I was installing a fresh copy of Sitecore 10.4.1 using Sitecore Install assistant (Graphical installer) on a server which already had 10.3.0 from couple of years ago and the install was failing due to this database error [--------------- SitecoreCM_InstallWDP : WebDeploy ---------------------------][WebDeploy]:[Path] C:\Program Files\iis\Microsoft Web Deploy V3\msdeploy.exeError Code: ERROR_SQLCLRTYPES_NEEDED_FOR_SQL_PROVIDERMore Information: The SQL provider cannot run … Continue reading Fixing ERROR_SQLCLRTYPES_NEEDED_FOR_SQL_PROVIDER in Sitecore Install Assistant
Troubleshooting Sitecore Identity Server “Sorry, there was an error” Login Issue
Recently I installed Vanilla Sitecore 10.4.1 using install assistant (Graphical Installer) and when I tried to login using identity server I face this error Sorry, there was an error The message does not provide enough information to identify the actual problem. I thought lets check the logs which should have more information about the actual … Continue reading Troubleshooting Sitecore Identity Server “Sorry, there was an error” Login Issue
How Sitecore Scrunch Fits Into the Modern Web Stack: Sitecore Scrunch Demo Takeaways (Part 2)
In Part 1, we looked at the major shift happening in how people discover and evaluate brands. Increasingly, customers are getting answers from AI systems before they ever reach your website. By the time they do visit, they may already have formed an opinion. This creates a new challenge even if your brand is being … Continue reading How Sitecore Scrunch Fits Into the Modern Web Stack: Sitecore Scrunch Demo Takeaways (Part 2)
Your next best customer might never visit your website: Sitecore Scrunch Demo Takeaways (Part 1 – Gap Analysis)
I recently joined a demo of Scrunch, and one of the biggest takeaways for me was realizing how much the way people discover information is changing. For years, we have thought about search in a very traditional way, someone types a few keywords, clicks through a list of results, and finds what they need. But … Continue reading Your next best customer might never visit your website: Sitecore Scrunch Demo Takeaways (Part 1 – Gap Analysis)
How to Get Sitecore CDP Raw Data for Custom Reporting
We have been using Sitecore CDP for a while now and it works well for personalization and audience segmentation. But whenever it comes to reporting, it starts to show its limits. Things like revenue by campaign, revenue from organic vs campaign traffic, revenue for a specific test variant, or just getting detailed report of website … Continue reading How to Get Sitecore CDP Raw Data for Custom Reporting
Copy Sitecore Page without Children (only include local Datasource Items)
Recently I had to copy the website home page so that we could run some tests under a test folder. I quickly realized that Sitecore does not provide an out-of-the-box way to duplicate/copy a page without its children. For most pages, you could copy everything and then manually delete what you don’t need. But for … Continue reading Copy Sitecore Page without Children (only include local Datasource Items)
Fixing Coveo for Sitecore Login Persistence in Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) with Docker
One of the challenges we faced while running Sitecore in Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) using Docker containers was with the Coveo for Sitecore module/connector. The Coveo connector login was not persisting. Each time the CM pod restarted whether after a deployment or when the Sitecore app pool recycled, the module/connector would get logged out. And … Continue reading Fixing Coveo for Sitecore Login Persistence in Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) with Docker
Installing Coveo for Sitecore in Docker Containers – Generating Sitecore docker image with Coveo for Sitecore Installed
While working on Sitecore 10.4.1 upgrade I had to generate docker image with Coveo for Sitecore installed. It turned out that there is no easy way to do it and Coveo does not have clear/straightforward documentation on how to do it. I found one repository (https://github.com/ksuamel/sitecore-docker-images) which is no longer maintained therefore I had to … Continue reading Installing Coveo for Sitecore in Docker Containers – Generating Sitecore docker image with Coveo for Sitecore Installed
Sitecore 10.4.1 Upgrade on Sitecore Managed Cloud Containers Environment – Solr Cloud max-fields issue
I have recently been working on upgrading Sitecore 10.3.0 to 10.4.1 in a Sitecore Manager Cloud Containers environment. In 10.3.0 version Sitecore was using SearchStax to host solr, but with new installation they have shifted to on-prem Azure based solr installations. Everything was working fine in Sitecore 10.3.0 but as soon as I installed the … Continue reading Sitecore 10.4.1 Upgrade on Sitecore Managed Cloud Containers Environment – Solr Cloud max-fields issue
Sitecore CLI Login Issue – Error while getting client credentials token: invalid_client
Recently I have been working on Sitecore Upgrade from 10.3 to 10.4.1 and as part of the process I installed a fresh instance of Sitecore 10.4.1 and started apply my solution changes one by one. When it can to running the serialization push command to push all my serialized content to Sitecore, I faced this … Continue reading Sitecore CLI Login Issue – Error while getting client credentials token: invalid_client