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avanrijnContributor

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Connecting to PostgreSQL database with ODBC

Dear Sir,I want to connect to a PostgreSQL database via ODBC.So I found these posts how to fix this. But I am using TX version 6766.1.Can someone please point me the way how to fix this with the latest and the greatest version of TimeXtender.See Word document in the attachment with my setup.https://legacysupport.timextender.com/hc/en-us/articles/4410466782621-Create-a-ODBC-data-source-in-a-ODX-or-with-a-Any-Source-ADO-Net-provider-in-a-Business-UnitThanxs in advance.Regards,Arthur

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23 hours ago

avanrijnContributor

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Load semicolon csv file

I am trying to load a semicolon csv file with ODX (version 6766.1)The output is just 1 column.What box do I have to tick in the app portal to seperate the collumns on ; (semicolon) ?Regards,Arthur

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5 days ago

RobvdBrinkStarter

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Ingesting JSON files from nested date and hour subfolders

Hi all,I am currently working with a client who is using TimeXtender version 6766.1 in an Azure environment. We are trying to ingest data from a source that generates JSON files stored in a hierarchical folder structure organized by date and hour. The folder structure is as follows:subject/version/date=YYYY-MM-DD/hr=HH/*.jsonExample Path: dev/Call/1.2/date=2024-10-30/hr=14/*.jsonWithin each hr=HH (hour) folder, there may be one or more JSON files. Similarly, each date=YYYY-MM-DD (date) folder may contain multiple hour subfolders, though it's rare for all 24 hour subfolders to be present.I have successfully configured the data source connector in TimeXtender to read all JSON files from a specific hour folder, as shown in the example above. However, our goal is to configure TimeXtender to ingest all JSON files across all date and hour subfolders under the main path:dev/Call/1.2/ When I attempt to use wildcards to achieve this—such as:dev/Call/1.2/*/*/*.json I encounter an error stating:E

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5 days ago

avanrijnContributor

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Microsoft Excel Online

Dear Sir,We connect to our Excel files through a Sharepoint site with some Document Libraries. Works fine, but the performance is bad 😑 -5 minutes wait to Select Tables -5 minutes wait to execute Synchronize 5 minutes wait for execute Full Load Is there a way to squeeze some performance out of this ? Thanks in advance for looking into this performance issue. Regards,Arthur

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5 days ago

BobVisitor

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Transfer task new datasource completed with errors

Hi,we have created a new datasource for Azure Active Directory(Entra ID) via “cdata ado.netprovider for azure active directory 2022”de sync task runs ok but the transfer task keeps giving a completed with error signal. I have discussed this error with a consultant and a system/ authorization specialist but we cannot get it right. The error we are getting is(first part of the error): Executing table azuread_users:failed with error:System.Data.CData.AzureAD.AzureADException (0x80004005): [500] Could not execute the specified command: [Authentication_RequestFromUnsupportedUserRole] User is not in the allowed roles. ---> cjo220x.BG: [Authentication_RequestFromUnsupportedUserRole] User is not in the allowed roles. ---> cjo220x.Qt: [Authentication_RequestFromUnsupportedUserRole] User is not in the allowed roles.please advise us how to handle this. thank you in advance,Bob van Ierssel

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7 days ago

sigsolContributor

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JSON with an empty property name in TimeXtender REST API 6.1

Hello,I am encountering a challenge with the REST connector when it deals with JSON data that includes empty property names. This issue arises specifically during the conversion of JSON to XML.The REST connector fails when trying to convert JSON data that contains properties with empty names. Here is the error message I receive:Failed to execute endpoint 'authenticate':XmlNodeConverter cannot convert JSON with an empty property name to XML. Path 'TX_Autogenerated_Element.menu.categories.', line 1, position 94530. This error stops the ingestion process because XML does not support tags with empty names, which are present in the JSON structure. This is the problematic part of the JSON structure:{ "categories": { "": { "collapsed": false, "description": "<No Category>", "id": "" }, "BUD": { "collapsed": false, "description": "Budget", "id": "BUD" } // Additional categories }} I

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7 days ago

Paul BridgeContributor

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Overnight Jobs Not Run - Failing ODX Service

HiWe experienced for the second time a failure with our overnight TX jobs not running (first time was on 16 Sep) and on investigation we were not able to open up the ODX in TimeXtender (same issue as already logged here https://support.timextender.com/ingest-89/tx-freezes-when-opening-the-odx-2248)Could not manually stop and restart the [TimeXtender_Ingest_Service_6744.1] service, so had to manually kill the task from the CMD and rerun the [TimeXtender Ingest Service Configuration 6744.1] tool.In the other post the conclusion seemed to be that this issue had now been resolved, but for us the issue has now occurred twice in the last 6 or so weeks.Is this still a known issue?TimeXtender Ingest 6744.1TimeXtender Data Integration 6745.1

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13 days ago

MaarsenStarter

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GA4 -- Multiple Properties

Hi, I'm currenty developing the GA4 connector in TimeXtender. With some other tips and tricks of other posts it was quite simple to create the connection. At this moment I have 7 different properties from where all data should be loaded. I've read multiple posts but haven't found a solution to extract data dynamically over a list of properties. Current setup:CData Connector -- Google Analytics In this connector I can filter on property ID. TimeXtender -- v6xxxx + ODX Creating managed Queries to filter the relevant data from [GlobalAccessObject]. But haven't found a property id in this list. I think that currently the only option is to create for each property one connection. Or has someone found another solution?

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16 days ago

MarcoVisitor

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Ingest Data from Infor Data Fabric

Hi, we are in a project to update our on premise ERP system Infor to the current version Infor LN CE which is running on the cloud. Since we cannot access the database then directly we are currently checking how to ingest the data to TimeXtender in future. There is a tool within the ERP suite to provide the data to "Infor Data Fabric" which is an Amazon S3 data lake where the ERP data is stored in JSON files. This data fabric provides a SQL Endpoint to query the data. So similar architecture as in MS fabric with lakehouses. The data can be queried in two ways:- JDBC: using a JDBC driver with API Gateway authentification, see Link- API: handle API request in a certain order to start a query job, aks its status and get the results, see link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4d0awIQ6AgFor TimeXtender, which would be the way to prefer? I could not find the possibility to add a JDBC datasource with API authentification and I am wondering if TimeXtender can handle the process order

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21 days ago

Pieter-JanExplorer

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the table folder is used by another table

Hi,i have a gen2 storage account with a blob container with multiple parquet files. when i do a sync with odx it’s succesfull, the transfer gives me for 4 files the message “ is used by another table”. all other files in the same map go ok. have tried to recreate the blob container, and recreate the parquet files again, same results.Exact message:The table folder 'parquet_taak_status' is used by another table with the id 9a510177-a130-4bcc-aaaa-5abefd42c1b9 how to solve / find the other table that is referenced to? thanks!

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21 days ago

svaExplorer

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Issues Retrieving datetimeoffset Columns with ODBC in TimeXtender

Hello everyone,I'm facing an issue with TimeXtender when trying to retrieve tables containing datetimeoffset columns through the Generic ODBC Data Source connector. The datetimeoffset columns aren’t coming through, and in the ODBC settings, the option to override datetime types is greyed out, which I thought might solve the issue.Has anyone encountered this or found a workaround to retrieve datetimeoffset data through ODBC in TimeXtender?Thanks in advance!

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22 days ago

svaExplorer

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Issue with Retrieving a Column with the Same Name as a SQL Function

Hi everyone,I'm facing an issue where one of the columns in my destination table has the same name as a SQL function, and because of this, I'm unable to retrieve it in a normal way. To work around this problem, I wanted to use the Query Table Tool to retrieve the column in a parameterized way.However, for this specific data source (which is a Generic ODBC Data Source), the Query Table Tool option is greyed out. I've noticed that the Query Table Tool is available for other data source types.Has anyone encountered this issue before?Thanks in advance!

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28 days ago

dennishanssenContributor

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Error when filtering columns BC Online

Using the TimeXtender Dynamics 365 Business Central - Online connector, I'm having trouble filtering columns in the ODX. With all columns selected everything is fine, but once I make a selection in columns I get the error below when running the Transfer Task. Any ideas on why this is happening and how to fix it? (TX Version 6XXX) Executing table customer:failed with error:Exception Type: System.InvalidOperationExceptionMessage: Sequence contains no matching element Stack Trace: at System.Linq.Enumerable.First[TSource](IEnumerable`1 source, Func`2 predicate) at TimeXtender.ODX.Account.BC365CustomDataSource.ExecutionHelper.GetIncrementalLoadPartitionSetups(AccountBC365CustomDataSource accountBC365CustomDataSource, TableModel tableModel) at TimeXtender.ODX.Account.BC365CustomDataSource.AccountBC365CustomDataSource.GetIncrementalLoadSetups(TableModel tableModel) at DataSourceEngine.Custom.CustomSourceEng

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29 days ago

BernarddbTimeXtender Xpert

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Different output query tool vs transfer in the odx TX SQL connector (Classic)

We are experiencing a small issue with one of the connectors while using managed queries. When I use the query tool, we are utilizing the SQL endpoint from a Fabric Lakehouse to retrieve the data into the ODX. When I query the DBO table, I receive 12 records. For example, when running this query:SELECT [SinkCreatedOn], [SinkModifiedOn], [omoperatingunitnumber], [modifieddatetime], [modifiedby], [createddatetime], [createdby], [dataareaid], [recid], [tableid], [createdon], [modifiedon], [IsDelete] FROM dbo.[omoperatingunit] I also get 12 records. However, when we transfer this managed query, we only receive 11 records. This issue has occurred with multiple tables. We are not applying any filters to this dataset.Do you have any idea why this might be happening? Manually excluding or including all the columns is not manageable on the scale we are working with, so we rely on writing managed queries.

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1 month ago

avanrijnContributor

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Cdata Sharepoint connection Data Model feature

Dear Sir,I am connecting through Cdata to Sharepoint Online.I have hierarchies in my Sharepoint data, I can see them when I connect with PowerBI to my Sharepoint site. Can I use the Data Model feature ‘Flatten Documents’ like you can with JSon connectivity ?It looks like CData for Sharepoint Online doesn't have this capability. Can I somehow bring these ‘hidden fields’ into my TimeXtender project ?In the attachment (Knipsel.PNG) you can see the hierarchical option in PowerBI with PowerQuery. I miss these fields when I connect with TX Cdata to the same Sharepoint site.Hope you can shine a light on this.Thank you in advance for looking into this case. Regards,Arthur

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1 month ago

Pontus OlaussonParticipant

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Error 'Buffer cannot be null' in ODBC Connection

Hi,I’m am trying to create a ODBC data source connection in the TimeXtender ODX portal.I have created a ODBC data source on the server on which TimeXtender is run, see picture below. This data source seems to work fine, I am able to test the connection with success and I am able to connect to the database and query the data through PSQL control center on the server.ODBC Data Source on TimeXtender VM In the TimeXtender portal, my configuration is as follows:TimeXtender portal configurationWhen trying to test the connection, I get the error “Buffer cannot be null. Parameter name: buffer”.I have tried adding buffer as an additional property without success.I am unable to find documentation or guidance on how to solve this issue. Since I am able to connect to the database and query the data through PSQL control center on the server on which TimeXtender is run, the ODBC data source on the server seems to be working correctly. It is only through the TimeXtender portal I am unable to use the

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1 month ago

sigsolContributor

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How to use Rolllup task

Hello Community!When running a rollup task, the resulting rollup file ends up in a separate folder inside the same full load folder: After the rollup, new incremental files continue to appear in the DATA folder and the old incremental files are still there. What have we achieved by doing the rollup? Is the new rollup file being used at all? How can we delete the old incremental files given that the delete Storage Management task only removes entire full load folders and we don’t perform full loads?Currently I don’t understand how we can clean up the many incremental files, both for load performance and storage management.Please note: We cannot rely on doing regular full loads because of the size of the tables.Thanks!TX version: 6745.1Connector: TimeXtender SQL Data Source 21.0.2.1We are using Azure Data Lake and ADF.

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1 month ago

JorisKammaExplorer

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Business Central Online Connection Error

I’m trying to connect to Business Central Online using the Time Xtender connector. I’m using a service principal which has an app registration in Azure and I’ve run through all the steps in the BC/TX tutorial.I’m getting the following error message when I try to add the data source. Any ideas what might happen Service request failed: Sequence contains no matching element (System.InvalidOperationException)Details:Service request failed: Sequence contains no matching element (System.InvalidOperationException)Module: TimeXtender.ODX.EngineTimeXtender.ODX.Engine.ODXFaultException at TimeXtender.ODX.Engine.ODXEngine.SendServiceRequest[C,T](WcfServerSettings serverSettings, Func`3 func) at TimeXtender.DataManager.AddODXDataSourceWizard_SelectConnectionStep.<>c__DisplayClass11_0.<Validate>b__0() at TimeXtender.DataManager.ConnectingThread.ExecuteConnectingThread(Object dummy)Service request failed: Sequence contains no matching element (System.InvalidOperationException)Modul

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1 month ago

Remy Kamphuis | VictaParticipant

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Error BC365 connection after testing connection

Hi support,Following this ticket I will make one myself to keep things clear. We have set up a Business Central 365 connection, both via OAuth2.0 as service to service authentication. We have succesfully tested the connection with both authentication options. However, when we want to read objects, we receive the error “Invalid response from Business Central retrieving table Field for company”. Full log is added to this ticket as an attachment. We have walked through all steps from the prerequisites guide. Hence, we have a succesful connection. From the other ticket I understand that there are more versions of the Jet Analytics for Business Central extension. It has to be the newest one and I have to keep on trying. In the Extension Marketplace we only find two versions of the Jet Analytics for Business Central extension. The first from Jet Global Data Technologies is not available anymore and they point to the second; the one from insightsoftware. This is the one we have installed; ver

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1 month ago

thzmanParticipant

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TimeXtender REST dynamic values - error on Sync

Hi!I’m doing some tests and trying to set up som e form of incremental load with this connector to an API endpoint. It works fine with the two static parameters but as soon as I add the parameter for lastSynchronizedRowVersion with its dynamic value I get an error with I run the Synchronize job.Is there something obvious that I have missed here?I tried to follow the article Connect to Fixer IO with the TimeXtender REST data source | CommunitySetup for the endpoint: Error message:

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1 month ago

HansZZVStarter

asked in Ingest

Error when opening project on TX version 20.10.51.64

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1 month ago

thzmanParticipant

asked in Ingest

TimeXtender REST data source doesn't update endpoint names

Hi!I have set up a REST connection in my Ingest instance to an API with multiple endpoints. The first time I misspelled two of the endpoint names, which I later changed. Then I noticed that the “old” names are still active in the ODX and does not get updated despite multiple refreshes (see attached screenshot). We have already done some work on some of the endpoints so I’m a bit reluctant to delete the whole connection and set it up again just to get these names updated. Is there some other way to fix this?

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1 month ago

BennyContributor

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Failed to read metadata from XmlDocument for endpoint X with transformation 'T' Input string was not in a correct format.

The sync of my ODX datasource returns the following error. The datasource is a REST API endpoint of the form URL/{foreign_ID}, where foreign_id is a dynamic value that comes from a different endpoint within the same data source. The option "Perform exhaustive meta data scan” is enabled. The error returned is this:Failed to read metadata from XmlDocument for endpoint X with transformation 'T'Input string was not in a correct format.There is no further information. The sync does work when I replace foreign_ID by a fixed value. The endpoint contains a field that has a lot of values that look like integers, but some values contain letters. Since the above error message is the most verbose info I’ve got, I assumed that's probably the cause. However this conflicts with my understanding of what an “exhaustive meta data scan” should do. Any help is appreciated.

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1 month ago

danielTimeXtender Xpert

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Connecting to Azure Active Directory (AAD)

Dear Community,I’m having some issues with connecting to the Azure Active Directory. We want to use this data for RLS and feed this from the DWH.I’ve set up the Active Directory Connector and put in credentials: After a minute or so I get an timeout. If I leave out the OAuth stuff I get an not authorized. What do I need to set up here to get the data from the AAD? Thanks!

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1 month ago

danielTimeXtender Xpert

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JSON connector only get 1st JSON file from Blob

Dear Comunity,I’ve got a blob folder which contains 10 JSON files. I’ve set everything up but it only gets 1 file (the first) from the blob. Also only 1 RSD files get created. Is there something in the connector that needs to change in order for the connector to get more then 1 file? Thanks in advance

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1 month ago

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