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3659312 - Unable to export model in SAC, error faced: "Unable to export this object due to database error. Please try again later or contact SAP support"

Symptom

  • Attempts to export the model 'XXX' to the target system and it is resulting in the error: "Unable to export this object due to database error. Please try again later or contact SAP support." 
  • It only fails when the 'data' checkbox is selected. - From the HAR collected: "{\"messageKey\":\"DB_ERROR_EXPORT\",\"aArgs\":[],\"text\":\"SAP DBTech JDBC: [2048]: column store error: export failed: [30146] Too big for client export. Please use server-local export.;A file exceeds maximum size for remote export (2048MB):,Too big for client export. Please use server-local export.;A file exceeds maximum size for remote export (2048MB): $container$\"}"
  • When the 'data' checkbox is not selected in the transport selection tab, the export works 

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Environment

SAP Analytics Cloud 2025.14.12 


Reproducing the Issue

  1. Log into SAC;
  2. Go to Transport > Export > New export
  3. Select the model - select the 'data' checkbox.

Cause

SAP Analytics Cloud only supports the export of content up to 2GB. The model exceeds this quota as it contains a large amount of data.

Resolution

Resolution 1:

Transport the model without the data checkbox selected to the target tenant

Resolution 2:

Transport the huge-sized data using the Data Export service, following the guide:

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Keywords

SAC, export, model, package, error, unable to export, due to database error, failing, data size, limitation, maximum, too big , KBA , LOD-ANA-AQU , Import Data Connections (Acquiring Data) , Problem

Product

SAP Analytics Cloud 1.0