Office 365 developer site SharePoint 2013 preview: SPD2013 workflow is always canceled.

Question

Hello.

I try to create a workflow using SPD2013 preview on the Office 365 developer site (company.sharepoint.com). I can create and publish WF using SPD2013 without any problems, but when I start it on the item, it always cancels with the following error:

"RequestorId: bb213a25-2dfd-8664-660f-83b514b328eb. Details: System.InvalidOperationException: Configuration 'Microsoft.SharePoint.ActivationProperties.RestPathPrefix' was not found and a default value was not specified. at Microsoft.Activities.Hosting.Runtime.Subroutine.SubroutineChild.Execute(CodeActivityContext context) in d:\bt\49341\private\source\WF\Microsoft.Activities.Hosting\Microsoft\Activities\Hosting\Runtime\Subroutine.cs:line 278 at System.Activities.CodeActivity.InternalExecute(ActivityInstance instance, ActivityExecutor executor, BookmarkManager bookmarkManager) at System.Activities.Runtime.ActivityExecutor.ExecuteActivityWorkItem.ExecuteBody(ActivityExecutor executor, BookmarkManager bookmarkManager, Location resultLocation)"

The Workflow is extremely easy and consists from the only activity: log in the 'Stage 1'. And the 'Go to End Of Workflow' in the 'Transition to stage' sections. 

I haven't made any additonal actions with services (I think it is unnecessary in the Office 365 Developer site and it should work out-of-box. Is it correct or I have missed something?).

Do you have any ideas what can I do? 

Thank you in advance.

PS: I have tried googling about the problem, but with no results.



UPDATE1: If I create SharePoint 2010 Workflows (by selecting Platform type on start of the WF creation in SPD) it works well. When I create WF using SP2013 WF type it always cancels. Does anybody have any ideas? Any suggestions are very appreciated.

UPDATE2: Maybe I've found one possible evidence of the source of the issue. I can see in the Workflows section in SPD, that the SP2010 WF was modified by "Mikhail Pushin", but the SP2013 WFs were modified by a strange name like "i:0#.f|membership|[e-mail]".

UPDATE3: Also I can't create a new user profile. I can see all the fields for the new profile, but I when I fill in it and press the 'Save and Close' button, nothing happens. I tried to do it in Internet Explorer and in Chrome. Both with no result. Maybe these issues are related to each other? 

Also I've tried to install SPD2013 on the another computer, but it did not help.

Answer 1

It sounds like there might be a mismatch in SPD/SharePoint version.  What version of SPD (under File | Account | Product Information) and SharePoint (under SPD | Site Objects | Home | Site Information) are you using?

Also, was the workflow recently published?

Answer 2

It sounds like there might be a mismatch in SPD/SharePoint version.  What version of SPD (under File | Account | Product Information) and SharePoint (under SPD | Site Objects | Home | Site Information) are you using?

Also, was the workflow recently published?

Thank you for your answer Mauricio.

SPD Version: Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2013 Preview (15.0.4128.1014) MSO (15.0.4128.1014) 64-bit BETA Microsoft Office

SP Version: SP Version 5 (15.0.0.4128); Server Version: Microsoft-IIS/7.5

I am not sure, but it seems like these versions should be compatible (version numbers are very similar).

About workflow publishing. I am not sure if I understand your question correctly. This WF was published immediately before trying to run it. Also I've tried to run it the next day after the publishing. All the same.

I've updated my post. If I create SP2010 type WF (by selecting Platform Type = SharePoint 2010 Workflow), it works well. But when I select the SharePoint 2013 Worklfow type it cancels.

Does anybody have any ideas?

Answer 3

so you provided your IIS version and SharePoint version, do you mean it is an on-premise environment?

please take a look at follow troubleshooting procedures:

http://www.andrewconnell.com/blog/archive/2012/08/14/troubleshooting-publishing-amp-executing-workflows-in-sharepoint-2013-beta-2.aspx

http://www.andrewconnell.com/blog/archive/2012/07/18/sharepoint-2013-workflow-advanced-workflow-debugging-with-fiddler.aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsazure/jj193526(v=azure.10).aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsazure/jj193529(v=azure.10).aspx#AnalyzingWorkflowManagementLogs

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsazure/jj193529(v=azure.10).aspx

Answer 4

Thank you for your answer GuYuming.

I have no local installation of the SP (I am working on a Windows 7 machine and could not install SP2013 preview to try).  So I am using SP2013 which is fully placed on the Microsoft side (Office 365 developer site). And hence, SPD shows version of the SP installation on the Office 365 developer site.

The links that you provided could be very helpful for troubleshooting, but unfortunately, as I understand, I have no possibilities to use such an approach on the Office 365 developer site, because I don't have access to this level of administration (Event viewer, installation of Fiddler and so on).

May be you (or anyone else) could suggest some ideas for troubleshooting for my case?

Answer 5

m.s.

I tracked this error down to a problem in the SP2013 Preview.  Your developer site should be upgraded soon to later bits.  That should resolve the error.