Provider Services Fails to Restart

Issue: Oracle Hyperion Provider Services starts correctly the first time, but then fails to restart, with the following error:

<Error> <HTTP> <BEA-101216> <Servlet:"oracle.webservices.essbase.DatasourceService" failed to preload on startup in Web application: "/essbase-webservices". java.lang.RuntimeException: Failed to deploy/initialize the application asgiven archive is missing required standard webservice deployment decriptor.

Solution: Apply Provider Services Release 11.1.2.4.037 or higher.

Workaround:

1. Stop Provider Services (stopAnalyticProviderServices.bat).
2. Delete MWH\user_projects\domains\EPMSystem\config\fmwconfig\servers\ AnalyticProviderServices0\applications\APS_11.1.2.0.
3. Start Provider Services (startAnalyticProviderServices.bat)