Issue
Workflow fails with the following error message in the ULS log:
Medium Unable to locate the xml-definition for CType with
SPContentTypeId '0x0101007DFDDF56F8A9492DAA9366B83A95B3A0',
exception: Microsoft.SharePoint.SPException ---> System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException: <nativehr>0x8000ffff</nativehr><nativestack></nativestack> at Microsoft.SharePoint.Library.SPRequestInternalClass.GetGlobalContentTypeXml(String bstrUrl, Int32 type, UInt32 lcid, Object varIdBytes) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Library.SPRequest.GetGlobalContentTypeXml(String bstrUrl, Int32 type, UInt32 lcid, Object varIdBytes) --- End of inner exception stack trace --- at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPGlobal.HandleComException(COMException comEx) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Library.SPRequest.GetGlobalContentTypeXml(String bstrUrl, Int32 type, UInt32 lcid, Object varIdBytes) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPContentTypeCollection.FillCollection(SPRequest req, SqlDataReader rdr, Boolean openWeb)
Resolution
The content type in question is related to missing Reporting Services feature:
There maybe more error messages related to other missing Content Types, the content type GUID can be looked up here:
http://sharepointgoose.blogspot.com/2010/11/enter-post-title.html
Which could be used to determine what feature is missing.