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Sunday, August 19, 2012

SPS NYC: Case Study of a SharePoint 2010 Budgeting/Forecasting Portal


Event:
SharePoint Saturday New York City
Saturday, July 28, 2012

Session Title:
Case Study of a SharePoint 2010 Budgeting/Forecasting Portal

Abstract:
A professional services company required a company-wide budgeting solution in time to do year end budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning.  The organization’s commercial off the shelf (COTS) finance system couldn’t fulfill the requirements.  Despite many resource and time constraints, a solution was developed and rolled out within 6 weeks using SharePoint Server 2010, a custom SQL Server database, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), SharePoint Designer, and Data View Web Parts.  This session includes a demonstration of the solution as well as a walkthrough of the project approach and lessons learned.

Slides:

Case Study of a SharePoint 2010 Budgeting/Forecasting Portal.pdf

Monday, April 09, 2012

SPS Baltimore: Case Study of a SharePoint 2010 Budgeting/Forecasting Portal


Event:
SharePoint Saturday Baltimore
Saturday, May 12, 2012

Session Title:
Case Study of a SharePoint 2010 Budgeting/Forecasting Portal

Abstract:
A professional services company required a company-wide budgeting solution in time to do year end budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning.  The organization’s commercial off the shelf (COTS) finance system couldn’t fulfill the requirements.  Despite many resource and time constraints, a solution was developed and rolled out within 6 weeks using SharePoint Server 2010, a custom SQL Server database, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), SharePoint Designer, and Data View Web Parts.  This session includes a demonstration of the solution as well as a walkthrough of the project approach and lessons learned.

Slides:
Case Study of a SharePoint 2010 Budgeting/Forecasting Portal.pdf

Thursday, March 29, 2012

SPS Boston: Case Study of a SharePoint 2010 Budgeting/Forecasting Portal


Event:
SharePoint Saturday Boston
Saturday, April 28th, 2012

Session Title:
Case Study of a SharePoint 2010 Budgeting/Forecasting Portal

Abstract:
A professional services company required a company-wide budgeting solution in time to do year end budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning.  The organization’s commercial off the shelf (COTS) finance system couldn’t fulfill the requirements.  Despite many resource and time constraints, a solution was developed and rolled out within 6 weeks using SharePoint Server 2010, a custom SQL Server database, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), SharePoint Designer, and Data View Web Parts.  This session includes a demonstration of the solution as well as a walkthrough of the project approach and lessons learned.

Slides:
Case Study of a SharePoint 2010 Budgeting/Forecasting Portal.pdf

Monday, March 12, 2012

SAAS Vendors Capitalizing on an Accessible from Anywhere Misconception

I think that there is a misunderstanding in the marketplace, a perception by Software as a Service (SAAS) prospects and customers, that the only way they can have a solution that is available from "anywhere" is if they choose a cloud solution. This is a ridiculous assumption and one that cloud vendors seem to be capitalizing on. World Wide Web accessibility should not be considered a discriminator for on-premises versus cloud debate, and it certainly shouldn't be considered an advantage for an SAAS solution option. If anything, level of flexibility in accessibility should be considered a disadvantage to SAAS offerings, since SAAS offerings by definition, require some form of WAN or Internet connection.

For on-premises deployments of Web-based software products, accessibility from the World Wide Web is a matter of corporate policy and network configuration. In many highly secure environments governed by extensive policies, procedures, and directives; it may seem "impossible" for a business group to receive permission to have their Web portal published externally, to the World Wide Web. This is not a technical matter. This is a policy matter. In that regard, SAAS does make the "impossible" possible, by allowing business groups to bypass rules that they would otherwise need to follow if they went the on-premises route. So, is enabling a customer to circumvent a procedure truly a competive technical advantage to SAAS? I don't think so, and I don't think marketing should communicate it as such.

I think an underlying problem that this situation highlights is that many businesses still lack the ability to effectively prioritize their Information Technology initiatives and align those initiatives with the demands of the business. It is easier and more beneficial/less costly for a business unit to go rogue with an SAAS solution than it is for them to work with IT. This situation also points to a flawed management practice of allowing business units to dictate their own technology solutions as opposed to following a single Enterprise Architecture strategy. Whatever the case, "accessible from the Web" isn't a technology discriminator for SAAS, and vendors shouldn't confuse people into believing that it is.

References

LeClaire, J. (March, 2012). Should CRM Apps Be in the Cloud? Retrieved March 12, 2012 from http://www.crm-daily.com/story.xhtml?story_id=030001S1KJNI&nl=1&full_skip=1.

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Enterprise Search Summit Spring 2012


There will be an Enterprise Search Summit in New York, NY May 15-16, 2012. The event is taking place at the Hilton New York.

Paul Olenick and I will be presenting "Solving SharePoint Issues."

Click HERE for more information about the event.

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Error: "Unable to display this Web Part"

Description

A Data View Web Part (DVWP) is configured to display data from a Microsoft SQL Server datasource.  However, instead of data from the datasource, the Data View Web Part displays the following error message:

"Unable to display this Web Part.  To troubleshoot the problem, open this Web page in a Micrsofot SharePoint Foundation-compatible HTML editor such as Microsoft SharePoint Designer.  If the problem persists, contact your Web server administrator."


Solution *

1.  Using SharePoint Designer, test the datasource for the DVWP.  One possible cause for this error is that the credentials for the datasource are expired, as indicated in the SharePoint Designer dialog box.


2.  Open SQL Server Management Studio, expand Security, expand Logins, right-click on the Login and click Properties.  Uncheck the "Enforce Password Expiration" checkbox and click OK.


3.  Test the Data View Web Part, datasource again in SharePoint Designer.  If the issue is resolved, test the DVWP also in the Web browser.

* Disclaimer:  This solution represents only one of many possible solutions and may or may not be applicable in your environment.

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Lessons from an ERP Project Failure and Vendor Law Suit

A customer/vendor conflict: 

In a recent Computerworld article, Chris Kanaracus explains how Epicor Sued Over Alleged ERP Project Failure.  In the article, the customer attributes the project failure due to shortcomings in Epicor software.  Customer states, "The project did not go well due to a variety of shortcomings in Epicor's software."

Here is my analysis:

In my experience doing these sorts of procurements, when specific business requirements are defined well and included in the RFP, SOW, and contractual documents, then many project risks (both cost and schedule types) are shifted to the vendor. If the vendor agrees to meet a specific requirement and both customer and vendor sign the contract, then vendor is on the hook. However, if the requirement is not documented in the initial contract, then the vendor may later push back by describing the requirement as "out of scope" and will only do the work if they can bill the hours. Scope creep is not only common in ERP projects, it is actually a well-accepted fact.

As a casual reader of the article, I must state up front that I don't have all the facts in this story.  I only know what I read in the article.   So, based on the article and past experiences I can go out on a limb and suggest two things that might have happened:
  1. The customer failed to specify the steps of a key process and include those details in their contract with Epicor.  Therefore, the process became ambigious and unclear.
  2. Epicor team attempted to remedy a technical shortcoming through additional pro services (billable time), and they failed to reach customer satisfaction before the bill got to be a million bucks.
Lessons to be learned:

This article reminds us of some key lessons that we can use when working with vendors.
  • Invest as much time as necessary into defining processes well.
  • Identify specifics even if they are obvious or assumed.
  • Include specific business requirements, solution requirements, use cases, story board, and other illustrations in the vendor contractual document.
  • Group related requirements into "categories" and seek fixed pricing estimate for each category (this forces vendor to do more careful estimates and makes the project easier to manage).
  • Create a project completion checklist up front (should map closely to the categories) and include that the contracts.
  • Realize even if you defined requirements really well, you still might miss important ones.  Therefore, remember to buffer the project budget to cover requirements that may have been missed.
A fixed bid estimate may cost up to 25%-40% more than a standard estimate, but that is a significant discount over the 500%-1000% overrun that is not only possible, but likely if the requirements are not clearly spelled out and the work begins.

References

Kanaracus, C. (August, 2011). Epicor sued over alleged ERP project failure. Retrieved October 20, 2011 from http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9219127/Epicor_sued_over_alleged_ERP_project_failure?taxonomyId=144&pageNumber=1.

Sunday, September 25, 2011

SharePoint 4.0: How to Set the "Enable Client Integration" Setting on a Web Application

Description

How to set the "Enable Client Integration" setting for a Web Application in SharePoint Server 2010.


Solution

1.  Navigate to Central Administration, Application Management, Web Applications, Manage Web Applications.

2.  Click to highlight the Web application for which you would like to disable client integration.

3.  Click "Authentication Providers"



4.  Click on the Zone name.


5.  In the "Edit Authentication" dialog, "Client Integration" section, configure the "Enable Client Integration?" setting.  Click Save.

Monday, August 29, 2011

SharePoint 4.0: Content Type Column Does Not Display in Datasheet View

Thanks to Glyn Clough for suggesting the correct answer to this over Twitter!

Description

When creating a Datasheet View in SharePoint Server 2010 and choosing to display the Content Type column in the view, the Content Type does not appear in the view.

In this Datasheet View Definition, the Content Type column is in position #4.


The Content Type column does not display in the Datasheet View.


This is especially frustrating when working with documents in bulk because you would want the ability to modify the Content Type of multiple documents at one time.  When the Content Type column doesn't display in Datasheet View, it is not possible to modify the Content Type of multiple documents at once.

Solution

The solution is to modify the Datasheet View and set the Content Type column to position #1.

1.  Navigate to the SharePoint site where the Document Library is located.
2.  Site Actions > View All Site Content.
3.  Click on the Document Library to open the default view.
4.  On the Ribbon, click on the Library tab.
5.  On the Ribbon, click on Library Settings.
6.  Beneath the Views heading, click on the Datasheet View, or the Standard View you would like to open in Datasheet mode.
7.  Set the Content Type column to display in position #1.
8.  Click OK to save the changes.

In this Datasheet View definition, the Content Type column is in position #1.


The Content Type column does, indeed, display in the Datasheet View.


References

Clough (2011).  Glyn Clough's Blog - All About Microsoft SharePoint.  Retrieved August 29, 2011 from http://www.glynblogs.com.

SharePoint 4.0: Unable to Open PDF Files in Edit Mode from Document Library

Description

SharePoint users having Adobe Acrobat Professional expect to be able to open PDF files in Edit Mode, directly from a SharePoint document library.  These users are not able to open PDF files in Edit Mode.  When attempting to edit a PDF document directly from a SharePoint Document Library, they receive the error message, "The document could not be opened for editing."



Solution

The issue may be corrected by modifying the Require Check Out setting of the Document Library.

1.  Navigate to the SharePoint site where the Document Library is located.
2.  Site Actions > View All Site Content.
3.  Click on the Document Library to open the default view.
4.  On the Ribbon, click on the Library tab.
5.  On the Ribbon, click on Library Settings.
6.  Beneath the General Settings heading, click on Versioning Settings.
7.  Note the current setting for Require Check Out.  If Require documents to be checked out before they can be edited? is set to No, change this to Yes.
8.  Click OK to save the configuration change.
9.  From the Document Library, invoke the Document Context Menu by hovering the mouse over the title of the PDF document.  Check out a PDF document.
10.  Open the Document Context Menu again, and select to Edit Document (assumes that Adobe Acrobat Professional is installed on client computer).

Refer to Check out and edit a file for more information on the "Use my local drafts folder" prompt.


Reference

Adobe (2011).  Which Acrobat X Software is right for you?  Retrieved August 29, 2011 from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat.html.

Microsoft Office (2011).  Check out and edit a file.  Retrieved August 29, 2011 from http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-sharepoint-services-help/check-out-and-edit-a-file-HA010153570.aspx

Error: Microsoft SQL Server: Cannot connect to (local)

Description

Error when attempting to log into SQL Server Management Studio:  "Cannot connect to (local)."




Solution

As the error message indicates, the SQL Server is not accessible.  The issue may be caused by one of the following:

1)  Issue with Server Connection Configuration

Start > All Programs > Microsoft SQL Server > Configuration Tools > SQL Server Configuration Manager

Verify the correct protocols are configured (this will vary based on type of environment).  Refer to Microsoft TechNet article, Choosing a Network Protocol, for further assistance with this topic.

2)  Issue with Service Account Authentication
Start > Administrative Tools > Services
Verify that the SQL Server (MSSQLServer) Service is running.  If it is not running, try to start it.  Make sure the Service Account credentials are properly configured and that the account is not locked out.

References

Microsoft TechNet (August, 2011).  Choosing a Network Protocol.  Retrieved August 29, 2011 from http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms187892.aspx.

Tuesday, July 05, 2011

Error: Content Type Still in Use

Description

When attempting to delete a content type from the site collection, Content Type Gallery, an error is returned:

Error
The content type is in use.
Troubleshoot with Microsoft SharePoint Foundation.
Correlation ID:  50b2222f-ee94-406eb7bb-d12a0be59dcd

Solution

There must be a document library, some place within the site collection using the Content Type that you are trying to delete.  For this reason it is not possible to delete the Content Type.  To fix this issue, identify the document library that is currently using the Content Type.  Change the Content Type of any documents in the library currently set to the Content Type.  Delete or remove the Content Type from the document library.

Once you've done this, it will be possible to delete the Content Type from the gallery.

Links: SharePoint 4.0 Service Pack 1

SharePoint Foundation 2010

KB 2460058: Description of SharePoint Foundation 2010 SP1
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2460058

White paper: Service Pack 1 for SharePoint Foundation 2010
http://technet.microsoft.com/library/hh301732(office.14).aspx

SharePoint Server 2010

KB 2460045: Description of SharePoint Server 2010 SP1
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2460045

White paper: Service Pack 1 for SharePoint Server 2010
http://technet.microsoft.com/library/hh285676(office.14).aspx


Related Links

Known issues when you install Office 2010 SP1 and SharePoint 2010 SP1
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2532126

List of all SharePoint 2010 and Office Server 2010 SP1 packages
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2510766

Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 June 2011 Cumulative Update
http://support.microsoft.com/hotfix/KBHotfix.aspx?kbnum=2536599

Update Center for Microsoft Office, Office Servers, and Related Products
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/ee748587.aspx

Updates for SharePoint 2010 Products
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/ff800847.aspx

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Registration Open! SharePoint Saturday New York City 2011

Registration Open!
SharePoint Saturday New York City 2011
Saturday, July 30, 2011 from 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM (ET)
New York, NY

Wednesday, June 08, 2011

A CRM Vendor Pricing Whitepaper and Its Proper Place in the Overall CRM Procurement Process

SugarCRM recently published a whitepaper titled, "CRM Vendor Pricing: A Comparative Analysis."  The whitepaper explains pricing models for the CRM industry as a whole, and then provides detailed pricing information for a short list of CRM vendors.  The whitepaper also provides a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis of the vendors (SugarCRM, 2011). 

The reason I am posting is because this whitepaper reminded me of a common pitfull organizations fall into with CRM projects and I thought I would write about it.  The pitfall I am referring to is beginning or leading a CRM project discovery with vendors and products, instead of through a more analytical process focused around business requirements.  While the information in the whitepaper is certainly useful, I believe it is most relevant to project teams who have already gotten to the point where they are evaluating a short list of CRM vendors to compare capabilities, pricing, and other aspects of the overall investment and just need some help collecting and understanding pricing models and numbers. 

Based on my observations in the field, I believe that too many organizations initiate a CRM project based on superficial vendor or product information, such as advertisements or pricing.  I think this is a huge mistake and very common.  Instead of a reactive approach, I believe that the best possible CRM vendor/product selection decision is one that spawns from due process.  The project management processes that I've found to be very supportive, leading up to a CRM vendor/product selection, include the following:

1.  Project Charter - Purpose, business case, initial scope statement, team, affected organizations, order of magnitude
2.  Requirements Analysis - Surveys, interviews, general business requirements, technical requirements, solution requirements
3.  Scope Management Plan - Project scope baseline, requirements traceability matrix, boundaries, constraints, etc.
4.   Request for Proposal (RFP) - Template with detailed questions to be issued to vendors
5.  Vendor Evaluation Round 1 - Identify all possible candidates
6.  Vendor Evaluation Round 2 - Use requirements to eliminate and reduce list to a "short list", try to narrow down to less than 5
7.  Vendor Evaluation Round 3 - Issue RFP to short list, conduct demonstrations, narrow down to 3
8.  Final Comparison - Present full comparison of final 3 vendors with advantages/disadvantages, cost comparisons, etc.
9.  Vendor/Software selection

Based on the steps listed above, the whitepaper and the type of information it contains, really comes into play around step 6.


Reference

Blytheco (2011). Blytheco Sets its Own Competitive Prices for Sage CRM. Retrieved June 8, 2011 from http://www.blytheco.com/sagecrm/price.asp

Blytheco (2011). Sage SalesLogix Price List. Retrieved June 8, 2011 from http://www.blytheco.com/saleslogix/price.asp

Sage (2011). Sage ACT! Pro 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2011 from http://www.act.com/products/2010/act/

Salesforce.com (2011). Sales Cloud. Retrieved June 8, 2011 from http://www.salesforce.com/crm/editions-pricing.jsp

SugarCRM (2011). CRM Vendor Pricing: A Comparative Analysis. Retrieved June 8, 2011 from http://media.sugarcrm.com/white_papers/CRM_Total_Cost_of_Ownership_Analysis.pdf

Sonoma Partners (2011). Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online (SaaS / Hosted). Retrieved June 8, 2011 from http://www.sonomapartners.com/microsoft-crm-pricing.aspx

SugarCRM (2011). Sugar Subscriptions & Pricing. Retrieved June 8, 2011 from http://www.sugarcrm.com/crm/products/editions.html

Tuesday, June 07, 2011

SPS New York: SharePoint 2010 Search Driven Design Patterns: Better Portal Designs with Fewer Compromises


Event:
SharePoint Saturday New York
Saturday, July 30th, 2011

Session Title:
SharePoint 2010 Search Driven Design Patterns: Better Portal Designs with Fewer Compromises

Abstract:
When designing a SharePoint 2010 Intranet, collaboration portal, or business process solution we are faced with many decisions and challenges. While our objectives for user experience, information architecture, security model, and administrative model are driven primarily by business requirements, technology limitations tend to force certain decisions on us.  This session explores search driven portal design patterns and explains how we can leverage the SharePoint Server 2010 Search feature area in creative ways, leading to better portal designs with fewer compromises.

Slides:
20110730 0100PM SharePoint Saturday Search Driven Design Patterns - Bisciotti.pdf

Monday, June 06, 2011

SharePoint Designer 2010: How to Show Toolbox

Description

In SharePoint Designer 2010, the Toolbox provides a way to work with SharePoint Controls, Data View Controls, Server Controls, and Page Fields.  However, in order to use the Toolbox, you must first make it visible.


Solution

Follow these steps to make the SharePoint Designer 2010 toolbox visible:

1.  Click "Insert"
2.  Click "SharePoint  to expand the "Add SharePoint Controls" menu
3.  Click "Show Toolbox"

Thursday, May 26, 2011

SharePoint 4.0: Content Type Hub Synchronization Steps (Publish/Subscribe)

Description

In a SharePoint Server 2010 environment, custom content types have been created on a Content Type Syndication Hub site collection (Content Type Publisher).  However, the Content Type Subscriber site collection does not contain published content types in its Site Content Types Gallery.

Assumptions

The following configurations have already been verified:

1) The service account permissions are correct
2) The Managed Metadata Service Application is configured properly
3) The Managed Metadata Service Connection is configured properly and the setting for "This service application is the default storage location for Keywords" is checked off.
4) The Subscriber site collection has the following Site Collection Features enabled: 
SharePoint Server Publishing Infrastructure5) The Publisher site collection has the following Site Collection Features enabled: 
SharePoint Server Publishing Infrastructure, Content Type Syndication Hub








Solution

The following steps may be required to synchronize the content types between the publisher and the subscriber.
1) Publish the Content Types
  • Content Type Hub Publisher site collection > Site Actions > Site Settings > Galleries > Site Content Types
  • Click on Content Type
  • Click on "Manage publishing for this content type"
  • Click OK
  • Repeat this step for all content types that requiring publishing
2) Run the Timer Jobs
  • Central Administration > Monitoring > Timer Jobs > Review Timer Job Definitions
2a) Run the Content Type Hub Timer Job
  • Set the View to "All"
  • Click on the Timer Job, "Content Type Hub" Timer Job
  • Click "Run Now"
2b)  Run the Content Type Subscriber Timer Job
  • Set the View to "Web Application"
  • Select the Web Application that contains the subscriber site collection
  • Click on the Timer Job, "Content Type Subscriber"
  • Click "Run Now" 
3) Verify
  • Content Type Hub Subscriber site collection > Site Actions > Site Settings > Galleries > Site Content Types
  • Verify that the subscriber has received the published content type from the Content Type Hub 

Reference

Microsoft TechNet (May, 2010). Content type and workflow planning (SharePoint Server 2010). Retrieved May 26, 2011 from http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262735.aspx.

Share-n-dipity (October, 2009). Publish and Subscribe to Content Types in SharePoint 2010. Retrieved May 26, 2011 from
http://blogs.technet.com/b/speschka/archive/2009/10/30/publish-and-subscribe-to-content-types-in-sharepoint-2010.aspx

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Links: SharePoint 4.0: March 2011 Cumulative Hotfix

Descriptions

SharePoint Foundation 2010
KB2475880: Description of the SharePoint Foundation 2010 cumulative update package (SharePoint Foundation server-package): March 3, 2011
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2475880

SharePoint Server 2010
KB2475878:
Description of the SharePoint Server 2010 Cumulative Update Server Hotfix Package (MOSS server-package): March 3, 2011
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2475878


Downloads


SharePoint Foundation 2010
Download for Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010
http://support.microsoft.com/hotfix/KBHotfix.aspx?kbln=en-us&kbnum=2475880

SharePoint Server 2010
Download for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
http://support.microsoft.com/hotfix/KBHotfix.aspx?kbln=en-us&kbnum=2475878

Error: Microsoft SQL Server Shared Feature Directory (INSTALLSHAREDDIR, INSTALLSHAREDWOWDIR)

Description


During an installation of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 x64 Standard Edition on a Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 x64 Standard Edition operating system, I encountered issues on the Feature Selection screen.


Issue #1 - While the installation is 64bit, the Shared Feature Directory is hard coded as x86 - this is wrong.


Issue #2 - Error:  "The INSTALLSHAREDWOWDIR command line value is not valid. Please ensure the specified path is valid and different than the INSTALLSHAREDDIR path."


Solution

Aside from the regular disclaimer about don't modify the registry unless you have backups and know what you are doing, I want to also mention that the solution that worked for me does not apply to all situations.  For example, if I experienced this issue while installing on an Itanium processor, then the solution would be different (Microsoft Support, 2011).

So, having said that, the solution for this particular situation was the following:

1.  Open the Registry Editor

2.  Export the following key (as a backup)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-518\Components\0D1F366D0FE0E404F8C15EE4F1C15094]


3.  Delete the key.

4.  Close the Registry Editor.

5.  Open the Command Prompt (Start > Run > CMD)

6.  Type the following command:
[Path to Setup.exe]\setup.exe /action=install /INSTALLSHAREDDIR=”C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\" /INSTALLSHAREDWOWDIR=”C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\" (MSDN, 2011)

7.  Press Enter.  The SQL Server Setup launches from the beginning.


Notes


"INSTALLSHAREDDIR" is the 64-bit shared component files directory with a path of "Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server" (Microsoft Support, 2011)


"INSTALLSHAREDWOWDIR" is the 32-bit shared component files with a path of "Program Files(x86)\Microsoft SQL Server" (Microsoft Support, 2011)


When specifying the the directories, there are known issues with putting a "\" at the end of the path.  For this reason, omit the symbol.


Examples:
Good - Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server
Bad - Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\ 



Reference


Microsoft Support (2011). You receive an error message if you change the "Shared component directory" path on the Feature Selection screen when you install SQL Server 2008 on a computer that is running an Itanium-based version of Windows. Retrieved May 17, 2011 from http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955458.


MSDN (2011). How to: Install SQL Server 2008 from the Command Prompt. Retrieved May 17, 2011 from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms144259(SQL.100).aspx.


MSDN (2011). Feature Selection. Retrieved May 17, 2011 from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143786.aspx.


MSDN (2011). File Locations for Default and Named Instances of SQL Server. Retrieved May 17, 2011 from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143547(v=SQL.105).aspx.

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