Symptom
- When you create an EPM add-in connection, an error occurs: There is a problem with the XML that was received from the network. See inner exception for more details. Encountered unexpected character '<'.
- There is no issue if you login with SSO (Web Authentication Protocol).
- EPM add-in connection URL is correct, http(s)://<server>:<port>/sap/bpc.
- The error occurs before you fill in user and password in the EPM Add-in connection creation dialog.
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Environment
- EPM add-in 10.0
- SAP Business Planning and Consolidation 10.1, version for SAP NetWeaver
- SAP Business Planning and Consolidation 10.1, version for SAP S/4HANA
- SAP Business Planning and Consolidation 11.X, version for SAP BW/4HANA
- SAP Business Planning and Consolidation 2021, version for SAP BW/4HANA
Product
SAP Business Planning and Consolidation 10.1, version for SAP NetWeaver ; SAP Business Planning and Consolidation 11.0, version for SAP BW/4HANA ; SAP Business Planning and Consolidation 11.1, version for SAP BW/4HANA ; SAP Business Planning and Consolidation 2021, version for SAP BW/4HANA
Keywords
logon, log on , KBA , EPM-BPC-NW-LGN , Logon , EPM-XLS , EPM Excel Client , EPM-BPC-BW4-LGN , BPC/4 - Logon , Problem
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