PerformancePoint 2013 Dashboard Designer fails to start

PerformancePoint 2013 Dashboard Designer fails to start

Issue:

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After the SharePoint 2013 October 2013 cumulative update (CU) the PerformancePoint 2013 dashboard designer fails to start and gives error “Application cannot be started.  Contact the application vendor.”

Cause:

The dashboard designer files were not signed correctly during the CU build process.

Workaround:

**This issue has been resolved in SharePoint 2013 Service Pack 1

Backup these files on all your SharePoint servers:

C:Program FilesCommon FilesMicrosoft SharedWeb ServerExtensions15TEMPLATELAYOUTSppsma1033Designer.Application

C:Program FilesCommon FilesMicrosoft SharedWeb ServerExtensions15TEMPLATELAYOUTSppsma1033DesignerInstallDesigner.exe.manifest

C:Program FilesCommon FilesMicrosoft SharedWeb Server Extensions15TEMPLATELAYOUTSppsma1033DesignerInstallMicrosoft.SharePoint.Client.Runtime.dll

C:Program FilesCommon FilesMicrosoft SharedWeb Server Extensions15TEMPLATELAYOUTSppsma1033DesignerInstallMicrosoft.PerformancePoint.Scorecards.Client.dll

C:Program FilesCommon FilesMicrosoft SharedWeb Server Extensions15TEMPLATELAYOUTSppsma1033DesignerInstallMicrosoft.PerformancePoint.Scorecards.DesignerPlugins.dll

C:Program FilesCommon FilesMicrosoft SharedWeb Server Extensions15TEMPLATELAYOUTSppsma1033DesignerInstallMicrosoft.SharePoint.Client.dll

Replace the files above with the files contained in the PPS.zip attached to this blog post.

Final Notes:

This issue has been resolved in SharePoint 2013 Service Pack 1