PM54491: USING CAM AUTHENTICATION, USER NAME WITH SPECIAL CHARACTERS IS UNABLE TO TAKE OWNERSHIP IN TM1 CONTRIBUTOR

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When you have a user with special character (Carlos Mondragon -
  NI/CFL/TI, for example) using AD or Series 7 namespace, you will
  be unable to take ownership and when you close TM1 contributor,
  you will receive the following message:???AD:???IBM Cognos TM1
  Contributor??An error occurred on TM1 server. :
  java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: This is not a valid CAM user
  name with name space: Active Directory\Carlos Mondragon -
  NI/CFL/TI??Series 7:?IBM Cognos TM1 Contributor??An error
  occurred on TM1 server. : java.lang.IllegalArgumentException:
  This is not a valid CAM user name with name space:Series7\Carlos
  Mondragon - NI/CFL/TI?
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All Users                                                    *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See error description.                                       *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Please upgrade to IBM Cognos TM1 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

  TM1 SERVER

• Fixed component ID

  5724W49SE

Applicable component levels

• RA20 PSN

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