Q296385: SMS: Delay When You Try to Delete Collections

Article: Q296385
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): 2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbsms200preSP4fix
Last Modified: 20-NOV-2001

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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 click "Yes, I want to see more information" and then delete a
collection in the Systems Management Server (SMS) Administrator console, a delay
may occur before the next dialog box that displays related subcollections is
displayed.

CAUSE
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This problem occurs because the SMS Administrator console enumerates all
existing collections in the database to determine if any other collections have
a link to the collection that you are deleting. As a result, there is a longer
delay when there is a large number of collections.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, not click "Yes, I want to see more information",
instead, click "No, I know I want to delete this collection". However, when you
click "Yes, I want to see more information", you are not prompted about the
subcollections, advertisements, queries, collection membership rules, and
administrators that will be effected.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: prodsms

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Keywords          : kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbsms200preSP4fix 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200
Version           : :2.0
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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