Symptom
When creating a new BW Live connection, the following error occurs:
- Failed to connect to BW System. Please check possible causes: SSL certificate untrusted; network error. See the troubleshooting page for more information.
Environment
SAP Analytics Cloud
Reproducing the Issue
- Log into the SAP Analytics Cloud Platform.
- From the platform, go to create a new BW Live Connection.
- Enter correct host
- Enter the Client ID
- Ensure Username and Password are correct.
- Encounter Error listed above.
Cause
This is caused by the network refusing the connection, due to the certificate have the following issue "net::ERR_CERT_WEAK_SIGNATURE_ALGORITM" as shown in the Chrome developer tools console.
Resolution
Please make sure to contact your Certificate Authority (CA) to renew this certification with more up to date hashing algorithms, such as SHA-256 or better.
See Also
- 2482807 - SAP Analytics Cloud Live connections requiring a Secure HTTPS Browser configuration with CORS enabled
- 2569847 - Where can you find SAC user assistance (help) to use, configure, and operate it more effectively?
- Have a question? Ask it here and let our amazing SAP community help! Or reply and share your knowledge!
- 2487011 - What information do I need to provide when opening an case for SAP Analytics Cloud?
- SAP Analytics Cloud > Learning > Guided Playlists
- SAP Analytics Cloud > Learning > Guided Playlists > Getting Support
- Need More Help? Contact Support or visit the solution finder today!
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