ESM v5.3 - User layout Issue

Please note this is only for v5.3 (Please contact support if similar issues occur in later releases).

Symptom: 

Select user(s) not able to view perviously created layouts and to create new layouts

When creating a layout, if the user puts a checkmark next to a camera, THEN drags it down to the layout, it creates a NULL record in the database corrupting the layouts view. However, if the user does not place a checkmark next to the camera, and then drags it down to the layout, seems to work properly. 

Event viewer Application Error:

System.InvalidCastException: Conversion from type 'DBNull' to type 'String' is not valid.at Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.Conversions.ToString(Object Value) at ipConfigure.ESM.UI.matrix.GenerateCustomTreeView() in F:\Fortress\ipConfigure 5_2 Code\32-bit\ipConfigure.ESM.UI\matrix.aspx.vb:line 247

Solution (Temp):

Change NULL layout description in ESM5_2_Central database >>dbo.tblLayout table

Solution (Perm):

Suggest updating build to latest released with enhanced user permissions -

(Customer can request FTP access (or schedule assistance) when ready by emailing support@ipconfigure.com)