Sitecore Pantar

    The Sitecore path analyzer was not showing up any data and the error logs show lots of errors.  For e.g.   [Path Analyzer] Error during aggregation.   Steps to resolve: Check the xdb.processing.tasks and xdb.processing.pools to  ConnectionStrings.config of CM Server. If it is not available, then configure them. Restart the app services On the reporting database run the query to delete the tree definitions using SQL Server Management Studio  Delete from TreeDefinitions Use the admin tool to Redeploy the Map definitions ( https://<sitecore-cm-url>/sitecore/admin/PathAnalyzer.aspx ) Use the admin tool to Historic map rebuild  ( https:// <sitecore-cm-url>/sitecore/admin/PathAnalyzer.aspx )  

    1.        Backup Size crossing the threshold a.        Problem The Microsoft threshold for backups is 10 GB. Sometimes there are situations encountered where the Web App size has crossed this limit and because of which the backups would fail. b.        Solution All files from /App_Data are either:   ·          Temporary files for caching purposes ·          Diagnostic data for debugging purposes They shouldn't affect any Sitecore functionalities if they are not restored from the backup files. But in case if there are any missing files from /App_Data in the future, some of them would automatically populate itself with data.   Create a Backup Filter 1)        Create a file named _backup.filter in D:\home\site\wwwroot through Kudu console ( h...

  There was a vulnerability reported related to robots.txt during a pen test. In this case, it has been detected that information is being disclosed about the path of the sitemap.xml file which list all the endpoints of the application. In the same vein, sitemap.xml reveals information about the features of the application's private section.   To resolve the solution was to limit access to .xml files, which is suggested by Sitecore https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/93/platform-administration-and-architecture/limit-access-to-xml,-xslt,-and-mrt-files.html But in spite of updating the web.config with the handlers mentioned below the Sitecore website was ignoring the handlers and still continuing to process the sitemap.xml like a normal request. <add path="*.xml" verb="*" type="System.Web.HttpForbiddenHandler" name="xml (integrated)" preCondition="integratedMode"/> <add path="*.xslt...

Introduction Sitecore Assessment or Audit is a tedious exercise and here I’m trying to provide a high-level framework to carry out this activity. Of course, this would not be one size fit all kind of template, but it can certainly be used as guide or a template when conducting such audits. Bear in minds that such Quality assessment templates needs to be tailored to suit a particular project considering the environment, Technologies used, Sitecore version, Topology, System integrations and so on. When to do a Sitecore Assessment or Audit? ·          If the current partner did not deliver a quality implementation & if you are thinking of switching over to a new implementation partner, then it is certainly a good idea to conduct a Sitecore Audit to understand how bad or worse the situation is & also to decide on the next steps ·          As a pre cursor to any Sitecore upgrade activity or Cloud mig...