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An error occured while creating Cognos 8 objects

Troubleshooting


Problem

Getting an error "An error occured while creating Cognos 8 objects: caf" when trying to deploy a contributor application.

Symptom

Error during TM1 contributor application deployment

Environment

- TM1 952
- IBM Cognos 10.1
- 64-bit Windows 2008 R2
- TM1 parameter "IntegratedSecurityMode" equal 5
- cognos BI is linked to active drictory, TM1 works with AD users and cognos groups

Resolving The Problem

To resolve this issue : rename or delete the "IBM Cognos Contributor Applications" folder in the Cognos Connection.
Check pmpsvc.log file for the following error messages : "com.ibm.cognos.pmpsvc.handler.CAMApplicationHandler - Axisfault raised by C8 when attempting to create URL - errorCode: caf AxisFault
faultCode: Client faultSubcode: faultString: CM-REQ-4342 An error occurred with the client. faultActor: faultNode: faultDetail:{"http://developer.cognos.com/schemas/bibus/3/"}exception:<severity>error</severity> <errorCode>caf</errorCode> <ns1:message>
<messageString>CM-REQ-4024 The name "IBM Cognos TM1 Contributor Applications" conflicts with the names of existing object(s) /Public/Folders/IBM Cognos TM1 Contributor Applications. Your application may not display all the objects that exist in this location.</messageString> </ns1:message> .

[{"Product":{"code":"SS9RXT","label":"Cognos TM1"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU053","label":"Cloud & Data Platform"},"Component":"TM1 Contributor","Platform":[{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"9.5.2","Edition":"All Editions","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB10","label":"Data and AI"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
15 June 2018

UID

swg21586827