Error "Exception EXMLDocError in module PM.exe at 000FA87A. Filename cannot be blank" When Launching P6 Professional (Doc ID 2058851.1)

Last updated on SEPTEMBER 09, 2020

Applies to:

Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management - Version 8.3.5.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

When attempting to launch P6 Professional, the following errors occur and the user cannot access the application:

Primavera P6 <version> has stopped working

(the application then closes)

and

Exception EXMLDocError in module PM.exe at 000FA87A. FileName cannot be blank.

The issue can be reproduced at will with the following steps:

Browse to Start > Oracle - Primavera P6 > P6 Professional <version> and launch P6.
The first error displays; click Close.
The second error displays.

The issue can also be reproduced when an end user goes off of the office network or goes to a VPN connection.

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