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Q226895: SMS: APS Error When Printing Systems by File Name and File Size

Article: Q226895
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): 2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbReport
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you create a Systems by File Name and File Size report using the Crystal
Reports snap-in that ships with Systems Management Server (SMS), the following
error may be reported:

  An error occurred communicating with the APS

WORKAROUND
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To work around this issue, schedule the report to run more than once, instead of
scheduling the report to run now.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SMS version 2.0. This problem
has been corrected in the latest U.S. service pack for SMS version 2.0. For
information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

  S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodsms

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Keywords          : kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbReport 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200
Version           : :2.0
Issue type        : kbbug

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