Tip #356: When Publish All Fails

So you imported a large solution, perhaps an upgraded solution in a CRM upgrade, and when you publish the entire solution, you get a generic SQL error. What should you do?

1. Go to Settings–>Customization–>Customize the System.
2. Select Entities
3. When the entity list appears, select 5-10 entities at a time and click “Publish.”
4. Continue until you work through all updated entities.
5. If you hit the error, publish each entity in the selected group individually to identify which entity has the issue.
6. If you get to the end and don’t hit the error, it was most likely a SQL timeout. You should then be able to Publish All successfully.