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1982602 - Extractors in Information Steward not working

Symptom

 

  • Extractor profiling fails in IS 4.1 with error about method and type not supported
  • Can't profile Extractor
  • Extractors cannot be viewed in the external metadata and added to projects on new IS 4.1 installs (no upgraded systems)
  • Error when trying to view extrator metadata in IS 4.1
  • Error similar to:
    READ SAP_EXTRACTOR
    ICCDS_152."".TESTDS_INFOSTEWARD OUTPUT(PROFILE_SOURCE)> Extractor
    of type with extraction method
    is not supported. Only extractors of type with the
    extraction methods are supported.
  • If you were profiling extractors successfully in IS 4.0 and upgraded recently to IS 4.1:
    • SAP Extractors can be viewed in the external metadata and added to projects
    • If an attempt is made to view the data or a profile is executed against it, the profile fails or no data is returned.
    • Error similar to:
       READ SAP_EXTRACTOR....ICCDS_398."".SOME_EXTRACTOR OUTPUT(PROFILE_SOURCE)>......Extractor <SOME_EXTRACTOR> of type..<ATTR> with extraction method <FUNCTION_MODULE_SIMPLE> is not supported. Only extractors of type <tran/attr> with..the extraction methods <v/f1/f2> are supported...


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Environment

SAP Data Services 4.1

Product

SAP Information Steward 4.1

Keywords

BODS, DS, DI, Edge, broken, browse, extractor, profiling, Data Insight, ECC, CRM, SAP Application, fails, attempt, bug ADAPT, 01685515, 1685515, InfoStewrd, InfoStewy , KBA , EIM-IS-DI , Information Steward - Data Insight , Bug Filed

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