Symptom
The following error message appears when trying to create a new Import Data Connection to SAP BPC:
Connection to host failed: A connection with the server could not be established. Please check the server name and port..
Environment
SAP Analytics Cloud (formerly known as SAP BusinessObjects Cloud / BOC) 1.0.50
Reproducing the Issue
- Log in to SAP Analytics Cloud(BOC).
- Go to Connection.
- Click on "Add Connection" >> Live Data Connecton.
- Choose SAP BPC.
- Enter the Connection Details and click on "Create" .
- The error message appears.
Cause
"https://" is part of the host in the destination file, which is not correct.
Resolution
Contact SAP Cloud Operations team by logging a support ticket (incident) through the normal channels (support portal) to the BusinessObjects Cloud component LOD-ANA-BI.
See Also
- Help resources
- Help portal
- SAP Community ( Questions & Answers / Direct Link to Create Question / Blogs )
- SAP community wiki
- Ideaplace forum ( for enhancement requests & new features )
- Video tutorials
- Videos by topic areas: ( Overview, What's New, Models and Connections, Stories, SAP Digital Boardroom, Planning, Predictive, Collaboration, Administration )
- Training events
- Past event recordings
- New user handbook
- Roadmap
- How to connect to on-premise data
- Introducing SAP BusinessObjects Cloud: BI and Planning (SAP Press book)
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