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Failed to instantiate a processor of type ‘”Sitecore.Xdb.MarketingAutomation.Processing.EventProcessor”

If you see the “Failed to instantiate a processor of type ‘”Sitecore.Xdb.MarketingAutomation.Processing.EventProcessor”” error in your Marketing Automation Engine Logs (located within the AppData/Jobs path, not the actual Marketing Automation Role), there are a few things to check. This issue is generally caused by the Marketing Automation Engine Windows Service being unable to communicate to xConnect …

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Sitcore 9 SolrCloud Custom Index/Alias Error

If you are adding custom Solr collections/indexes to SolrCloud in Sitecore 9, it is important to note that the parameter order matters in your patch config (always use a patch config). Without the proper order, you are likely to receive the following error: An example patch config that would generate such an error has the …

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Sitecore Installation Framework 2.1.0 Released – Required for 9.1 Update 1

Sitecore Installation Framework 2.1.0 has been released. This version is required if you want to deploy Sitecore 9.1 Update 1.

You can obtain this version at https://sitecore.myget.org/feed/sc-powershell/package/nuget/SitecoreInstallFramework/2.1.0

If you are using PowerShell to get the package you would use a call akin to the following. Note, its a good practice to still download Sitecore Fundamentals for standard operations:

Register-PSRepository -Name sc-powershell -SourceLocation https://sitecore.myget.org/F/sc-powershell/api/v2

# Install Sitecore Fundamentals (Required for Standard Operations)
Install-Module -Name "SitecoreFundamentals" -RequiredVersion "1.1.0" -Repository "sc-powershell" -Force

# Install Sitecore Install Framework 
Install-Module -Name "SitecoreInstallFramework" -RequiredVersion "2.1.0" -Repository "sc-powershell" -Force
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Rebuild the Sitecore Reporting Database the Right Way

Usually the Sitecore Reporting database needs to be rebuilt for various reasons (corruption, upgraded Sitecore version, missing Experience Analytics data, etc. ) as it does not contain correct data. How you prepare for the rebuild, what happens during rebuild, and afterwards matter. Prepare for a Reporting Database Rebuild Before you click the button to start …

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Encrypt and Decrypt Sitecore 9 connectionStrings

A best practice for Production environments is to encrypt your connectionStrings to protect data in case the web.config file is accessed “without authorization”. My colleague Grant Killian wrote an excellent article in 2017 on the topic of encryption, the Microsoft ASP.NET IIS Registration Tool (aspnet_regiis.exe) is the focus in the updated Security Hardening guidelines of …

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