Just to clarify this is an incredibly rare occurrence (lucky you :-)) and we
will fix it permanently (it just takes a little man power). Changing the key
name would fix it as well, but we don't expect you to have to do this.

On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 7:44 PM, Ikai L (Google) <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Daniel,
>
> The sort order should be working correctly again. The issue was a broken
> index value; we have a short term fix in place, but I wouldn't rule out this
> appearing again. Is it possible for you to create a new entity with the same
> values with a different key? That's one way to work around this issue in the
> future.
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 2:23 PM, Ikai L (Google) <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> I finished running the index tool. This is very strange. I'm seeing
>> exactly what you're seeing: the 2011 entity is the first one returned. Let
>> me chase this down for you.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 12:24 PM, Ikai L (Google) <[email protected]>wrote:
>>
>>> Yeah, I'm checking for index corruption. It could also mean there's a bug
>>> in the way we're sorting.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 11:51 AM, Daniel <[email protected]>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thanks for looking.  If you run the query in the admin console:
>>>> "SELECT * FROM Keyword WHERE is_active = True ORDER BY last_check ASC"
>>>> you will see the entity with key
>>>> agtsb294aWktYmV0YXIaCxIHS2V5d29yZCINa2V5X3N5bnRoZXNpbww appear as the
>>>> first record although the date is set to 2011.  This indicates that
>>>> the entity is not returning as it should.  This has nothing to do with
>>>> my code.
>>>>
>>>> I don't understand how your admin console is returning something
>>>> different from mine.
>>>>
>>>> On Jul 14, 2:22 pm, "Ikai L (Google)" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> > Daniel, I'm going to try running a tool on your data. I'll email this
>>>> group
>>>> > again when it's finished. I'm curious as to whether or not this does
>>>> > anything for you. My testing via the admin console (I don't have
>>>> access to
>>>> > your code) seems to indicate that everything is and was working
>>>> correctly,
>>>> > but I'd like to establish a greater confidence level either way.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 8:03 AM, Daniel <[email protected]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> > > I would like a reply...
>>>> >
>>>> > > I was able to delete and re-add this record and that fixed that
>>>> query,
>>>> > > but it turns out I have another record that is not updating and
>>>> can't
>>>> > > be deleted.
>>>> >
>>>> > > This record key is
>>>> > > agtsb294aWktYmV0YXIaCxIHS2V5d29yZCINa2V5X3N5bnRoZXNpbww the kind is
>>>> > > Keyword.
>>>> >
>>>> > > It appears that the record broke during the same downtime last week.
>>>> > > It always show the current time and cannot be changed in the admin
>>>> > > console or by code.  I cannot delete this entity.
>>>> >
>>>> > > It seems my data is going corrupt all over the place...
>>>> >
>>>> > > On Jul 10, 10:59 am, Daniel <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> > > > Okay, regardless of your ability to offer me any sort of instant
>>>> > > > support, I need this problem fixed.
>>>> >
>>>> > > > I am not setting any read consistency. The query that you
>>>> specified
>>>> > > > (SELECT * FROM Search_update ORDER BY last_check DESC LIMIT 10) is
>>>> set
>>>> > > > to DESC, so of course it appears correct that the 2011 record is
>>>> > > > first, but when you change it to ASC the 2011 record still appears
>>>> > > > first.  The broken entity
>>>> > > > 'agtsb294aWktYmV0YXIVCxINU2VhcmNoX3VwZGF0ZRi62AUM' now has changed
>>>> to
>>>> > > > 2011 from what you did yesterday but is is showing up as the
>>>> OLDEST
>>>> > > > record.  if you look at the list you will see that after the
>>>> broken
>>>> > > > record, the following 9 records are in ascending order and set to
>>>> > > > 2010.  My original query above specified ascending order.
>>>> >
>>>> > > > agtsb294aWktYmV0YXIVCxINU2VhcmNoX3VwZGF0ZRi62AUM 2011-07-09
>>>> > > > 17:57:37.894714
>>>> > > > agtsb294aWktYmV0YXIVCxINU2VhcmNoX3VwZGF0ZRiUvi8M 2010-07-10
>>>> > > > 12:14:52.306180
>>>> > > > agtsb294aWktYmV0YXIVCxINU2VhcmNoX3VwZGF0ZRiawS4M 2010-07-10
>>>> > > > 12:15:18.649276
>>>> > > > agtsb294aWktYmV0YXIWCxINU2VhcmNoX3VwZGF0ZRjSkLEBDA 2010-07-10
>>>> > > > 12:15:40.274290
>>>> > > > agtsb294aWktYmV0YXIVCxINU2VhcmNoX3VwZGF0ZRiw_gUM 2010-07-10
>>>> > > > 12:15:43.913061
>>>> > > > agtsb294aWktYmV0YXIVCxINU2VhcmNoX3VwZGF0ZRjw1gUM 2010-07-10
>>>> > > > 12:15:52.877386
>>>> > > > agtsb294aWktYmV0YXIVCxINU2VhcmNoX3VwZGF0ZRif7FkM 2010-07-10
>>>> > > > 12:15:54.880721
>>>> > > > agtsb294aWktYmV0YXIVCxINU2VhcmNoX3VwZGF0ZRipqgUM 2010-07-10
>>>> > > > 12:15:56.204075
>>>> > > > agtsb294aWktYmV0YXIVCxINU2VhcmNoX3VwZGF0ZRiv4AUM 2010-07-10
>>>> > > > 12:15:59.092526
>>>> > > > agtsb294aWktYmV0YXIVCxINU2VhcmNoX3VwZGF0ZRijz20M 2010-07-10
>>>> > > > 12:16:00.490951
>>>> >
>>>> > > > In general I like google app engine, but I am getting frustrated
>>>> with
>>>> > > > it's ability to consistently perform.  You have to realize that I
>>>> have
>>>> > > > an app that is coded correctly and was running fine until during
>>>> the
>>>> > > > planned downtime three days ago when this query stopped correctly
>>>> > > > returning data, this is a structural flaw and completely disrupts
>>>> my
>>>> > > > ability to provide a service on your system. Also, this is the
>>>> second
>>>> > > > time this has happened and I had to go through quite a bit to fix
>>>> it
>>>> > > > the first time.  It seems that I have to repeat my last efforts,
>>>> and
>>>> > > > with no hope that it will not happen again and require me to
>>>> generate
>>>> > > > 2 days more worth of posts to get you to fix the problem.
>>>> >
>>>> > > > On Jul 9, 5:48 pm, Ikai Lan <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > > > > I manually reverted it to 2010 because I didn't want to cause
>>>> problems
>>>> > > with
>>>> > > > > your app by fudging with the data. It didn't revert
>>>> automatically. I
>>>> > > just
>>>> > > > > ran this GQL query:
>>>> >
>>>> > > > > SELECT * FROM Search_update ORDER BY last_check DESC LIMIT 10
>>>> >
>>>> > > > > And it displayed the data correctly.
>>>> >
>>>> > > > > Is there any chance you're setting a different read consistency?
>>>> >
>>>> > > > >
>>>> http://code.google.com/appengine/docs/python/datastore/queriesandinde.
>>>> > > ..
>>>> >
>>>> > > > > I understand your frustration with regards to paid support - but
>>>> our
>>>> > > pricing
>>>> > > > > structure doesn't bundle in a guarantee for a support response
>>>> time. We
>>>> > > make
>>>> > > > > every effort to address any issues in production either behind
>>>> the
>>>> > > scenes,
>>>> > > > > through proactive monitoring or to reactive reports via the
>>>> different
>>>> > > > > channels we keep track of, but we simply can't scale up a direct
>>>> > > support
>>>> > > > > option for developers who want to be able to pick up the red
>>>> phone and
>>>> > > get
>>>> > > > > someone on the line immediately when there are service issues.
>>>> In terms
>>>> > > of
>>>> > > > > addressing service degradation without additional cost to
>>>> developers,
>>>> > > based
>>>> > > > > on conversations we have had with developers, I believe that we
>>>> are as
>>>> > > good
>>>> > > > > if not much better than the industry standard for platform,
>>>> managed
>>>> > > cloud
>>>> > > > > hosting. There are companies who will always have a resource for
>>>> you
>>>> > > > > available, but there's a reason any kind of baseline production
>>>> spend
>>>> > > will
>>>> > > > > be in the hundreds of dollars - minimum. We're doing our best to
>>>> > > minimize
>>>> > > > > costs, support all developers on our platform, all while not
>>>> charging
>>>> > > > > developers who don't require a response time SLA.
>>>> >
>>>> > > > > On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 2:24 PM, Daniel <
>>>> [email protected]>
>>>> > > wrote:
>>>> > > > > > When I run the query
>>>> > > Search_update.all().order('last_check').fetch(10)
>>>> > > > > > programtically I consistently get this response:
>>>> >
>>>> > > > > > agtsb294aWktYmV0YXIVCxINU2VhcmNoX3VwZGF0ZRi62AUM 2010-07-09
>>>> > > > > > 17:57:37.894714
>>>> > > > > > agtsb294aWktYmV0YXIVCxINU2VhcmNoX3VwZGF0ZRjsm3kM 2010-07-08
>>>> > > > > > 00:27:52.385926
>>>> > > > > > agtsb294aWktYmV0YXIVCxINU2VhcmNoX3VwZGF0ZRipkjsM 2010-07-08
>>>> > > > > > 00:27:53.689982
>>>> > > > > > agtsb294aWktYmV0YXIWCxINU2VhcmNoX3VwZGF0ZRiqu7ABDA 2010-07-08
>>>> > > > > > 00:27:54.616698
>>>> > > > > > agtsb294aWktYmV0YXIVCxINU2VhcmNoX3VwZGF0ZRiTrVwM 2010-07-08
>>>> > > > > > 00:27:55.453521
>>>> > > > > > agtsb294aWktYmV0YXIVCxINU2VhcmNoX3VwZGF0ZRjksQUM 2010-07-08
>>>> > > > > > 00:27:56.437609
>>>> > > > > > agtsb294aWktYmV0YXIWCxINU2VhcmNoX3VwZGF0ZRjp_KwBDA 2010-07-08
>>>> > > > > > 00:28:02.699297
>>>> > > > > > agtsb294aWktYmV0YXIVCxINU2VhcmNoX3VwZGF0ZRiRqAUM 2010-07-08
>>>> > > > > > 00:28:04.598150
>>>> > > > > > agtsb294aWktYmV0YXIWCxINU2VhcmNoX3VwZGF0ZRjyzK8BDA 2010-07-08
>>>> > > > > > 00:28:05.595406
>>>> > > > > > agtsb294aWktYmV0YXIVCxINU2VhcmNoX3VwZGF0ZRi-2AUM 2010-07-08
>>>> > > > > > 00:28:07.950788
>>>> >
>>>> > > > > > Which places the record in question first in the query
>>>> although it
>>>> > > has
>>>> > > > > > a date later than the listed records.  You can also see that
>>>> having
>>>> > > > > > just run the response that the 2011 date reverted.  It appears
>>>> to
>>>> > > > > > change when you save it, but it doesn't actually change.
>>>> >
>>>> > > > > > On Jul 9, 5:14 pm, "Ikai L (Google)" <[email protected]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> > > > > > > Using this GQL query in the admin console:
>>>> >
>>>> > > > > > > SELECT * FROM Search_update where
>>>> > > > > > >
>>>> __key__=KEY('agtsb294aWktYmV0YXIVCxINU2VhcmNoX3VwZGF0ZRi62AUM')
>>>> >
>>>> > > > > > > I was able to set the year to 2011, see the changes
>>>> reflected, then
>>>> > > set
>>>> > > > > > them
>>>> > > > > > > back to 2010 (I didn't want to cause issues with your
>>>> application).
>>>> > > How
>>>> > > > > > are
>>>> > > > > > > you reproducing your issues? Can you see if you can update
>>>> the
>>>> > > timestamp
>>>> > > > > > in
>>>> > > > > > > the datastore viewer?
>>>> >
>>>> > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 12:24 PM, Daniel <
>>>> > > [email protected]>
>>>> > > > > > wrote:
>>>> > > > > > > > Thanks for the fast response.  The kind is Search_update.
>>>> >
>>>> > > > > > > > On Jul 9, 3:16 pm, "Ikai L (Google)" <[email protected]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> > > > > > > > > Hi Daniel,
>>>> >
>>>> > > > > > > > > What is the Entity Kind?
>>>> >
>>>> > > > > > > > > The best thing I would recommend in the future is the
>>>> billing
>>>> > > support
>>>> > > > > > > > form:
>>>> >
>>>> > >
>>>> http://code.google.com/support/bin/request.py?contact_type=AppEngineB.
>>>> ..
>>>> >
>>>> > > > > > > > > This is a monitored queue for issues like these, and I
>>>> expect
>>>> > > that we
>>>> > > > > > > > will
>>>> > > > > > > > > be emphasizing it more. We're not currently equipped to
>>>> handle
>>>> > > > > > dedicated
>>>> > > > > > > > > support, though it is on our roadmap to offer paid
>>>> support with
>>>> > > an
>>>> > > > > > SLA
>>>> > > > > > > > for
>>>> > > > > > > > > response time.
>>>> >
>>>> > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 12:10 PM, Daniel <
>>>> > > [email protected]>
>>>> > > > > > > > wrote:
>>>> > > > > > > > > > I have a record which is frozen in the datastore and
>>>> always
>>>> > > shows
>>>> > > > > > the
>>>> > > > > > > > > > current time.  This record is blocking a major time
>>>> sorted
>>>> > > query in
>>>> > > > > > my
>>>> > > > > > > > > > application.  I've had this same problem in June
>>>> (http://
>>>> >
>>>> > > groups.google.com/group/google-appengine/browse_thread/thread/
>>>> > > > > > > > > > b0021ac81b8c24a5/dcf6c71e3e0b3083) and I had to get a
>>>> tech to
>>>> > > fix
>>>> > > > > > it.
>>>> > > > > > > > > > Please help me correct this record.  The app is
>>>> looxii-beta
>>>> > > and the
>>>> > > > > > > > > > key is
>>>> agtsb294aWktYmV0YXIVCxINU2VhcmNoX3VwZGF0ZRi62AUM.
>>>> >
>>>> > > > > > > > > > As an aside, it seems ridiculous to me that the
>>>> database
>>>> > > would not
>>>> > > > > > > > > > perform as it should.  This is a major issue, and
>>>> actually
>>>> > > blocks
>>>> > > > > > my
>>>> > > > > > > > > > application from properly performing.  I accept that
>>>> > > AppEngine is
>>>> > > > > > in
>>>> > > > > > > > > > beta, but at least give your paying customers a
>>>> contact email
>>>> > > > > > address
>>>> > > > > > > > > > so that when we have legitimate issues we don't have
>>>> to post
>>>> > > to a
>>>> > > > > > > > > > public forum and wait for a google rep to stumble upon
>>>> our
>>>> > > issue.
>>>> >
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