QaaWS unable to talk to CMS (FWM 01005)

[Former Member]

I set up a universe and created a QaaWS using the wizard.

When I try to access the WSDL by copying the provided link to my browser, i get the following message "Unable to open a socket to talk to CMS xyz (FWM 01005)"

I also tried to display all deployed webservices by accessing http://HOST:PORT/dswsbobje/qaawsservices, but again, the message is "Available QaaWS services. Unable to open a socket to talk to CMS xyz (FWM 01005)"

We use BOE XI 3.0 and the CMS is set to port 6420. I suspect we misconfigured something. Perhaps the webservice is trying to reach the CMS via standard port 6400.

Do you know how to fix this problem or if a log file is available to check the details of this error?

Thanks in advance!

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

What port are you using for Tomcat? I presume you're using 8080.

What does http://host:8080/dswsbobje/ give you? Do you see the Axis page?

Is your name server running on 6420 or is that your requestport?

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thank you for your answer. I just found the solution in one of the BO manuals. Our problem was caused by our CMS using a different port than 6400.

Here the steps to configure QaaWS to communicate with the correct CMS:

1. Stop Tomcat.
2. Open the installation path folder of BusinessObjects Enterprise XI Release
3: InstallationPath\warfiles\webapps\dswsbobje\WEBINF\
classes
3. Open the file dsws.properties and locate: domain=
4. Enter your CMS name (CMSserverName:port).
5. Close and save the dsws.properties file.
6. Start Tomcat.

Found in: [http://help.sap.com/businessobject/product_guides/boexir31/en/xi3-1_query_as_a_web_service_en.pdf]