SMS: Data Loader Cannot Process MIF Date Above Year 2030

ID: Q239534

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.2

SYMPTOMS

The Data Loader cannot process a MIF when the year in a MIF is above 2030.

You may see the following compilation error in the Dataldr.log file:

Compilation failed~Time has incorrect format or illegal values. Could not convert file:
d:\SMS\site.srv\dataload.box\deltamif.col\PROCESS\X00000000.MIF
Cannot process MIF X00000000.MIF, moving it to BADMIFS

CAUSE

This issue occurs because the maximum Year value for a MIF date attribute is hardcoded to 2030. The error is generally seen when software inventory reports a file which has a date stamp greater than 2030.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Systems Management Server service pack that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

The English language version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:


   Date      Time    Size    File name   Platform
   -----------------------------------------------
   06/26/99  01:00a  535,632 BASE.DLL    (x86)
   06/26/99  01:00a  750,352 BASE.DLL    (Alpha)

NOTE: Due to file dependencies, the most recent hotfix or feature that contains the above files may also contain additional files.

WORKAROUND

We have extended the date to 2035 which is the documented operational range of Systems Management Server 1.2.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 1.2.

MORE INFORMATION

The following example is a piece of MIF with a bad date (year = 2031):

Type = Date Value = "20311011051024.000000+000"

Additional query words: prodsms

Keywords : kbSMS120 kbSMS120bug kbbug1.20
Version : winnt:1.2
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug