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Clicking on the down-arrow of an item in a context filter of a report fails with CM-REQ-4158

Troubleshooting


Problem

The scenario is as follows...
1. create a datasource of type IBM Planning Analytics
2. in the Connection screen, set the Allow web-based modeling option
3. create a Data server connection and point it to a PA cube and create a data module
4. create a new report based on the data module, drag a member into the context filter
5. click on the down-arrow of the context filter item, it fails with...
The search path "name" is invalid. An object may contain invalid syntax, or an unsupported character, or the user account in the namespace may not have sufficient privileges. Check the object to ensure that the target destination location does not contain special characters.

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
14 January 2026

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ibm11086507