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IBM Cognos Analytics Content Manager fails to start logging 'Invalid entry (CMID=<number>): invalid parent (PCMID=<number>) messages

Troubleshooting


Problem

IBM Cognos Analytics Content Manager fails to start.

Symptom

Messages looking like the following are logged into cogaudit.log:
<![CDATA[Invalid entry (CMID=1460054): invalid parent (PCMID=1438645)]]>
Cache errors detected. Please run consistency check
The particular numbers in CMID= and PCMID= could be different.
Running configuration/schemas/content/<db type>/dbMakeConsistent.sql does not resolve the issue.

Cause

The Content store is inconsistent

Resolving The Problem

  • Collect all the CMID numbers mentioned in the invalid entry messages
  • If number of invalid entries is significant log a support ticket to asses if the following steps would delete important objects reports, for instance, and restoring the Content store from a backup is a safer option.
  • Delete rows in CMOBJECTS table in the Content store database where CMID equals any of the invalid entry CMID
  • Execute the dbMakeConsistent.sql and AddConsistencyFixFlag scripts from the folder configuration/schemas/content/<db type> of the Content Manager installation in the Content store database
  • Start Content Manager

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
22 April 2021

UID

ibm16446189