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How to delete/update the data set, report, or report version [with Error CM-REQ-4380]

How To


Summary

Sometimes a data set, report, report view or report version can't be updated or deleted and the below error is seen: 'CM-REQ-4380 You cannot update or delete objects that have not been archived'

Objective

To be able to delete/Update the data set/multiple data sets/reports/report versions

Environment

Both Windows and Linux. 

Steps

The following steps should be taken : 
  1. Stop Cognos
  2. Take a backup of the Content Store
  3. In each Content Manager installation, remove repositoryIntegration.xml in the folder webappsp2pd/WEB-INF/services. If you need to have a backup, do not leave the backup file in the same folder or anywhere in the Content Manager installation and change the file extension of the backup file
  4. In IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7 and earlier,in each Content Manager installation, remove CMArchiving.jar in the folder webappsp2pd/WEB-INF/lib. If you need to have a backup, do not leave the backup file in the same folder or anywhere in the Content Manager installation and change the file extension of the backup file. Do not remove CMArchiving.jar in 11.2 or later version.
  5. Reset archival flags by executing the following SQLs against the content store database:
  6. update CMARCHIVESTATUS set ARCHSTAT=0;  commit;
  7. delete from CMARCHIVEQUEUE; commit;
  8. Start Cognos
Note : This is important to know that after renaming the CMArchiving.jar, content archiving feature won't work. Please make sure that you are not using content archiving feature.

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
02 May 2024

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ibm16851899