The following errors may appear when opening up a tax return, where only the tabs across the top are displayed. The rest of the page is blank and the user cannot view or do anything in the return.
These errors are generated:
Exception generation = 1, message: Unable to cast object of type 'DevExpress.XtraBars.Docking.ControlContainer' to type 'DevExpress.XtraBars.Docking.DockPanel'.
Exception type: InvalidCastException
Stack Trace:
at DevExpress.XtraBars.Docking.DockPanel.OnDeserialize(BaseLayoutInfo info)
at DevExpress.XtraBars.Docking.Helpers.DockLayoutManager.DeserializeCollection(DockPanelCollection panels)
at DevExpress.XtraBars.Docking.Helpers.DockLayoutManager.Deserialize()
at DevExpress.XtraBars.Docking.DockManager.DeserializeLayoutManager()
at DevExpress.XtraBars.Docking.DockManager.SafeOnLoaded()
at DevExpress.XtraBars.Docking.DockManager.OnLoaded()
at DevExpress.XtraBars.Docking.DockManager.ResumeOnLoad()
at DevExpress.XtraBars.Utils.BarManagerLoadHelper.Load()
at DevExpress.XtraBars.BarManager.CheckAndLoad()
at DevExpress.XtraBars.BarManager.OnFormResize(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.EventHandler.Invoke(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnResize(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnResize(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnSizeChanged(EventArgs e)
at DevExpress.XtraEditors.XtraForm.OnSizeChanged(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.UpdateBounds(Int32 x, Int32 y, Int32 width, Int32 height, Int32 clientWidth, Int32 clientHeight)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.UpdateBounds()
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
at DevExpress.XtraEditors.XtraForm.WndProc(Message& msg)
at Aps.Applications.Tax.Australia.UI.Forms.ApplicationWindow.WndProc(Message& msg)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam
To resolve this issue please complete the following steps:
Close Access APS Tax Manager.
Navigate to C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\access group > Access APS Tax
Delete the WorkspaceLayout.usf
When launching Access APS Tax Manager again, a new copy of the WorkspaceLayout.usf file is recreated.
Recreate your workspace layouts.