Synthesis 9.1.0.2 in Sitecore 9.3

[dev810vm]

New to Synthesis... We're working on a Sitecore 9.3 upgrade with code that relied on Synthesis 8.2.6 and I can't get Synthesis to load. I installed the Nuget packages for Synthesis, Synthesis.Core, Synthesis.MVC & SynthesisMVC.Core 9.1.0.2, updated the config files in the include/Synthesis folder and it's not working. I checked showconfig.aspx for the 9.3 instance and none of the Synthesis configs are patched in and synthesis.aspx is 404ing. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

[blipson89]

Hi @dev810vm - are you using the PackageReference NuGet method now, and you weren't previously?

PackageReference isn't too friendly when it comes to deploying config files in non .NETCore apps. If you're using PackageReference, you'll want to add the config files directly to a project (I usually put it in Foundation.Orm or something similar).

Here are links to the config files:

1. Synthesis base config files (9.1.0.2)
2. Synthesis.Mvc config file (9.1.0.2)
3. Synthesis.Solr config file (9.1.0.2)

You can alternatively grab the files directly from the NuGet package, but it's easier for me to just link it from Github 🙂

This is unfortunately a limitation of PackageReference and there's not much I can do to get around it.

Thanks, Ben

[dev810vm]

Thanks Ben, I don't think we're using the PackageReference method. I did have all of the configs in the project and in the Synthesis folder in the Include folder except for the Solr one. I added that and there's no change. The only reference to Synthesis I see in Sitecore anywhere is the log file when it lists all of the loaded dll's. No errors/no patch files loaded

c:\inetpub\wwwroot\slhn\website\bin\synthesis.dll (Synthesis, Sitecore object mapping framework, 9.1.0.2) c:\inetpub\wwwroot\slhn\website\bin\synthesis.mvc.dll (Synthesis, Sitecore object mapping framework, 9.1.0.2)

Thanks, Jim

[blipson89]

Hi Jim,

Can you please check the web root and let me know what the path is to the config files relative to C:\inetpub\wwwroot\slhn\website ?

Thanks, Ben

[dev810vm]

App_Config\Include\Synthesis

Thanks, Jim

[blipson89]

That's really weird. That should be the correct location. You said "No errors/no patch files loaded" - does that mean you've checked http://<yoursite>/sitecore/admin/showconfig.aspx and searched for the word "Synthesis" and it wasn't anywhere?

Thanks, Ben

[dev810vm]

Yup, I've checked showconfig.aspx and there's no reference to synthesis. I do have some Solr errors in the logs files, could something like that stop them from being loaded?

[blipson89]

Solr errors likely couldn't stop them from being loaded. If "synthesis" isn't showing up anywhere in the /showconfig.aspx, it means Sitecore isn't seeing the files for some reason. Try putting the config files in a different folder - one with other config files that you know are loading.

[dev810vm]

Wanted to update this item. The Synthesis configs were not being added due to an issue with the Layers.config file in Sitecore. Thanks for your help.

[blipson89]

Ohhh! That makes sense. Glad it's all sorted!