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1634327 - Cannot connect to ABAP server; check your ABAP server information / Can't update the communication users' password

Symptom

  • When connecting to BPC the message "Cannot connect ABAP server. Please check your ABAP server information" is displayed

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  • On SAP (BPC) Server Manager, "Reset Login Credentials", the communication users' password fields are empty

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  • If you enter the passwords for these users they will not be correctly updated
  • "Update failed; reenter the information" may be shown when updating the passwords

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  •  In the <install drive>:\PC_NW\Websrv\ServerConfiguration.config the users also don't have a (encrypted) password set:

<SysAdmin user="BPC_SYSADMIN" password="" client="001" systemNumber="00" language="EN"/>
<Admin user="BPC_ADMIN" password="" client="001" systemNumber="00" language="EN"/>
<User user="BPC_USER" password="" client="001" systemNumber="00" language="EN"/>

 


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Environment

Product

  • SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation, version for SAP NETWEAVER 7.0
  • SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation, version for SAP NETWEAVER 7.5
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Version

Support Package independent

Application Area

.NET Server and ABAP Server Communication

Product

SAP Business Planning and Consolidation 7.0, version for SAP NetWeaver ; SAP Business Planning and Consolidation 7.5, version for SAP NetWeaver

Keywords

FIPS, BPC, NW, Connection, ABAP Server, Password, Communication User, Security, Policy, Cryptographic, Algorithm, Algoritm, Cryptography, Criptografy, Criptografi, Cryptografi Crypto, Cripto, Encryption , KBA , EPM-BPC-NW , NetWeaver Version , Problem

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