Universe....error on data provider warning......

[Former Member]

Hi,

i created a universe when i am using the universe in QAAWS.i`m getting error like this get data provider warning....Data Source name not found and no default driver specified.....

how can i set default drivers?? where can i set?? can anyone give me a guide please....

Thanks,

Sella Perumal P

[MariannevL · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Data source name not found is an ODBC message, you manage your ODBC data sources on your own pc.

Universe designer also runs on your pc, as does WebI rich client and DeskI.

So if those work, it means you defined the ODBC name on your pc the right way.

Now QAAWS is server based, meaning it will try to find the ODBC name on the BOE server, not on your pc.

Same is true if you try to run a WebI report from Infoview (HTML or java, not rich client). So a simple test can confirm, try running a webi from InfoView and see if you get the same errormessage.

Then you know for sure you will have to make the ODBC name available on the BOE server.

Work with the system administrator to make it available.

This also means that the actual database should be accessable from the server too.

So if you try to use an access database on your own pc for instance, this will not be possible.

The user that owns the server processes should have access to it.

Good luck,

Marianne