PM46146: CUSTOM CALENDAR FILES GENERATED IN 8.1 AND WHICH LOAD SUCCESSFULLY INTO 8.1 FAIL TO LOAD IN 8.4.1.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Custom calendar files generated in 8.1 and which load
  successfully into 8.1 fail to load in 8.4.1 with
  ????CMM-SYS-5999??The metrics management service encountered an
  internal error.????Details????String argument is null?? WHILE
  executing Java call...?? WHILE Executing call
  (com.cognos.cmm.worker.setup.WizardThrowError) for page
  'wizard_throwerror'.?? WHILE ALP worker executing call
  pid=wizard_throwerror call=[??
  CallName='com.cognos.cmm.worker.setup.WizardThrowError'
  CallParamName='getCall1' IsJavaCall='true' ProcParamCount='22'
  FirstParamIndex='1' ForceExecute='false' Session='<null>'??
  DataSetNames=[<null>]??      ParamMeta=[
  Param=[getCall1=[Param-List='top' { ...etc.????appearing in the
  lower half of the page. It is then not possible to close the
  lower-half page display which contains the error.????A similar
  problem also occurs with 10.1 FP1.
  

Local fix

• Ensure that the level IDs in the custom calendar do not exceed a
   single character.  The level ID is the first column in the lvl
  and the cal files.
  

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All Users                                                    *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See error description.                                       *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Upgrade to Cognos BI Server 10.2                             *
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Problem conclusion

• Code Fix
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  COG8 BI METRIC

• Fixed component ID

  5724W12MS

Applicable component levels

• RA20 PSN

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