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3662819 - Job fails during reading from an Excel with the error: Could not begin reader for session 0 (Adapter: 'BOExcelAdapter') - SAP Data Services 4.x

Symptom

  • Data Services job which is reading from an Excel file is failing with the following error:
    • Could not begin reader for session 0 (Adapter: 'BOExcelAdapter'). 
  • This Knowledge Base Article (KBA) resolution is also recommended if you plan to process Excel files larger than 1 MB. 


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Environment

SAP Data Services 4.x

Product

SAP Data Services 2025 ; SAP Data Services 4.2 ; SAP Data Services 4.3

Keywords

SAP, Data Services, DS, reader, session 0, adapter, BOExcelAdapter, Excel, job, run, fail, error, -Xms64m -Xmx256m, Additional Java Launcher Options , KBA , EIM-DS-EXE , Job Execution , EIM-DS-CON , Connectivity , Problem

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