I'm repeating this message that I posted when the setup list had
only just started.
I'd appreciate some advice from one of the experts whether it's
useful to report this problem in the issue tracker.
>Rene Pijlman:
>[2.0.5 > 2.1.1]
>>The upgrade from 2.1-rc2 fails with: "Error value: Disallowed
>>subobject type: Topic". The entire trace is below.
>
>I found the solution: in the ZMI, I opened portal_types of my Plone
>2.0.5 site, clicked "Plone Site", and in the listbox next to "Allowed
>content types" I selected "Topic". After that the upgrade succeeded.
>
>I'm not sure if this is a bug in the upgrade process. AFAIK I never
>used Topics because of the opinion in The Definitive Guide To Plone
>("topics are quite complicated, have a rather unfriendly interface,
>and are recommended for only advanced users"). It's a petty the upgrade
>fails on a piece of functionality that was never used in the pre-upgrade site.
>
>If it's necessary for the upgrade to create topics in the portal root,
>I guess it can be made more robust by allowing this type in type Plone
>Site, or requiring the user more explicitly to allow it before the
>upgrade runs. Does it make sense to report this in the Plone issue tracker?
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Rene Pijlman
http://www.applinet.nl/
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