How to solve errors in SharePoint using Correaltion Id..

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_{Thursday, January 24, 2013 9:29 AM}

There are so many errors coming up in Sharepoint maybe because of the wrong deletion of templates or wrong usage so whenever there is an error a correlation ID shows up.How can i use this ID to solve the errors in Sharepoint.

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_{Thursday, January 24, 2013 9:37 AM ✅Answered}

CorrelationId is often reported on ULS.

You can navigate to your logs folder (usually c:\program files\common files\microsoft shared\web server extension\14\logs

and then search correlationId in your log files.

You can also use a usefull tool called ULS Viewer.

http://archive.msdn.microsoft.com/ULSViewer

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Bubu
http://zsvipullo.blogspot.it

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_{Friday, January 25, 2013 2:31 PM ✅Answered}

There's a trick - when you search for the Correlation ID use only the first part of the number. If you search for the whole number you won't find it. So if the correlation id is xxxxx-yyyyyy- etc. use the first part only (xxxxx).

As for the error - you can use the ULS Log Viewer (http://ulsviewer.codeplex.com/) which makes it more readable. However, you can usually find the warning or error message - search on the first part of the number (this appears to the far right of each of the ULS log messages - all messages relating to that ID are 'grouped'). When you find the first occurance, search for the words "Error", "Failed", "Failure" and "Warning" - you'll usually find what you are looking for.

Note that using the ULS Log viewer will help but does take some time to get used to.

Hope that helps!

David Sterling/CEO - SICG

_{Thursday, January 24, 2013 9:52 AM}

I tried this but i was not able to locate the ID and the log looks so complicated i just cudnt understand wat anf where the thngs are going wrong..

_{Thursday, January 24, 2013 10:00 AM}

You should find in the log the CorrelationID.

Then, around your search resoult, you should find what is really happened.

Regards,
Bubu
http://zsvipullo.blogspot.it

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_{Thursday, January 24, 2013 10:02 AM}

I've create a very simple console application that is able to search text inside files.

You can find it here

http://zsvipullo.blogspot.it/2011/11/zfind-per-ricercare-una-tantum.html

Regards,
Bubu
http://zsvipullo.blogspot.it

Please mark my answer if it helped you, I would greatly appreciate it.