Errors when loading flat file data

Question

We just test to load a very simple flat file data with only two lines and the two lines of data in preview of InfoSource is correct.  But when run InfoPackage to load data, the monitor of the InfoPackage shows the following errors (see in between two dashed lines below):
Error getting SID for ODS object ZDM_SUBS
Activation of data records from ODS object ZDM_SUBS terminated
Error when assigning SID (details in long text)
Error when assigning SID (details in long text)
Error when assigning SID (details in long text)
Error when assigning SID (details in long text)
Error when assigning SID (details in long text)
Error when assigning SID (details in long text)
Error when assigning SID (details in long text)
Error when assigning SID (details in long text)
Value 'Bottom' (hex. '0042006F00740074006F006D') of characteristic ZRATEPLN contains invalid characters
Value 'Dealer' (hex. '004400650061006C00650072') of characteristic ZCHANNEL contains invalid characters
Value 'Bottom' (hex. '0042006F00740074006F006D') of characteristic ZRATEPLN contains invalid characters
Value '19884/' of characteristic 0DATE is not a number with 000008 spaces
Value '/19812' of characteristic 0DATE is not a number with 000008 spaces
Value '19884/' of characteristic 0DATE is not a number with 000008 spaces
In the flat file (excel sheet saved as a CSV file), for each row of the data, there are two fields which are start_date and end_date and the date format is MM/DD/YYYY and in the Transfer Rule, we transfer the date format from MM/DD/YYYY to YYYYMMDD which is required by DATS InfoObject type in BW.  If you need the excel sheet of data in order to answer our questions about the above errors, you can give us your e-mail address and we can send the simple two rows of data excel sheet file to you.
Thanks!

Answer 1

Hi Kevin,
1.You can use lowercase letters in the values for your characteristics provided you have checked the lowercase checkbox in the general tab page of Create characteristic screen.But when you do so no masterdata tables,text tables, or another level of attributes underneath are allowed.
                        OR
Use only upper case letters in your characteristic unchecking the above mentioned box.
2.The date format in the CSV file should be yyyymmdd.It should have 8 characters . I guess there is something strange in your "calendardays" since I could not find 8 characters irrespective of the order.Do not forget to use zeroes.
Hope this works.
Reward if it is helpful.
Regards,
Balaji