*** Baseline: Prove Child Portals works.

1)I created a clean DNN 4.0.3 site. ("localhost/test")

2) Logged in as host

2) I added 2 pages. containing Text/HTML and RSS module.

4) From menu host/portals, created a template (export content checked)

5) Once the template was created, I then clicked on "Add portal" link and successfully created a child portal.

6) Creating Child Portal Works !!!  ("localhost/test/child1")

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*** I made one chage to the Parent portal

1) I logged in as Admin

2) From menu/Admin, File Manager

3) I added an "Insecure - File System" directory named "Images" (Portals/0/Images directory created).  Via the File Manager, I added a copuple of .jpg files.

4) Text/HTML module points to the .jpg files and displays correctly

5) From menu host/portals, created a 2nd template (export content checked)

6) Once the template was created, I then clicked on "Add portal" link and select this 2nd template and try to create "child2"

7) "Error Parsing Template" error message.  I can not bring of the site "localhost/test/child2"

8) The Hosts Portals page shows the name of the 2nd portal (under Ttitle column - child2) but the "Portfolio Alias" field is blank.  There is no entry in the SqlServer PortalAlias table.

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*** If I delete the "Images" files and directory, create a new template, I can successfully  create "Child3" child portal.

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Any ideas ?

I left the default and therefore the "Portal/1"  (i.e. a number) was created BOTH when successful and when I received the "Error Reading Template Error".  Investigating some more:

1) In fact, the failed "Portal/2" did have an "Image" directory with the .jpg files.

2) When I type the "error" address: "localhost/test/child2", I go to the main "Portal/0" - "localhost/test"

3) Sql Server PortfolioAlias table only had entries for successfully created child site.

4) When I try to delete the "error" child I receive this message:

Error: Site Settings is currently unavailable.
DotNetNuke.Services.Exceptions.ModuleLoadException: Index was out of range. Must be non-negative and less than the size of the collection. Parameter name: index ---> System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Index was out of range. Must be non-negative and less than the size of the collection. Parameter name: index at System.Collections.ArrayList.get_Item(Int32 index) at DotNetNuke.Modules.Admin.PortalManagement.SiteSettings.cmdDelete_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) --- End of inner exception stack trace ---

5) I created the base DNN 4.0.3 site using the starter template project from Visual Studio 2005

Nina - Thanks for the informative "Parent/Child" web video.