Saturday, February 25, 2012

Cannot specify 'dimension' for: Maintenance plan remove files older than

OS: Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition. MSDE 2000.

SQL Server Enterprise Manager Version 8.0.

The Maintenance Plan Wizard will not allow me to specify a value for the 'Remove Files...' I can enter a number but there is nothing in the drop down e.g. 3 'DAYS' perhaps?

Create then plan and then edit - yields the same result.

Any ideas on why there is no 'dimension' for Remove Files Older than ?

Appreciate any tips, ideas, etc.

Thank.s

Anybody have issues trying to specify a dimension for 'Remove Files...' either during Maintenance Wizard (create) or afterwards - edit properties?

The drop down - where you would expect a list of values like: day, week, month - is completely blank?

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I'm experiencing the exact same problem with my MSDE database. I cannot specify anything as to days, weeks, etc. It also will take other information, such as scheduling, directory, extension name, and actually create the jobs correctly, but then when you go back to the Maintenance Plan, you find the information has disappeared. If you try to modify any other aspect of the plan, you get an error, because this information is now missing. This is the only MSDE db I have, all the rest are standard or enterprise and work normally from the same Enterprise Manager.

I have not found any explanation or work-around for this problem.

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