DOCUMENT:Q214951 21-OCT-2000 [sms] TITLE :SMS: List Items Dimmed with Custom MIF & Two Sets of Parentheses PRODUCT :Microsoft Systems Management Server PROD/VER::1.2 SP4 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbinterop kbClient kbConfig kbsms120 kbsms120bug kbInventory ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.2 SP4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== If a custom Management Information Format (MIF) file is created using a set of parentheses within a set of parentheses in the description field drop-down list, the item may be dimmed and unavailable for selection. CAUSE ===== This behavior can occur if the MIF Entry program is running on a Macintosh Centris 650 (M1205) client. WORKAROUND ========== To work around this issue, remove the inner set of parentheses. STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. Additional query words: prodsms ====================================================================== Keywords : kbinterop kbClient kbConfig kbsms120 kbsms120bug kbInventory Technology : kbSMSSearch kbSMS120SP4 Version : :1.2 SP4 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbpending ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2000.