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Error 'Cannot insert the value NULL into column 'changedate' when trying to run Change table - Repla

Troubleshooting


Problem

User clicks 'Maintain - - Change Table - Define/Run' (where = the value defined inside Maintain - Configuration - General - 'General 2' tab). User makes change. User clicks blue 'go' arrow button. User receives error message. When user tries to use Controller afterwards, user receives second error message.

Symptom

Error #1

    Information
    Standard Error
    Source: FrangoDirect.ChgTabD.ConvertDimensions#ControllerProxyClient
    Description: System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException: Server was unable to process request. ---> System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x80040E2F).: Cannot insert the value NULL into column 'changedate', table '<SQLloginname>.cognos.staxevent_r'; column does not allow nulls. UPDATE fails.
    at FrStructBT.ConvStrucTClass.ConvertDimensions(String sGuid, String sUser, String& sTyp, Int16& iRelNo, Boolean& bErr, String& sErr)
    at Cognos.Controller.Proxy.CCRWS.ConvStrucT_ConvertDimensions(String sGuid, String sUser, String& sTyp, Int16& iRelNo, Boolean& bErr, String& sErr)
    --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
    OK

Error #2
    System.Xml.XmlException: Root element is missing.
    at Microsoft.VisualBasic.Compiler...

    <...>
    OK

[{"Product":{"code":"SS9S6B","label":"IBM Cognos Controller"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":"Controller","Platform":[{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"8.3","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB76","label":"Data Platform"}},{"Product":{"code":"SSMRTZ","label":"IBM Cognos Controller on Cloud"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":" ","Platform":[{"code":"","label":""}],"Version":"","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB76","label":"Data Platform"}}]

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1040442

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Modified date:
08 May 2025

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