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PH39538: TIME-BASED PARTITION POWERCUBE DATA SOURCE FAILS WITH ERROR PDS-PCT-0020 UNABLE TO OPEN THE POWERCUBE

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APAR status

  • Closed as Permanent restriction.

Error description

  • Time-based partition Powercube created with Transformer on
    Windows.  VCD virtual cube paths updates with forward slashes
    and moved to a Linux installation of Cognos Analytics 11.1 fails
    with error:
    
    OP-ERR-0068 An error occurred while trying to connect to data
    source ''.
    Details: PDS-PCT-0020 Unable to open the PowerCube: (Open Data
    Cache). Cube name or path may be incorrect, cube may be corrupt
    or may not be a PowerCube.
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
    * 1                                                            *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
    * Time-based partition Powercube created with Transformer on   *
    * Windows.  VCD virtual cube paths updates with forward        *
    * slashes and moved to a Linux installation of Cognos          *
    * Analytics 11.1 fails with error:                             *
    *                                                              *
    * OP-ERR-0068 An error occurred while trying to connect to     *
    * data source ''.                                              *
    * Details: PDS-PCT-0020 Unable to open the PowerCube: (Open    *
    * Data Cache). Cube name or path may be incorrect, cube may be *
    * corrupt or may not be a PowerCube.                           *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PH39538

  • Reported component name

    COGNOS ANALYTIC

  • Reported component ID

    5724W12XX

  • Reported release

    B0A

  • Status

    CLOSED PRS

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2021-08-03

  • Closed date

    2022-07-20

  • Last modified date

    2022-09-08

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Fix information

Applicable component levels

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSTSF6","label":"Cognos Analytics"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"B0A","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB10","label":"Data and AI"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
08 September 2022