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Error "Error 401 Unauthorized" When Running a Request Using Primavera Data Services (Doc ID 2803342.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 27, 2025

Applies to:

Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management Cloud Service - Version 19.12.8.0 and later
Primavera Unifier Cloud Service - Version 19.12.8.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

When attempting to run a Primavera Data Service (PDS) request against P6 or Unifier, the following error occurs.

ERROR
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Error 401--Unauthorized

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

  1. Run a PDS request like any of the following:

https://<HOST>/pds/rest-service/dataservice/metadata/tables?configCode=ds_p6adminuser

https://<HOST>/pds/rest-service/dataservice/metadata/tables?configCode=ds_p6reportuser

https://<HOST>/pds/rest-service/dataservice/metadata/tables?configCode=ds_unifier

Older URLs using sunc should be changed to use pds:

https://<HOST>/sync/rest-service/dataservice/metadata/tables?configCode=ds_p6adminuser

               https://<HOST>/sync/rest-service/dataservice/metadata/tables?configCode=ds_p6reportuser

               https://<HOST>/sync/rest-service/dataservice/metadata/tables?configCode=ds_unifier

 

  1. Add Basic Authorization to the request for a user that has been granted Primavera Data Service access in the Primavera Administration tool

 

Cause

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