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2404127 - Unable to schedule Ad Hoc / table reports to be exported to FTP

Symptom

  • Unable to schedule an Adhoc Report from Provisioning
    • Getting error "Failed to create FTP URI due to this error: Relative path in absolute URI:" while submitting an Adhoc Schedule Report Job.
  • Error when attempting an FTP export schedule in Report Center:
    • 'Cannot use FTP URI: Relative path in absolute URI'

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Environment

SAP Successfactors

Adhoc Report

Scheduling

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Provisioning -> Manage Scheduled Jobs
  2. Create a new Job
  3. Error while submitting the Job : "Failed to create FTP URI due to this error: Relative path in absolute URI:"

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Or attempt the same in Report Center.

  • Error: 'Cannot use FTP URI: Relative path in absolute URI'

Cause

This error is generally caused if you missed a "/" before the File Path while scheduling the Job.

Incorrect File Path: incoming/EC

Correct File Path: /incoming/EC

Resolution

  1. Change the File Path and add the missing "/" before the File Path
  2. Resubmit the Job

Keywords

Relative, path, in, absolute, URI, Job, Scheduling, Ad, hoc, Table,  Report, Export, Job, Unable, schedule, ftp, sftp, Error , KBA , LOD-SF-ANA-ADH , Adhoc Reports & Report Builder , LOD-SF-ANA-PRV , Provisioning Changes , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Workforce Analytics 1608 ; SAP SuccessFactors Workforce Analytics 1611