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WernerN
Contributor
7 months ago

DataSource with Data Export Sequence in a workspace - Name not accepted

Dear community members, I have a DM Export Sequence defined in a workspace.  However, i am not able to save the data source after assigning the DM sequence to the Data Mgmt Settings:Data Export Seq...
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  • Henning's avatar
    Henning
    7 months ago

    Hi, you need to set Shareable Workspace to True, then it should work:

    Without this, the items in a workspace can only be references from within a given workspace.

    I am on 8.1 and I get the same error message when this is set to False. The Default workspace works as per your description because this is set to True in order to ensure all previous content is working as intended ('backward compatibility').

    Adding the property description from the documentation for general reference: Workspaces Properties (onestream.com)

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WernerN
Contributor
7 months ago

To update:
I gave up my plan of using a dedicated workspace, moved the maintenance unit into Default and i was able to associate the data source with the DM sequence. 

  • Henning's avatar
    Henning
    Valued Contributor II
    7 months ago

    Hi, you need to set Shareable Workspace to True, then it should work:

    Without this, the items in a workspace can only be references from within a given workspace.

    I am on 8.1 and I get the same error message when this is set to False. The Default workspace works as per your description because this is set to True in order to ensure all previous content is working as intended ('backward compatibility').

    Adding the property description from the documentation for general reference: Workspaces Properties (onestream.com)

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      WernerN
      Contributor
      6 months ago

      OF course. Thank you so much. I keep forgetting this setting.

      • Henning's avatar
        Henning
        Valued Contributor II
        6 months ago

        Happens to me all the time, so I was able to remember it when I saw your post ğŸ˜‰