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Banner image for Path Analyzer Missing Data and Instead of That I've Got a Handful of Entitydoesnotexistexception Exceptions article

A new client came to me asking about their Path Analyzer missing random days of data. EntityDoesNotExistException gives some easy answers, but a less known trick finally fixed this issue.

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In the last article I introduced the Sitecore Auto Dictionary Module, explaining the benefits of using it over the out of the box Dictionary. Today I'll talk to those who are interested in the technical approach to this feature, covering the configuration and use of pipelines it employs.

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Banner image for Introducing the Sitecore Auto Dictionary article

I'm excited to release this module, because it has the power to save your team a great deal of development time. By using this in our last Sitecore project I saw a reduction in 220 hours of overall effort, which besides the cost savings incentive, gave us a big win by making things easier for the developers and content team. Introducing, the Sitecore Auto Dictionary!

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Banner image for Applying a Hotfix to Correct xConnect Bugs Doesn't Always Mean You're Finished article

While supporting a Sitecore Managed Cloud environment, I had to apply a patch to resolve DeviceProfile conflict exceptions. The errors cleared up nicely, but what wasn't obvious was a new batch of errors, to the tune of 600,000+ in only a few short days. In this article I'll walk you through the steps needed to resolve the numerous “Failed to load N interactions from XConnect” errors that can come up.

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Banner image for The Case of the Conflicting Base Template, and How Such an Alarming Situation Can Occur article

I was recently working on a custom site settings item which needed a new base template. Once added, I got a scary warning about removing a base template during save. How can this be? All I did was add a new template! I'll explain the why and how in this article.

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