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2468726 - Error: 'No RFC authorization for function module BAPI_MDPROVIDER_GET_STREAMINFO.' when refreshing a report based on an SAP BW Query in Crystal Reports

Symptom

  • BEx Query report fails to refresh.
  • Error: No RFC Authorization for BAPI_MDPROVIDER_GET_STREAMINFO.
  • Some user are able to successfully refresh the report, but with other user it fails.
  • When refreshing a report based off an SAP BW BEx Query in Crystal Reports, it fails with the errors:
     
       "Failed to retreive data from the database."
       
        BW_Error_01.png
          
         
    Followed by:

       "Database Connector Error: 'No RFC authorization for function module BAPI_MDPROVIDER_GET_STREAMINFO."
       
        BW_Error_02.png


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Environment

  • SAP Crystal Reports 2013
  • SAP Crystal Reports 2016
  • SAP Crystal Reports 2020

Product

SAP Crystal Reports 2013 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2016 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2020

Keywords

CR, BExQuery, SAP Intergration Kit , KBA , BI-RA-CR , Crystal Reports designer or Business View Manager , Problem

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