HPCM: "Error saving outline" when Deploying the Reporting Database to Hyperion Essbase (Doc ID 1645255.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 06, 2023

Applies to:

Symptoms

When trying to deploy the reporting database (ASO cube) from HPCM to essbase the following error message comes up in the hpcm.log file:

"Caused by: Error saving outline
at com.hyperion.profitability.data.mdb.essbase.EssbaseAPI.saveOutline(EssbaseAPI.java:333)
at com.hyperion.profitability.business.mdb.deployment.cubegeneration.CubeGenerator.createOutline(CubeGenerator.java:208)
... 21 more
Caused by: com.essbase.api.base.EssException: Cannot verify cube outline. Essbase Error(1042017): Network error: The client or server timed out waiting to receive data using TCP/IP. Check network connections. Increase the olap.server.netConnectRetry and/or olap.server.netDelay values in the essbase.properties. Restart the server and try again.
"

Depending on the version installed you might also get another error:

"Caused by: com.essbase.api.base.EssException: Errors found during outline verification.
followed by the name of the memebers that cannot be saved in the outline"

Cause

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