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OBIEE 11g Bi Scheduler Gives Error: "[Nqserror: 75005] Failed To Send Auth Command. 5.7.3 Authentication unsuccessful"             You get the following error messages running an iBot (agent) in Oracle Delivers:     [nQSError: 75005] Failed to send AUTH command. SMTP server does not support any authentication mechanisms.   Remove email credentials, or use a server which supports authentication. Exceeded number of SMTP delivery retries. Cause: There are two possible causes: a)        The BI Scheduler cannot ping/telnet the mail server specified in the scheduler configuration. b)       The user name and password are specified in the scheduler configuration.     To check this, log in to Enterprise Manager and navigate to:         Business Intelligence > Coreapplication > Deployment > Mail.     If specified, they will be visible here. Solution             i.             If the BI Scheduler cannot ping the mail server specified in the

Setting User Defined JVM Memory Arguments in JDeveloper 11g Integrated WebLogic Server This guide explains how to set your own predefined JVM memory arguments for the JDeveloper WebLogic container at startup for the integrated WebLogic server.   This will help avoid java.lang.OutOfMemoryError s experienced on heavy java processes and also improve on the integrated JDeveloper WebLogic server’s performance overall. Steps Locate the file: setDomainEnv.cmd which should be at: [JDeveloper Working Directory]\jdeveloper\system.xxx.xx.xx\DefaultDomain\bin                                 i.             Note: [JDeveloper Working Directory] will be "C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data per default                               ii.             xxx.xx.xx will be a version number After the comments at the start of the file add the following environment variable with your

OBIEE 11g Error"Selected item is not of valid selection type" This error applies to OBIEE - version 11.1.1.7.0 and later . When you try to choose a dashboard page for delivery content in an agent, it constantly fails with the error message " Selected item is not of valid selection type ”.  Solution: This error may happen, when there is an added extra space after the end of the name of the dashboard page. For example, instead of "PAGE", it is "PAGE   "  It may happen with a space at the beginning of the name also. Removal of the extra space by renaming the dashboard page will correct the error.