Not Able to change the Repository type for attachments

Products

• SUPPORT AUTOMATION- SERVER
• CA Service Desk Manager - Unified Self Service
• CA Service Desk Manager
• CA Service Management - Asset Portfolio Management
• CA Service Management - Service Desk Manager

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms: 

 After upgrade SDM from 12.7 sp2 to SDM 14.1 Not Able to change the Repository type for attachments.

Environment:  

SDM 14.1

Cause: 

Database Table "server_types" is empty so SDM cannot determine the option configuration for content repository.

Workaround:

to allow the application to find options for Repository these fields must be fill in the server_types table manually.

Table must have these default values:

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After have completed these steps, in the dropdown for the attachments configurations, option "server type" will appear.

To confirm this you  need to go to :
Administration tab >> attachments Library  >> Repositories  >> Service Desk (right click on it >> Edit)
Click on "servlet server" and then search

Additional Information:

Before edit the table make sure to have a backup of the mdb database.

 

 

 

 

 

Environment

Release: SDMU0M99000-14.1-Service Desk Manager-Full License
Component: