ODA error handling

The ODA logs error messages to the ODA log. It logs any abnormal condition that it encounters during processing, regardless of the trace level.

The message contains a detailed description of the condition and the outcome and may also include extra information that may aid in debugging, such as business object dumps or stack traces (for exceptions).

Table 20 lists possible errors and the action you can take to remedy each one.

Table 20. ODA errors

Error message Description Corrective action
The specified path does
not exist: <path name>
The connector ODA property BuyerPath
is not set or is invalid.
Verify that the BuyerPath property is
set correctly.
File not found:
<file name>
The specified metadata file could not
be found.
Verify that the BuyerPath property is
set correctly.


Regenerate the metadata file from
Ariba Buyer.

Class not found for file:
<file name
The ABClassMeta class cannot be found,
or the metadata file was created with a
backlevel ABClassMeta class
Verify that the ABClassMeta class is in
the class path.


Verify that the metadata was generated
with the latest ABClassMeta class.

IO Error reading file: <file
name>
The ODA receives an error when
reading a metadata file.
Verify that the user has the authority to
open the file.


Verify that the file is not in use.

The ABClassMeta is null
for class name: <class
name> variant name:
<variant name>
A metadata file could not be found
for the specified class and variant.
Regenerate the metadata file from
Ariba Buyer.
Error creating BusObjAttr
for <field name> in class
<class name>
An error occurred when adding the
specified attribute to the business object
definition for the specified class.
Verify that:

  • The field type is supported
    by the business object.

  • There is no duplicate attribute
    name in the business object.
Error creating Business
Object definition: <BO
name>.
Error Text: <error
text>
The ODA receives an error when
creating a business object definition.
See the error text for more information.

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