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Anonymous
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OLE DB or ODBC error: [DataSource.Error] Microsoft SQL: Execution Timeout Expired.

hi,

 

I have three query and complete data is loaded 
1 first query loaded - 1,535,545 records

2 query - 9424 records

3 query - 1117990 records 

All the records is loaded but after complete records count, it still keep loading and then gives error - OLE DB or ODBC error: [DataSource.Error] Microsoft SQL: Execution Timeout Expired. The timeout period elapsed prior to completion of the operation or the server is not responding.

 

Not sure what is the reason for error. 

 

Please provide any suggestion.thanks

 

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Kishore_KVN
Solution Sage
Solution Sage

Hello @Anonymous ,

 

Not sure if you are following these points or not but to handle such situations I follow some best practises like:

1. Clear the catche in the desktop file

2. Dont load entire data load only required amount of columns and rows from DB.

3. Dont load all the tables at once, load one by one tables

4. Turn off auto detect relationships in options this will also impact the time. 

 

After using about steps if your problem is resolved, then please mark this reply as solution. Thanks!!

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Kishore_KVN
Solution Sage
Solution Sage

Hello @Anonymous ,

 

Not sure if you are following these points or not but to handle such situations I follow some best practises like:

1. Clear the catche in the desktop file

2. Dont load entire data load only required amount of columns and rows from DB.

3. Dont load all the tables at once, load one by one tables

4. Turn off auto detect relationships in options this will also impact the time. 

 

After using about steps if your problem is resolved, then please mark this reply as solution. Thanks!!

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