Known Issue: Value cannot be null Error Upgrading to K2 Five (5.1)

KB002384

Issue

When upgrading to K2 Five (5.1) the following error is displayed in the K2 installer trace Logs:

AuthorizationBase.Execute:Logged Error: Failed: System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null.Parameter name: name

Cause

In the rCategory].gSystem] table, there are rows for custom category systems that have no names. When upgrading to K2 Five (5.1), these unnamed rows cause the AuthorizationBase.Execute: Logged Error: Failed: System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null.Parameter name: name  error to occur.

Before Upgrading

Run this script prior to upgrading to K2 Five (5.1) to ensure this error doesn't occur during upgrade.

The unnamed rows are returned:

Resolution

To resolve the unnamed rows in your database, run the following script:

The unnamed rows are updated.

With the unnamed rows fixed you can upgrade to K2 Five (5.1).