3 Known Issues in OPLA 3.6.1

The following issues are known to exist in OPLA 3.6.1 for Agile PLM. These were deferred from this release, but may be fixed in a future release.

Important You need to execute a Full Load after any Agile PLM configuration changes.

WHEN YOU USE THE ACTIVITY_TYPE DIMENSION YOU GET AN ERROR.

• Issue: When you use the ACTIVITY_TYPE dimension you get an error. This is because the NQ_SESSION.ACTIVITY_TYPE is not present in the rpd.

• Workaround: If you receive this error, follow these steps:

  1. Connect to the Oracle BI Administration Tool - PLMA9_11g.rpd.

  2. Select Manage --> Variables.

  3. From the Variable Manager window, select Session --> Initialization Blocks.

  4. Double-click ACT_TYPE.

  5. Select Row-wise initialization in the Variable Target section of the Session Variable Initialization Block - ACT_TYPE window.

  6. Under Variable in the Session Variable Initialization Block Variable Target - ACT_TYPE window, type ACTIVITY_TYPE, and click OK.

  7. Save the rpd.

MDS CDC IS TAKING ALMOST SAME TIME AS MDS FULL

• Issue: In some scenarios with large datasets MDS CDC ETL takes the same amount or more time than FULL MDS ETL load time.

• Workaround: We recommend to run full load of ETL when your use case is to run both Operational Schema and MDS.

WHEN INSTALLING IN LINUX, CLICK QUIT DOES NOT QUIT THE INSTALLER

• Issue: When you launch the installer in Linux, to cancel or quit, you click on Cancel and then the Cancel Installation popup dialog appears. Click Quit. The installer does not quit.

• Workaround: To exit the installer, in a command prompt, enter Ctrl-Z.