Records Center “Generate a File Plan Report” link produces an error

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Within a Records Center under Site Settings -> Manage Records Center, there is a link on the right hand side titled “Generate a file plan report”.

When clicking on this, I was seeing either the standard correlation Id error dialog or a yellow screen of death. The following error appears in the ULS:

05/21/2013 13:10:36.16 	w3wp.exe (0x0980)                       	0x1234	SharePoint Foundation         	Runtime                       	tkau	Unexpected	System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.    at Microsoft.Office.RecordsManagement.Reporting.ApplicationPages.CustomizeReport.OnLoad(EventArgs e)     at System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive()     at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)	d5512f59-3bcc-4a67-be69-62530115a064
05/21/2013 13:10:36.23 	w3wp.exe (0x0980)                       	0x1234	SharePoint Foundation         	Monitoring                    	b4ly	Medium  	Leaving Monitored Scope (Request (GET:http://webapp1:80/sites/rc/_layouts/customizereport.aspx?Category=FilePlan&backtype=list&List=)). Execution Time=145.0229

05/21/2013 13:10:36.16 w3wp.exe (0x0980) 0x1234 SharePoint Foundation Runtime tkau Unexpected System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at Microsoft.Office.RecordsManagement.Reporting.ApplicationPages.CustomizeReport.OnLoad(EventArgs e) at System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) d5512f59-3bcc-4a67-be69-62530115a064

05/21/2013 13:10:36.23 w3wp.exe (0x0980) 0x1234 SharePoint Foundation Monitoring b4ly Medium Leaving Monitored Scope (Request (GET:http://webapp1:80/sites/rc/_layouts/customizereport.aspx?Category=FilePlan&backtype=list&List=)). Execution Time=145.0229

You’ll also notice that in the URL as well as the above ULS log, that the List parameter is blank. There are two Javascript functions that get executed when clicking on the link, the first function calls the second function to retrieve the List Name based on a resource:

<...>
	  function getFilePlanReportLink()
	  {ULSs5K:;
		  var listGuid = "<%= getRecordListID() %>";
		  var serverRelativeUrl = "<%= SPContext.Current.Web.ServerRelativeUrl %>";
		  if (serverRelativeUrl.length >= 1 && serverRelativeUrl.charAt(serverRelativeUrl.length - 1) != "/")
		  {
			  serverRelativeUrl += "/";
		  }
		  if(listGuid != "" || listGuid != null)
		  {
			  return STSNavigate(serverRelativeUrl + "_layouts/customizereport.aspx?Category=FilePlan&backtype=list&List=" + listGuid);
		  }
		  return STSNavigate(serverRelativeUrl + "_layouts/create.aspx");
</...>

<...>
		protected string getRecordListID()
		{
			string listGuid = string.Empty;
			SPWeb web = SPContext.Current.Web;
			string recordsUrlResourceString = "$Resources:dlccore,RecordsLib_ListFolder;";
			string recordsListUrlName = SPUtility.GetLocalizedString(recordsUrlResourceString, null , web.Language);
			try
			{
				SPList list = web.GetList(SPUrlUtility.CombineUrl(web.ServerRelativeUrl, recordsListUrlName));
				if(list != null)
					listGuid = list.ID.ToString();
			}
			catch { }
			return listGuid;
		}
</...>

<...>

function getFilePlanReportLink()

{ULSs5K:;

var listGuid = "<%= getRecordListID() %>";

var serverRelativeUrl = "<%= SPContext.Current.Web.ServerRelativeUrl %>";

if (serverRelativeUrl.length >= 1 && serverRelativeUrl.charAt(serverRelativeUrl.length - 1) != "/")

{

serverRelativeUrl += "/";

}

if(listGuid != "" || listGuid != null)

{

return STSNavigate(serverRelativeUrl + "_layouts/customizereport.aspx?Category=FilePlan&backtype=list&List=" + listGuid);

}

return STSNavigate(serverRelativeUrl + "_layouts/create.aspx");

</...>

<...>

protected string getRecordListID()

{

string listGuid = string.Empty;

SPWeb web = SPContext.Current.Web;

string recordsUrlResourceString = "$Resources:dlccore,RecordsLib_ListFolder;";

string recordsListUrlName = SPUtility.GetLocalizedString(recordsUrlResourceString, null , web.Language);

try

{

SPList list = web.GetList(SPUrlUtility.CombineUrl(web.ServerRelativeUrl, recordsListUrlName));

if(list != null)

listGuid = list.ID.ToString();

}

catch { }

return listGuid;

}

</...>

The intent is to look for a Record Library with the internal name of “Records” and pass the library’s Guid in this function.

To fix this error, on the Records Center site, simply create a new Record Library name “Records”.

Once the library is created, the Generate a File Plan Report link will work on the Manage Records Center page.

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Part of my Word Automation Services project was to provide an alternate save location. WAS takes this in the form of a string [url]. I figured I would start off just by using SPTreeView control and return the selected node [url] back to the parent form.

SPTreeView, unfortunately, sets the NavigateUrl property. When this property is set, the SelectedNodeChanged and TreeNodeCheckChanged events do not fire. So, instead I used a standard TreeView that is similar to the SPTreeView.

        readonly Guid _doclib = new Guid("00bfea71-e717-4e80-aa17-d0c71b360101");

        protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (Page.IsPostBack) return;

            var webs = Web.GetSubwebsForCurrentUser();

            var rootNodeWebIcon = (string) SPUtility.MapWebToIcon(Web).First;
            var rootIcon = "/_layouts/images/" + rootNodeWebIcon;
            var rootWebNode = new TreeNode(Web.Title, Web.Url, rootIcon) {SelectAction = TreeNodeSelectAction.None};
            treeView1.Nodes.Add(rootWebNode);

            foreach (SPWeb web in webs)
            {
                var rootNode = treeView1.Nodes[0];
                var first = (string) SPUtility.MapWebToIcon(web).First;
                var icon = "/_layouts/images/" + first;
                var webNode = new TreeNode(web.Title, web.Url, icon) {SelectAction = TreeNodeSelectAction.None};
                rootNode.ChildNodes.Add(webNode);
                GetWebs(webNode, web);
                GetLibraries(webNode, web);
                web.Dispose();
            }

            GetLibraries(treeView1.Nodes[0], Web);

            treeView1.ExpandDepth = 1;
        }

        protected void treeView1_SelectedNodeChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            Response.Write(treeView1.SelectedNode.Text);
        }

        private void GetWebs(TreeNode topNode, SPWeb rootWeb)
        {
            var webs = rootWeb.GetSubwebsForCurrentUser();

            foreach (SPWeb web in webs)
            {
                var first = (string)SPUtility.MapWebToIcon(web).First;
                var icon = "/_layouts/images/" + first;
                var webNode = new TreeNode(web.Title, web.Url, icon) { SelectAction = TreeNodeSelectAction.None };
                topNode.ChildNodes.Add(webNode);
                GetLibraries(webNode, web);
                GetWebs(topNode, web);
                web.Dispose();
            }
        }

        private void GetLibraries(TreeNode topNode, SPWeb web)
        {
            foreach (SPList list in web.Lists)
            {
                if (list.TemplateFeatureId != _doclib || list.Hidden) continue;
                var libraryTreeNode = new TreeNode(list.Title, list.RootFolder.Url, list.ImageUrl)
                    {
                        ShowCheckBox = true,
                        SelectAction = TreeNodeSelectAction.Select
                    };
                topNode.ChildNodes.Add(libraryTreeNode);
                GetFolders(libraryTreeNode, list.RootFolder);
            }      
        }

        private void GetFolders(TreeNode topNode, SPFolder rootFolder)
        {
            var query = new SPQuery {Folder = rootFolder};
            var web = rootFolder.ParentWeb;
            var listColl = web.Lists[rootFolder.ParentListId].GetItems(query);

            foreach (SPListItem listItem in listColl)
            {
                if (listItem.Folder == null) continue;
                var folderTreeNode = new TreeNode(listItem.Folder.Name, listItem.Folder.Url, "/_layouts/images/folder.gif")
                {
                    ShowCheckBox = true,
                    SelectAction = TreeNodeSelectAction.Select
                };
                topNode.ChildNodes.Add(folderTreeNode);
                GetFolders(folderTreeNode, listItem.Folder);
            }                
        }

readonly Guid _doclib = new Guid("00bfea71-e717-4e80-aa17-d0c71b360101");

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)

{

if (Page.IsPostBack) return;

var webs = Web.GetSubwebsForCurrentUser();

var rootNodeWebIcon = (string) SPUtility.MapWebToIcon(Web).First;

var rootIcon = "/_layouts/images/" + rootNodeWebIcon;

var rootWebNode = new TreeNode(Web.Title, Web.Url, rootIcon) {SelectAction = TreeNodeSelectAction.None};

treeView1.Nodes.Add(rootWebNode);

foreach (SPWeb web in webs)

{

var rootNode = treeView1.Nodes[0];

var first = (string) SPUtility.MapWebToIcon(web).First;

var icon = "/_layouts/images/" + first;

var webNode = new TreeNode(web.Title, web.Url, icon) {SelectAction = TreeNodeSelectAction.None};

rootNode.ChildNodes.Add(webNode);

GetWebs(webNode, web);

GetLibraries(webNode, web);

web.Dispose();

}

GetLibraries(treeView1.Nodes[0], Web);

treeView1.ExpandDepth = 1;

}

protected void treeView1_SelectedNodeChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)

{

Response.Write(treeView1.SelectedNode.Text);

}

private void GetWebs(TreeNode topNode, SPWeb rootWeb)

{

var webs = rootWeb.GetSubwebsForCurrentUser();

foreach (SPWeb web in webs)

{

var first = (string)SPUtility.MapWebToIcon(web).First;

var icon = "/_layouts/images/" + first;

var webNode = new TreeNode(web.Title, web.Url, icon) { SelectAction = TreeNodeSelectAction.None };

topNode.ChildNodes.Add(webNode);

GetLibraries(webNode, web);

GetWebs(topNode, web);

web.Dispose();

}

private void GetLibraries(TreeNode topNode, SPWeb web)

{

foreach (SPList list in web.Lists)

{

if (list.TemplateFeatureId != _doclib || list.Hidden) continue;

var libraryTreeNode = new TreeNode(list.Title, list.RootFolder.Url, list.ImageUrl)

{

ShowCheckBox = true,

SelectAction = TreeNodeSelectAction.Select

};

topNode.ChildNodes.Add(libraryTreeNode);

GetFolders(libraryTreeNode, list.RootFolder);

}

private void GetFolders(TreeNode topNode, SPFolder rootFolder)

{

var query = new SPQuery {Folder = rootFolder};

var web = rootFolder.ParentWeb;

var listColl = web.Lists[rootFolder.ParentListId].GetItems(query);

foreach (SPListItem listItem in listColl)

{

if (listItem.Folder == null) continue;

var folderTreeNode = new TreeNode(listItem.Folder.Name, listItem.Folder.Url, "/_layouts/images/folder.gif")

{

ShowCheckBox = true,

SelectAction = TreeNodeSelectAction.Select

};

topNode.ChildNodes.Add(folderTreeNode);

GetFolders(folderTreeNode, listItem.Folder);

}

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This new version includes a SharePoint Designer Custom Activity! Now you can automatically convert documents by dropping them into a specific Document Library, or integrate them as part of an overall document management workflow.