Hotfix Alert: After you install update 957691, you cannot set a user type column from the workflow when you create or update a list itemhttp://blogs.msdn.com/spdsupport/archive/2009/02/25/hotfix-alert-after-you-install-update-957691-you-cannot-set-a-user-type-column-from-the-workflow-when-you-create-or-update-a-list-item.aspxSymptoms: Workflows will fail to update a Person or Group column after applying the October CU for WSS 3.0. The December Uber update causes this issue, as well. Workflow status error: "Error Occurred" and "Error updating a list item" ===== ULS LOG (partial)en-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)re: Hotfix Alert: After you install update 957691, you cannot set a user type column from the workflow when you create or update a list itemhttp://blogs.msdn.com/spdsupport/archive/2009/02/25/hotfix-alert-after-you-install-update-957691-you-cannot-set-a-user-type-column-from-the-workflow-when-you-create-or-update-a-list-item.aspx#9557447Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:52:01 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9557447Basel<p>What action does the operator(s) -1;# achieve.</p> <p>I encountered the same issue explained above, applied the workaround, but now I have the characters &nbsp;-1;# being attached to my data.</p> <p>Thanks,</p> re: Hotfix Alert: After you install update 957691, you cannot set a user type column from the workflow when you create or update a list itemhttp://blogs.msdn.com/spdsupport/archive/2009/02/25/hotfix-alert-after-you-install-update-957691-you-cannot-set-a-user-type-column-from-the-workflow-when-you-create-or-update-a-list-item.aspx#9889474Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:50:35 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9889474Shannon<p>This is excellent. &nbsp;I used the work around and it worked like a charm for me.</p>