Tag Archives: Contact

Sitecore Object of type ‘System.Runtime.Serialization.TypeLoadExceptionHolder’ cannot be converted to type ‘Sitecore.Analytics.Model.Framework.IFacet’.

Posted on March 14, 2018 by briancaos

When deleting or refactoring Sitecore Contact Facets, and when using a Shared Session Manager, this error can exhaust your solution to the point where the IIS recycles: ERROR Error executing the session end callback. Id: dd7b0466-af93-4130-a388-9e9eca9c0839 Exception: System.ArgumentException Message: Object … Continue reading →

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Sitecore 9 Tracker.Current.Session.Identify is replaced with Tracker.Current.Session.IdentifyAs

Posted on January 19, 2018 by briancaos

In Sitecore 9, Sitecore have decided to change how you identify named users, i.e. how you match a Contact with a user that is logged into your website. The  Tracker.Current.Session.Identify method is obsolete. It has been replaced with Tracker.Current.Session.IdentifyAs: The IdentifyAs() … Continue reading →

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Sitecore Rule – Personalize based on any field in any facet in your Contact

Posted on September 29, 2017 by briancaos

This Sitecore Personalization Rule was developed by my colleague Martin Rygaard with the purpose of being able to personalize on any field in any facet on a contact. STEP 1: CREATE THE CONDITION Create a new “Condition” below /sitecore/system/Settings/Rules/Definitions/Elements/??? The text … Continue reading →

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Sitecore contact cannot be loaded, code never responds

Posted on June 23, 2017 by briancaos

In Sitecore, it is possible to encounter a situation where the calls identifying or locking a contact never responds, but there is no errors returned. A call to identify: And a call to Load a contact: Can both take forever … Continue reading →

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Sitecore General error when submitting contact – Another contact with the same identifier already exists

Posted on September 26, 2016 by briancaos

In Sitecore when creating your own contacts you can get the following exception: 10604 10:16:27 ERROR General error when submitting contact. Exception: System.InvalidOperationException Message: Another contact with the same identifier already exists. Source: Sitecore.Analytics.MongoDB at Sitecore.Analytics.Data.DataAccess.MongoDb.MongoDbDataAdapterProvider.SaveContactWithIdentifier(IContact contact, ContactSaveOptions saveOptions) at … Continue reading →

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Sitecore 8 EXM: Failed to enroll a contact in the engagement plan

Posted on March 18, 2016 by briancaos

In Sitecore 8.1 update 1, you might experience the following error when trying to send an email: ERROR Failed to enroll a contact in the engagement plan. Exception: System.Net.WebException Message: The remote name could not be resolved: ‘default-cd-cluster’ … … … Continue reading →

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Sitecore List Manager – Add Contacts to EXM Lists

Posted on November 15, 2015 by briancaos

This is yet another post on the focal point of Sitecore 8: Contacts. The contact repository is a multi-usage storage of user information, from visitors (named and anonymous) to imported email addresses to be used in email campaigns. The Sitecore … Continue reading →

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Sitecore Contacts – Create and save contacts to and from xDB (MongoDB)

Posted on October 9, 2015 by briancaos

The Sitecore Contact is the cornerstone of the Sitecore Experience Platform and is the place where you store every data you know about any contact, named and anonymous. UPDATE: 09-09-2016: CreateContact Updated: Thanks to moginheden for the update. UPDATE: 27-09-2016: … Continue reading →

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Sitecore contact facets – Create your own facet

Posted on July 16, 2015 by briancaos

This article describes how to create a simple Sitecore facet consisting of a DateTime and a list of strings. A contact is made up of facets. Here are all the facets Sitecore uses (you will find the facets in \App_Config\Include\Sitecore.Analytics.Model.Config): In … Continue reading →

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Sitecore 8 and Tracker.Current.Session.Identify – Overriding expired contact session lock for contact id

Posted on July 2, 2015 by briancaos

The new Sitecore 8 Experience Profile is a vital part, yes almost a cornerstone of the new xDB concept. UPDATE 2018-01-19: Please note that in Sitecore 9, Tracker.Current.Session.Identify have been replaced with Tracker.Current.Session.IdentifyAs. For more information, see Sitecore 9 Tracker.Current.Session.Identify is replaced … Continue reading →

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