag_ID=NULL,@ViewFormat_ID=' + CONVERT(VARCHAR(10), ViewFormat_ID) + ',@Levels=NULL,@SubscriptionViewName=N''' + Name + '''' FROM mdm.tblSubscriptionView WHERE IsDirty = 1