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User clicks "Transfer - External Data - Import from Flat Files":
User chooses import specification, and CSV/TXT file. User clicks 'import/run' button.
Example:
In one real-life example:
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The import specification was working previously in earlier month. Issue started suddenly one day.
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Import data seems to fail after certain number of rows imported.
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It is not related to invalid data as same rows (not imported in a previous attempt) can successfully be imported by reducing the number of rows (in the CSV/TXT file).
Source: System.Web.Services Description: System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException: Server was unable to process request. ---> System.Exception: The statement has been terminated.
Invalid length parameter passed to the LEFT or SUBSTRING function.
at Microsoft.VisualBasic.ErrObject.Raise(Int32 Number, Object Source, Object Description, Object HelpFile, Object HelpContext) at ControllerServerCommon.RaiseErrSrv.RaiseException(Int32 number, Exception ex) at FrDImportBT.clsExtImport.DoImport(String sGuid, String sUser, Boolean bCaseExpVal, Int32 lBatchId, String sSpecName, String sStructureType, String sPrompts, Int32 lLLocale, Boolean& bError, Int32& lError, String& sErrorMsg, RecordSet rsFileDataAndInfo, RecordSet& rsRecon, RecordSet& rsLog, Boolean bIsExcelImport, Int64& lImportedRows) at Cognos.Controller.Proxy.CCRWS.clsExtImport_DoImport(String sGuid, String sUser, Boolean bCaseExpVal, Int32 iBatchId, String sSpecName, String sStructureType, String sPrompts, Int32 iLLocale, Boolean& bError, Int32& iError, String& sErrorMsg, DataSet dsFileDataAndInfo, DataSet& dsRecon, DataSet& dsLog, Boolean bIsExcelImport) --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol.ReadResponse(SoapClientMessage message, WebResponse response, Stream responseStream, Boolean asyncCall) at System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol.Invoke(String methodName, Object[] parameters) at Cognos.Controller.ControllerSoapHttpClientProtocol.Invoke(String methodname, Object[] parameters) at Cognos.Controller.Proxy.FrDImportBT.WSFrDImportBT.clsExtImport_DoImport(String sGuid, String sUser, Boolean bCaseExpVal, Int32 iBatchId, String sSpecName, String sStructureType, String sPrompts, Int32 iLLocale, Boolean& bError, Int32& iError, String& sErrorMsg, DataSet dsFileDataAndInfo, DataSet& dsRecon, DataSet& dsLog, Boolean bIsExcelImport) at Cognos.Controller.Direct.DIimportD.ImportExternalData(String sSpecName, String sStructureType, String sPrompts, DataSet dsFileDataAndInfo, DataSet& dsLog, Boolean bCaseExpValue, Int32 iBatchId, Boolean& bIsExcelImport, Boolean& bErr, Int32& iError, String& sErrorMsg, Int64& lImportedRows) at Cognos.Controller.ControllerDImport.clsDImport.ImportData(String sSpecName, String sStructureType, Int32 iBatchId, String sImportDir, String sImportFile, String sPrompts, DataSet& dsLog, Boolean& bErr, Int32& iError) at Cognos.Controller.Forms.Form.frmDIstartimp.ImportExternalData() at Cognos.Controller.Forms.Form.frmDIstartimp.IForm_DoClick(Int32 lCmd, String& sTag)
Example:
In one real-life example, the lookup table was designed to have 2 accounts with separator “;” (semi-colon).
Unfortunately, one of the accounts was missing the separator “;”
In one real-life example, the solution was to:
1. Click "Transfer - External Data - Edit Lookup Table"
2. Select/choose the relevant lookup table
3. Modify the "To-column":
from:
ACCOUNT
to:
ACCOUNT;ACCOUNT
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