QE-DEF-0322 The connection string is invalid.RQP-DEF-006

Product:

IBM Cognos BI 10.1.1

Windows 2008 R2 server

Microsoft SQL 2008 database server

 

Symptom:

Error when you run a report or test data source in Cognos connection.

Query Mode

Microsoft SQL server (SQL 2005 Native Client) /Compatible…. Failed

Microsoft SQL server (JDBC) / Dynamic………………………………. Succeeded

 

Error message:

QE-DEF-0322 The connection string is invalid.RQP-DEF-0068 Unable to connect to at least one database during a multi-database attach to 1 database(s) in: great_outdoors_sales UDA-SQL-0031 Unable to access the “great_outdoors_sales” database. Check that the connection parameters to the database are configured correctly. For example, ensure that the data source connection contains the signon information, such as a password, to connect to the database.UDA-SQL-0534 Invalid connection string.UDA-SQL-0206 The OLEDB driver returned the following value: HRESULT= -2147221164″.RSV-SRV-0042 Trace back:RSReportService.cpp(722): QFException: CCL_CAUGHT: RSReportService::process()RSReportServiceMethod.cpp(263): QFException: CCL_RETHROW: RSReportServiceMethod::process(): reportEditQuery_RequestRSASyncExecutionThread.cpp(808): QFException: RSASyncExecutionThread::checkExceptionRSASyncExecutionThread.cpp(260): QFException: CCL_CAUGHT: RSASyncExecutionThread::runImpl(): reportEditQuery_RequestRSASyncExecutionThread.cpp(864): QFException: CCL_RETHROW: RSASyncExecutionThread::processCommand(): reportEditQuery_RequestExecution/RSRenderExecution.cpp(670): QFException: CCL_RETHROW: RSRenderExecution::executeAssembly/RSDocAssemblyDispatch.cpp(291): QFException: CCL_RETHROW: RSDocAssemblyDispatch::dispatchAssemblyAssembly/RSLayoutAssembly.cpp(79): QFException: CCL_RETHROW: RSLayoutAssembly::assembleAssembly/RSDocAssemblyDispatch.cpp(358): QFException: CCL_RETHROW: RSDocAssemblyDispatch::dispatchChildrenAssemblyForwardAssembly/RSReportPagesAssembly.cpp(179): QFException: CCL_RETHROW: RSReportPagesAssembly::assembleAssembly/RSDocAssemblyDispatch.cpp(308): QFException: CCL_RETHROW: RSDocAssemblyDispatch::dispatchAssemblyAssembly/RSPageAssembly.cpp(303): QFException: CCL_RETHROW: RSPageAssembly::assembleAssembly/RSDocAssemblyDispatch.cpp(308): QFException: CCL_RETHROW: RSDocAssemblyDispatch::dispatchAssemblyAssembly/RSTableRowAssembly.cpp(177): QFException: CCL_RETHROW: RSTableRowAssembly::assembleAssembly/RSDocAssemblyDispatch.cpp(308): QFException: CCL_RETHROW: RSDocAssemblyDispatch::dispatchAssemblyAssembly/RSTableCellAssembly.cpp(137): QFException: CCL_RETHROW: RSTableCellAssembly::assembleAssembly/RSDocAssemblyDispatch.cpp(358): QFException: CCL_RETHROW: RSDocAssemblyDispatch::dispatchChildrenAssemblyForwardAssembly/RSDocAssemblyDispatch.cpp(308): QFException: CCL_RETHROW: RSDocAssemblyDispatch::dispatchAssemblyAssembly/RSAssembly.cpp(662): QFException: CCL_RETHROW: RSAssembly::createListIteratorAssembly/RSAssembly.cpp(717): QFException: CCL_RETHROW: RSAssembly::createListIteratorRSQueryMgr.cpp(1055): QFException: CCL_RETHROW: RSQueryMgr::getListIteratorRSQueryMgr.cpp(1131): QFException: CCL_RETHROW: RSQueryMgr::getResultSetIteratorRSQueryMgr.cpp(1295): QFException: CCL_RETHROW: RSQueryMgr::createIteratorRSQueryMgr.cpp(1569): QFException: CCL_RETHROW: RSQueryMgr::executeRsapiCommandRSQueryMgr.cpp(1559): QFException: CCL_RETHROW: RSQueryMgr::executeRsapiCommandRSQueryMgrExecutionHandlerImpl.cpp(168): QFException: CCL_RETHROW: RSQueryMgrExecutionHandlerImpl::execute()RSQueryMgrExecutionHandlerImpl.cpp(160): QFException: CCL_RETHROW: RSQueryMgrExecutionHandlerImpl::execute()QFSSession.cpp(1147): QFException: CCL_RETHROW: QFSSession::ProcessDoRequest()QFSSession.cpp(1145): QFException: CCL_CAUGHT: QFSSession::ProcessDoRequest()QFSSession.cpp(1102): QFException: CCL_RETHROW: QFSSession::ProcessDoRequest()QFSSession.cpp(1078): QFException: CCL_RETHROW: QFSSession::ProcessDoRequest()QFSConnection.cpp(788): QFException: CCL_RETHROW: QFSConnection::ExecuteQFSQuery.cpp(213): QFException: CCL_RETHROW: QFSQuery::Execute v2CoordinationQFSQuery.cpp(2024): QFException: CCL_RETHROW: QECoordinationQFSQuery.cpp(4350): QFException: CCL_RETHROW: CoordinationQFSQuery::CallProviderQFSQuery.cpp(246): QFException: CCL_RETHROW: QFSQuery::EXecute v3Source/RQP_QFSQuery.cpp(492): QFException: CCL_RETHROW: QESource/QE_RsApi.cpp(3604): QFException: CCL_RETHROW: QESource/QE_RsApi.cpp(3552): QFException: CCL_RETHROW: QESource/QEI_ConnectionFault.cpp(814): QFException: CCL_THROW: QE

 

Cause:

Have only installed the JAVA SQL driver (sqljdbc4.jar) on the Cognos BI servers.

Solution:

Install the Microsoft SQL native client on the Cognos BI servers.

Run sqlncli_x64.msi as administrator on the Cognos BI server.

Download the driver from Microsoft

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=17943