Microsoft KB Archive/841486

= FIX: You receive a &quot;Circular reference detected in product category tree&quot; error message when you run the Commerce Server Report Preparation task =

Article ID: 841486

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Commerce Server 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Commerce Server 2002 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Commerce Server 2002 Service Pack 2

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SYMPTOMS
You may notice that the Microsoft Commerce Server Report Preparation task fails and you receive the following error message when you run the task for a site if a virtual catalog exists that contains multiple base catalogs:

Circular reference detected in product category tree. Aborting operation



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Prerequisites
Microsoft Commerce Server 2002 Service Pack 3.

Restart requirement
You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix replaces the Cdtstasks.dll file that was included with Commerce Server Service Pack 3 (SP3).

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version     Size       File name 07-May-2004 21:27  4.5.3808.0  1,127,146  Cdtstasks.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Keywords: kbqfe kbhotfixserver kbcommserv2002presp4fix kbbug kbfix KB841486

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