[FIM Reporting] Start-FIMReportingIncrementalSync.ps1 fails

I am deploying FIM 2010 R2 SP1 Reporting on a test environment. However, in the post installation phase, the Start-FIMReportingIncrementalSync.ps1 script is failing with the following error (the Start-FIMReportingInitialSync completed successfully though).
Any insight on what's causing this and how to resolve it?
Import-FIMConfig : Failure when making web service call.
SourceObjectID = ff1315de-ed7c-4b0f-90b4-036f8f983faa
Error = The web service client has encountered the following class of error: SystemConstraint
Details: Failed Attributes:
Additional Text Details: The Request contains changes that violate system constraints.
Correlation Identifier: 2fcd66be-c0ba-41ff-8019-8210cb1f21b5
Failure Message:
Request Identifier:
At C:\Program Files\Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager\2010\Reporting\PowerShell\Start-FIMReportingIncrementalSync.ps
1:46 char:47
+     $undone = $importObject | Import-FIMConfig <<<<  -uri $uri;
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [Import-FIMConfig], InvalidOperationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ImportConfig,Microsoft.ResourceManagement.Automation.ImportConfig
Thanks,
John

Hi.
At first, please check if another one is not running. You can verify this by entering FIM Portal -> Administration -> All Resources -> Reporting
Job
Then, find the last one and check if it is not still running. FIM would not allow you to create new reporting job if so.
I don't know the way to stop existing reporting job (other than wait for it to complete/timeout/error), but you'd probably find if there is any existing one.
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