Common Errors in SharePoint Visio Graphics Services
Applies to: SharePoint 2010, SharePoint 2013
What is Visio Graphics Services
Visio Graphics Services is a service application in Enterprise editions of SharePoint Server 2010 and 2013. The service application allows SharePoint users to:
- view the Visio drawings without having MS Visio installed on their PCs
- allows data connected Visio drawings that can be refreshed from data sources
- allows users to view the SharePoint Workflow Visualizations
Common Issues with Visio Graphics Services
Following list shows common Visio Graphics Services errors, causes and resolutions.
- The server failed to process the request
1. The server failed to process the request
A user tries to view Visio in browser (or view the Workflow Visualization page) from SharePoint and gets the error message:
The server failed to process the request
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| SharePoint Visio Graphics Service Error – The server failed to process the request |
At this point a user tries to click on ‘Open in Visio’ link on top left of the workflow Visualization section to open the file in MS Visio on their desktop. The Visio file opens up in MS Visio.
In one scenario I was able to open the Workflow Visualization file in MS Visio on my desktop only in read only mode. I was getting a warning message:
Visio Standard does not support savings files of this type. When saving the file, you will be prompted to save as a different file type.
The reason of this warning is clear from the warning message. I had standard version of MS Visio on my PC. The Workflow Visualization file had .visio web drawing file extension (.VDW). The users with Ultimate, Premium and other higher version would be able to open and edit the web drawing format Visio files.
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| SharePoint Workflow Visualization – Web Drawing VDW can’t be edited with Visio Standard |
Event Viewer Errors on Servers
Log Name: Application
Source: System.ServiceModel 3.0.0.0
Date: 11/19/2014 4:44:00 PM
Event ID: 3
Task Category: WebHost
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: domainSPFarmAdminAct
Computer: SPAppServer02.domain.com
Description:
WebHost failed to process a request.
Sender Information: System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment+HostingManager/5426204
Exception: System.ServiceModel.ServiceActivationException: The service ‘/20bf95936ed944db89431a9d16459372/VisioGraphicsService.svc’ cannot be activated due to an exception during compilation. The exception message is: Loading this assembly would produce a different grant set from other instances. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131401). —> System.IO.FileLoadException: Loading this assembly would produce a different grant set from other instances. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131401)
at Microsoft.Office.Visio.Server.GraphicsServer.VisioGraphicsServiceHostFactory.CreateServiceHost(String constructorString, Uri[] baseAddresses)
at System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment.HostingManager.CreateService(String normalizedVirtualPath)
at System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment.HostingManager.ActivateService(String normalizedVirtualPath)
at System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment.HostingManager.EnsureServiceAvailable(String normalizedVirtualPath)
— End of inner exception stack trace —
at System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment.HostingManager.EnsureServiceAvailable(String normalizedVirtualPath)
at System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment.EnsureServiceAvailableFast(String relativeVirtualPath)
Process Name: w3wp
Process ID: 4724
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns=”http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event”>
<System>
<Provider Name=”System.ServiceModel 3.0.0.0″ />
<EventID Qualifiers=”49154″>3</EventID>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>5</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime=”2014-11-19T22:44:00.000000000Z” />
<EventRecordID>730921</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>SPAppServer02.domain.com</Computer>
<Security UserID=”S-1-5-21-1627688274-1190192956-3999157559-1223″ />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment+HostingManager/5426204</Data>
<Data>System.ServiceModel.ServiceActivationException: The service ‘/20bf95936ed944db89431a9d16459372/VisioGraphicsService.svc’ cannot be activated due to an exception during compilation. The exception message is: Loading this assembly would produce a different grant set from other instances. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131401). —> System.IO.FileLoadException: Loading this assembly would produce a different grant set from other instances. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131401)
at Microsoft.Office.Visio.Server.GraphicsServer.VisioGraphicsServiceHostFactory.CreateServiceHost(String constructorString, Uri[] baseAddresses)
at System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment.HostingManager.CreateService(String normalizedVirtualPath)
at System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment.HostingManager.ActivateService(String normalizedVirtualPath)
at System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment.HostingManager.EnsureServiceAvailable(String normalizedVirtualPath)
— End of inner exception stack trace —
at System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment.HostingManager.EnsureServiceAvailable(String normalizedVirtualPath)
at System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment.EnsureServiceAvailableFast(String relativeVirtualPath)</Data>
<Data>w3wp</Data>
<Data>4724</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>
Causes:
There can be different reasons for the error ‘failed to process request’. Some of those are listed below:
- Service Account running Visio Services doesn’t have access to SharePoint Content Databases
- Application ID under Visio Graphics Service is not not correct or missing (Go to Central Administration > Manage Service Applications > Visio Graphics Services > Global Settings)
- Secure Store Service application ID that is configured for Visio Graphics Services doesn’t have correct Permissions
- Visio Graphics Services on SharePoint Server are not running
- Some other failing services causing issue
Resolution:
In one of my scenario, everything was right except the fact that Secure Store Service was having some issues. That lead to issues for Visio Graphics Services. An IISReset /noforce on SharePoint Servers helped in resolving this issue.
Visio drawing started working in Workflow Visualization and also in Visio Web Part.
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| SharePoint Visio Graphics Services – Visio Web Access Web Part |
Workflow Visualization page showing the visio workflow
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| SharePoint Visio Graphics Services – Workflow Visualization Showing Process in Visio |
References:
1. Visio Graphics Service administration in SharePoint Server 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee524059(v=office.15).aspx
2. SharePoint 2013 Visio Service: the server failed to process the request
http://alstechtips.blogspot.com/2014/05/sharepoint-2013-visio-service-server.html
3. Share Point 2013 – Visio Graphics Not Displaying – The server failed to process the request
http://squarelogics.com/share-point-2013-visio-graphics-not-displaying-the-server-failed-to-process-the-request/
4. Troubleshooting workflow visualization in SharePoint 2010
http://www.robertseso.com/2012/02/troubleshooting-workflow-visualization.html
5. Visio 2010 Services Error – The server failed to process the request
http://www.sathishtk.com/blog/post/2010/02/04/Visio-2010-Beta-Services-Error-The-server-failed-to-process-the-request.aspx
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