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1798305 - How do you correct a XI 3.1 Web Intelligence document that no longer allows you to change the Source Path of a Excel Personal Data Provider?

Symptom

  • XI 3.1 Web Intelligence (WebI) document uses a Excel Personal Data Provider (XLS PDP) as one of its data sources in the WebI Rich Client (WRC).
  • WebI is published to BusinessObjects Enterprise platform.
  • When the WebI is retrieved from Enterprise to the WRC, the PDP does not refresh with new data found in the updated XLS file.  Error message "Unable to create or update the Excel personal data provider: an internal error occured. (WIS 10884)" is shown.
  • When the WebI is retrieved from Enterprise to the WRC, the WRC does not allow you to change it to report off a different XLS in the Query Properties - Source Path property box.  The input field is greyed out.

 


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Product

SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1

Keywords

KBA , BI-RA-WBI , Web Intelligence , Problem

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