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2349962 - Online Table Reports Result in Blank Screen/Org Exception BIRT Error - Table Reports

Symptom

  • Running Table reports online results in a blank screen after a certain period of time. (5 minutes in most cases)
  • Running Table reports online results in "org.eclipse.birt.report.service.api.ReportServiceException: Failed to open the document."

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Environment

SAP SuccessFactors HXM Suite

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Navigate to the Report Center.
  2. Choose 'Table Reports'.
  3. Select the report under concern and click 'Run Report'.
  4. Choose 'Run Online' and 'Generate Report'.
  5. The system displays a screen with the text 'Processing, please wait ...' for a few minutes and then a blank screen.

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Cause

The blank screen or the Org exception Birt error is a result of a time out caused.
The Timeout for Table reports online run is 5 minutes.

Resolution

The behavior is expected.

  1. As a general rule of thumb, use the 'Run Offline' option for all Table reports that take a couple of minutes to run.

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  2. This will queue the report run in our job servers and it will be completed in the background.
  3. If you have the Report Center, it will be available under "View Schedules":


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  4. While this ensures a successful completion, unlike the 'Run Online' option, the 'Run Offline' option allows you to use SuccessFactors while the report is still running in the background. The timeout cannot be modified.

See Also

2219570 - Table Reports Error when Running the report Online or Exporting to Excel - Table Reports

Keywords

sf, success factors, RPT, adhoc, not responding, unresponsive, stop , KBA , LOD-SF-ANA-ADH , Adhoc Reports & Report Builder , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite all versions