TimeXtender Desktop Q&A

Suddenly all the excel sheets are not loading anymore however some of them no one touched 6 months ago.the error is:Executing table excel_sheet:failed with error:Exception Type: System.ExceptionMessage: Invalid column count             Stack Trace: at DataStorageEngine.DataLakeGen2.DataLakeGen2Transfer.<>c__DisplayClass41_5.<UploadData>b__14(DataTable dataTable, Partition partition)                          at DataStorageEngine.DataLakeGen2.DataLakeGen2Transfer.UploadData(ADLSGen2APIManager api, DataSourceModel dataSourceModel, DataLakeGen2ExecutionMethod executionMethod, Action`2 writeExecutionLog)                          at DataStorageEngine.DataLakeGen2.DataLakeGen2StorageEngine.<>c__DisplayClass35_2.<TransferDataAsync>b__7(DataLakeGen2ExecutionMethod executionMethod)                          at DataSourceEngine.Custom.CustomSourceEngine.InvokeDataSourceExecution(Action`1 action)

Dear Sir,Our client is running TimeXtender 6963.1.So want a rowcount, count(*) on our tables loaded in de ODX.Our ODX is configured with ADSL (Azure Datalake Gen2 Storage).So we want to use the ODX TimeXtender Parquet Data Source connector (23.1.1.0 64bit).Is it possible to run a count(*) query to our tables when we setup this connection to our ADSL?We need to know how many records are loaded in all of our tables.We have a lot of incremental tables, so we worry of all the increment files in the lake. Do we need to configure some sort of a aggregation ?Is there documentation available how to configure this ? The connector has a lot of options, we don’t know all the details.Hope somebody has some experience with this Parquet connector.Thank you in advance for looking into this.Regards,Arthur

Hi,We've updatet our Data Integration version from 6766.1 to 6963.1. Which means we had to update our outdated providers. So we followed the steps mentioned in this post Change data source provider | Community (timextender.com).This results in an error when we try to full load changed data source. It keeps giving is the error: “The schema …. already exists on the SQL storage and cannot be used” Which actually means we can’t update our providers/ data sources. We have to create new ones en have to map all our tables in de odx. Anyone else facing this problem and have a solution for this?

I have a table X in the DSA layer from TX and I can't find the script to get the right output.  There is a field FCL that possible have multiple records with different YearFrom and YearEnd. FCL   YearFrom   YearEnd1        2010           20201        2021           20502        2010           2050  I need a data selection rules that only imports from the ODX layer the FCL with the highest YeardEnd group by FCLFCL   YearFrom   YearEnd1        2021           20502        2010           2050  Is there anyone who has a suggestion. The output from is table is userd as lookup table for another table in the same DSA layer. 

I'm currently loading Parquet "tables" in TX Classic with the following setup: Using Synapse Serverless to read Parquet files and expose them as external tables Connecting via SQL Server authentication This works, but I’m looking for a better approach.Is there a way to read Parquet "tables" directly in TX Classic? The Enhanced Data Source seems limited to reading or aggregating files, not treating them as tables.Alternatively, could I replace Synapse Serverless with Fabric Serverless? The main blocker is authentication—TX doesn't appear to support SQL providers with service principal (OAuth) authentication, only SQL Server authentication, which we’d prefer to avoid.Any suggestions, recommendations or workarounds would be appreciated. 

Hello,TimeXtender version 20.10I have a customer that previously had only one project (lets call it Project A). However they have now taken out certain parts of that project into new ones (Project B and Project C).Previously to be most effective we could run everything in project A in one execution package. Now with there being 3 projects in total this can’t be done (as far as I know). B + C needs to complete before project A can run. We want to run it as part of one scheduled trigger so the only way I have found to do it is as follows:Project B runs => when done triggers project C package with external step => project C package runs => when done triggers project A package with external step.Most optimally would be for B + C to run at the same time and then trigger A, but we do not want to create a complex custom solution with command prompt/powershell scripts or building logic off the repository which is the only

Hello,I am trying to setup an endpoint to PowerBI Premium in version 20 (20.10.58)  The connection is setup as below, and it tests OK (See pic).When I Deploy I get the error:Failed to save modifications to the server. Error returned: 'Either the database with the ID of 'TXFinance1' does not exist in the server with the ID of 'host002_datasets-231', or the user does not have permissions to access the object.The Semantic model is created fine in PowerBI, but nothing inside of it.Is there a setting I am missing? The stange thing is that it appears to work for a colleague in the same workspace using the same app credentials, but not on my machine  Many thanks,Tim

This is a simple Deploy and its been running for almost 20 minutes.Whats wrong here?  

Hi! We are currently setting up TimeXtender with Snowflake and have a bit of an issue when it comes TimeXtender not having the capability of managing the ODX in Snowflake (internal stage).  As you know an external stage is needed via Azure Data Lake Gen2.  The issue for us is that we would like to use private endpoint when creating this data lake in Azure but that requires business critical subscription to Snowflake which is 30 percent more expensive.   Are there any plans/timeline for when TimeXtender will be capable of handling the Ingest instance in Snowflake and if so could you please give a rough estimate on when that might be available?  We need to make some decisions on our end on how to proceed and would like to know the answer before we move forward.

As title suggests, I wonder if anyone in this community has experience with ingesting TX with the data source Adnamics and their API. Thanks in advance!

Hey, I use the REST connector to consume a CSV file. In my query parameters I got one for auth key. So when I try to load the file a get an error and the reason is that parameter get encoded (% → %25) .  How can I avoid encoding in the query? /Bjørn A.  

Hi, I am facing an issue with duplicate records when using incremental load on a table that receives data via a table insert from another table in the same data area. The incremental load selection rule is based on DW_TimeStamp, and there are three PK in the target table.The issue is that the primary key does not seem to be enforced in the target table, as I am getting duplicate rows in the table. I tested this with another table where data is inserted through a table insert (but without incremental load), and I still see duplicate values for the PK fields and despite setting the table option to "Use instance setting (error)", no error is thrown when duplicates occur.  I have tested this behavior in TDI 6935.1 and 6926.1, and the issue persists. My questions are: 

​Hi,I’m sorry for this somewhat lengthy post but I have a problem that I don’t really know how to solve and I’m just looking to see if anyone have run into the same issue, or maybe already solved it.We are going to fetch data from a time management system that have a SOAP API and all the information I find in the community refers to RSD files, that is not to be used anymore. I don’t know how I would solve the problem that I have even with an RSD file, but that’s somewhat beside the point here. 😊The issue is that we must take the request XML, encrypt the whole thing using AES, into a fingerprint that in turn will need to be inserted into the actual request that is then sent to the API.I have received some code in C# that does the following steps:Generates a timestamp and an MD5 hash of the request XML Generates the fingerprint XML using the timestamp and the newly created MD5 hash with the schema like in the attached picture fingerprin

I am trying to replace the CDATA Dynamics365 adapter with the TX REST connector (8.0.0) and I am having some issues where empty values from the API is interpreted as empty strings rather than NULL and as a result creates tables with incorrect datatypesHow do i set up a way to replace these empty strings with NULL values and keep the correct data types as wellI have tried with various combination of “Search and replace" on the endpoint as well as the individual nodes in the table builder without any luck.I also have the “Empty fields as null” option enabled. 

Dear Sir,In TX version 20 you had a configuration setting Direct Read.I cannot find this setting in the latest and the greatest version in TimeXtender.Question: Is Direct Read still available ? How can I set this up ?Thanx in advance for looking into this. The "Direct Read" option in TimeXtender is particularly useful in scenarios where you need to transfer data between different data areas within the same physical database but using different schemas. Here are some specific scenarios where you might use the Direct Read option:  Large Data Volumes:  When dealing with large tables, Direct Read can be more efficient as it allows for direct data transfer within the same database, reducing the overhead associated with external data move

This is the error I am facing when executing any Prepare package (no issue with executing Ingest packages) from the Orchestration portal: ​​​​​​Error I have tried resolving the problem with troubleshooting below, but I still get the same error:  Suggested troubleshootingAny further suggestions on how to handle the issue?We run Data Integration 6935.1 and Ingest 6935.1 Thanks

Hi All, Hopefully you can help me with this one. We have a source table from our POS systems containing sales transactions. There are a few value columns we transfer that are stored as a money data type and we see some weird things happening with the values of the columns. Differences of 0.01 up to 0.0001 are appearing from nowhere in the transfer from ODX to DWH and i don't know how this i happening.The columns that have money data type are called ‘Bedrag', ’Korting’ and ‘NettoBedrag’ Take transaction 52. In the source the values are like this: After transfer with ODX, i looked in the parquet file using ParquetViewer and that looks like this: St

Dear sir, Our client wants to upgrade to the latest and the greatest of TimeXtender.Right now they are on TX version 6766.1.So they have to migrate their CData datasources to the new TX datasources.Question: Is there a ‘datasource migration-tool’ to help them with that ?Or do they have to setup/configure the new TimeXtender datasources manually ?Hope you can shine a light on this.Regards,Arthur

Hi,I'm using the TimeXtender CSV Data Source provider and was wondering if it's possible to combine this provider with either incremental load settings or history settings. I’ve tried enabling incremental load—both in the ODX and by setting the table as incremental in the first data area—but I receive the error: "The provider does not support incremental load."Interestingly, I don't get the same error when I set the table as a history table instead, but when I try to execute the table, the result is empty.I'm wondering if this could be due to incorrect natural key configuration from my side, or if the CSV provider simply doesn't support historical loading.Any clarification would be appreciated. Thank you!  

The Get Schema function is not working for the REST endpoints / table flattening. I am trying to use version: 8.0.0.0. I get the following message: Any ideas what is happening?

Hey everyone,I have the following question:Is it possible, at the database level, to set the primary key to the one selected in TX (e.g., "Umkod_ID") instead of the default "DW_ID"?The issue arises because we access our table via PowerApps, and since the app existed beforehand, references in the code were already predefined. Currently, the app's primary key is set to the "Umkod_ID" field of the table. However, in our database, the primary key is set to the system field "DW_ID." Since this table is only loaded once and no transformations occur, the system fields are not particularly important to us in this case.We resolved this issue by manually populat

I’ve an Azure storage account with a blob Container that has folders and files. How can I configure a data source to use it?  

I use the CSV provider to load a folder with multiple CSV files. I know one of the files has 17471 rows. Only the ingest task only loads the first 14521 rows. I don't have any filtering in the ingest task.Does anyone know how I can load the full file?

I am extracting data from the MS Graph API using the REST connector in TimeXtender. The issue I am facing is that I can easily retrieve the members of the groups but unfortunately, the GroupId is not included in the Query and I do not see any way to include the {id} parameter into the saved results.If anyone has solved this, can you please help with some information on how to solve this?

Have anyone an example on a successful connector regarding a normal Active Directory - not Azure AD.Can’t find any information about it but I guess many have done a connection using TX for that. RegardsAnders Bengtsson