SAP BPC Book of Errors and Solutions

General errors due to corrupted connections (WEDCB952)

FIRST thing to do is to save this instruction AND download the required file(s) using the links
in this PDF. Then print the instruction and then follow the procedure described reading the
steps from the print out

Symptoms of this issue

(One of) these error messages

In schedules started from the menus

Strange results, cells showing “Unexpected” instead of #RFR or #VALUE or #NA

indicate there is a problem with the connections

In Manual Interface

The validation shows Not Valid at all lines even when uploadfile is correct

or IN GENERAL : Sudden strange behavior of previouly working functionality

 SAP BPC Book of Errors and Solutions
General errors due to corrupted connections WEDCB952 (Executable solution)

The preferred and easiest solution is to download and execute the executable file that recreates all
connections to the WEDCB952 server.

Makes sure Excel is closed before starting this procedure and the go to

http://wedcb951.frmon.danet/BPCWEBDOCS/003%20TROUBLESHOOTING%20the
%20application/EPM-General%20error%20due%20to%20corrupt%20connections/952_Europe/

Download

to your Download directory (or Desktop or any other Directory of your choice).

You can ignore the warning (if received) regarding Unknown publisher after the security scan (see also remarks
with regards to Security Warning screen below

Please note: You do NOT need assistance from IT, you can run this executable all by yourself

Double click Connections952_Europe.exe

This will open the following screen :

You may get a similar screen like the one below

Since the Unknown Publisher is Danone DPS you can ignore this and choose Run
This open a screen explaining what the executable does :

Then click [Extract]

You will briefly see

Followed by a DOS box telling you the connections have been refreshed

Now open Excel, choose the EPM tab and choose Log On.
Use the little square next to Connections to locate the connections and make Finance – DBMN_PD the
default.

This should solve the issue.

 SAP BPC Book of Errors and Solutions
General errors due to corrupted connections WEDCB952 (Manual solution)

This procedure and the required file “Connections.xml” allow you to replace all connections by fresh
and non-corrupted connections in one go.

Makes sure Excel is closed before starting this procedure and the go to

http://wedcb951.frmon.danet/BPCWEBDOCS/003%20TROUBLESHOOTING%20the
%20application/EPM-General%20error%20due%20to%20corrupt%20connections/952_Europe/Manual
%20Solution/

Download

Step 1

Close Excel completely

Then save the downloaded file Connections.xml to your D drive or to your my documents folder

Open explorer find the file you just saved: Right click the file and select Copy

Step 2

Windows 7

Then click on the windows flag in the left bottom of the screen and in the screen that opens

Windows 10

Windows 7

Type %appdata% and press Enter

Windows 10

All Windows versions

This will open the Directory AppData\Roaming

Now click on AppData in the bar shown above

and select (double click)
Local from the list of directories

In the directory that opens select (double click)

In the directory that opens Right click somewhere outside the file area and select Paste
You will get the message.
Choose Copy and Replace then leave Explorer, restart Excel and choose Logon
Retry the schedule