Sitecore Fieldmap Configuration Error

Question

I am getting the following error after I followed the installation of Sitecore SOLR for 8.1. After changing all the lucene configs to disabled, and the solr ones to enabled, and then added this in the Global.asax

public void Application_Start()
{
  this.Container = new WindsorContainer();
  var startup = new WindsorSolrStartUp(this.Container);
  startup.Initialize();
}

the minute I add those lines above, I get this error:

Could not find property 'fieldMap' on object of type: System.String [InvalidOperationException: Could not find property 'fieldMap' on object of type: System.String]
Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.AssignProperties(Object obj, Object[] properties) +2402
Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.AssignProperties(XmlNode configNode, String[] parameters, Object obj, Boolean assert, Boolean deferred, IFactoryHelper helper) +643
Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.CreateObject(XmlNode configNode, String[] parameters, Boolean assert, IFactoryHelper helper) +275
Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.CreateObject(String configPath, String[] parameters, Boolean assert) +579
Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.CreateFromReference(XmlNode configNode, String[] parameters, Boolean assert) +137
Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.CreateObject(XmlNode configNode, String[] parameters, Boolean assert, IFactoryHelper helper) +109
Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.GetInnerObject(XmlNode paramNode, String[] parameters, Boolean assert) +120
Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.AssignProperties(XmlNode configNode, String[] parameters, Object obj, Boolean assert, Boolean deferred, IFactoryHelper helper) +552
Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.CreateObject(XmlNode configNode, String[] parameters, Boolean assert, IFactoryHelper helper) +275
Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.GetInnerObject(XmlNode paramNode, String[] parameters, Boolean assert) +1013
Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.AssignProperties(XmlNode configNode, String[] parameters, Object obj, Boolean assert, Boolean deferred, IFactoryHelper helper) +552
Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.CreateObject(XmlNode configNode, String[] parameters, Boolean assert, IFactoryHelper helper) +275
Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.CreateObject(String configPath, String[] parameters, Boolean assert) +579
Sitecore.ContentSearch.ContentSearchManager.get_SearchConfiguration() +266 Sitecore.ContentSearch.SolrProvider.SolrContentSearchManager.get_Cores() +92 Sitecore.ContentSearch.SolrProvider.CastleWindsorIntegration.WindsorSolrStartUp.Initialize() +44

Does anyone have an idea why this would happen? I tried replacing config files from a fresh 8.1 but still no luck.

Thanks!

Answer 1

You don't need to add any code in Global.asax , Just make sure that your Global.asax have the following tag in header only:

<%@Application Language='C#' Inherits="Sitecore.ContentSearch.SolrProvider.CastleWindsorIntegration.WindsorApplication" %> 

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Answer 2

I found there was one folder where I left out a .disabled for Lucene. After doing this, it worked. Ooops!