3368547 - 'connection failed' when attempting 'Use Other Supported Database' test connection in CMC -> BI Admin Studio with HANA JDBC

• When using HANA JDBC (ngdbc.jar) with 'Use Other Supported Database', for BI Admin Studio (Monitoring). Clicking on 'test connection' results in the message 'connection failed'.
• In the Monitoring logs, the following exception is seen:
  [JD BCConnectionProvider enter]
  exception:com.sap.db.jdbc.Driver
  Trending database initialized
  Trending manager getting Trend_Details table contents from trending database
  Trending manager getting Trend_Details table SQL: SELECT * FROM MOT_TREND_DETAILS
  exception:while trying to invoke the method com.businessobjects.monitoring.trendingmanager.dbaccess.JDBCConnectionProvider.getEntityDetails(java.lang.String) of a null object loaded from field com.businessobjects.monitoring.trendingmanager.dbaccess.JDBCAccessUtility.connectionProvider of an object loaded from local variable 'this'
  
  [startActiveMode] starting trending manager failed
  java.lang.NullPointerException: while trying to invoke the method com.businessobjects.monitoring.trendingmanager.dbaccess.JDBCConnectionProvider.executeUpdate(java.lang.String, java.util.ArrayList) of a null object loaded from field com.businessobjects.monitoring.trendingmanager.dbaccess.JDBCAccessUtility.connectionProvider of an object loaded from local variable 'this'
  at com.businessobjects.monitoring.trendingmanager.dbaccess.JDBCAccessUtility.addMetricDetails(JDBCAccessUtility.java:352)

• SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform 4.x (4.2 / 4.3)
• Windows
• Linux / Unix
• Monitoring configured with HANA JDBC (Use other supported database)

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