Are you getting a pop-up error in SmartView when trying a top-level SmartView ad-hoc retrieve from Essbase? In my case, I got a weird Java message complaining about "essggridoption.setAncestorTop()".
Our culprit here is a combination of the order by which Essbase 11.1.2.4 patches were automatically applied when EPM 11.2 was installed, and perhaps some funny business involving how files revert to read-only status in Windows Server 2019.
The EPM 11.2 installer automatically applies these Essbase 11.1.2.4 patches where appropriate:
Your problem here is this:
The Essbase Java API files used by Analytic Provider Services (APS) doesn't match what the Essbase server expects. There's an Essbase API protocol mis-match here!
The patches automatically applied by the EPM 11.2 installtool are stored here:
\Oracle\Middleware\oracle_common\OPatch\Patches\patchFiles
Sure enough, there's a subfolder here for 29749671.
Stop your EPM services on the APS host machine(s).
Attempt to copy \Oracle\Middleware\oracle_common\OPatch\Patches\patchFiles\29749671\files\common\EssbaseJavaAPI\11.1.2.0\lib\
to
Oracle\Middleware\EPMSystem11R1\common\EssbaseJavaAPI\11.1.2.0\lib\
choosing to overwrite the existing files.
One of three things will happen:
- The copy happens OK and you may restart services.
- It complains that a Java process is using one of the files you're trying to overwrite. You'll have to use your Windows Task Manager to hunt down and terminate those processes (or reboot). Then try again.
- It complains the target file is read-only. If this is the case, right-click the target file, click Properties, and remove the Read-Only flag. Then try again.
thank you so much Dave for share your experience! it helps me to solve an EPM 11.1.2.4.900 patch installation. APS patch 11.1.2.4.033 didn't copy those files to the EssbaseJavaAPI folder. Updating both files solves the isssue. Thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteHi Dave, I love your blog nothing like it :).
ReplyDeleteQQ I am on 11.2.4 and habing the same error message. I tried the above but didnt find the patch folder in \Oracle\Middleware\oracle_common\OPatch\Patches\patchFiles\29749671.so i had to download it. once done i tried the above but it didnt work..i recall once you apply a patch within essbase family you have to do the same with they other modules such as eas, essbase, foundation, etcc
Hi Sam, appreciate the follow! Yes, you are correct. You open the patch README and there's a section that talks about how the entire Essbase Suite needs to be on a compatible version. The README tells you exactly which versions to use for that particular patch. In the case of Essbase RTC, for example, you want that patch on any server that touches Essbase (EAS host, APS host, FDMEE host, Financial Reporting, Planning, etc). Review the README carefully.
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