1843908 - Error 401 Unauthorized Creating OLAP Connection in IDT or CMC

• Issue: "Error code: 401 Description: Unauthorized" on creating the OLAP connection to Microsoft Analysis Services 2008 in Information Design Tool (IDT)
• Issue: "Error code: 401 Description: Unauthorized" on creating the OLAP connection to Microsoft Analysis Services 2008 through OLAP Connections tab in the Central Management Console (CMC)

• SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 4.x
• Information Design Tool
• Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services (MSAS) accessed through XMLA with Windows Basic authentication over HTTP (credentials on the connection string)
• Microsoft Windows Server

CMC, IDT, OLAP, MSAS, SSAS, , msmdpump.dll, authentication, unauthorized, test connection, connect, basic authentication, windows, IIS, 401, cube, connection, basic, 401 Description: Unauthorized, XMLA biSL_MSAS , KBA , BI-BIP-IDT , Information design tool , Problem