Microsoft KB Archive/937290

= Error message when you try to upgrade from Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 to Windows SharePoint Services 3.0: &quot;Violation of UNIQUE KEY constraint 'AllUserData_Url'&quot; =

Article ID: 937290

Article Last Modified on 5/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to upgrade from Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 to Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, you receive the following error message:

Violation of UNIQUE KEY constraint 'AllUserData_Url'. Cannot insert duplicate key in object 'dbo.AllUserData'.



CAUSE
This issue occurs when the Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 site content includes discussion boards that have similar names. For example, this issue occurs when the names of the discussion boards are,  , and. In this case, the upgrade process cannot determine the unique name of each discussion board because the names of the discussion boards are similar.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007 or Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 to rename the discussion boards before you try to upgrade from Windows SharePoint Services 2.0. To do this, follow these steps, as appropriate for your situation.

SharePoint Designer 2007

 * 1) In SharePoint Designer 2007, click File, and then click Open Site.
 * 2) In the Open Site dialog box, click the Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 Web site that includes the discussion boards that have similar names.
 * 3) In the details pane, double-click Lists.
 * 4) Right-click the discussion board that you want to rename, click Rename, and then type a descriptive name for the discussion board, such as   or.
 * 5) Rename all the discussion boards that have similar names, and then try to upgrade from Windows SharePoint Services 2.0.

FrontPage 2003

 * 1) In FrontPage 2003, click File, and then click Open Site.
 * 2) In the Open Site dialog box, click the Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 Web site that includes the discussion boards that have similar names.
 * 3) In the details pane, double-click Lists.
 * 4) Right-click the discussion board that you want to rename, click Rename, and then type a descriptive name for the discussion board, such as   or.
 * 5) Rename all the discussion boards that have similar names, and then try to upgrade from Windows SharePoint Services 2.0.

Additional query words: WSSv3 WSS

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