Troubleshooting

How should I increase the default timeout value?

Error:

“[Simba][BigQueryJDBCDriver](100034) The job (SQL Query) has timed out on the server. Try increasing the timeout value.”

Solution:

Navigate to the General Settings page of your data source or open Compose for this data source. Edit the JDBC URL and add TimeOut=<SECONDS>; to the end of the URL. Example: TimeOut=60;

What do I do if I get Response too large to return for Legacy SQL?

Error:

“Response too large to return for Legacy SQL”

Solution:

If Legacy SQL is used for Compose, add: AllowLargeResults=1; to the Compose URI to resolve this issue.

An authentication error when connecting in Compose

Error:

“Sign in with Google temporarily disabled for this app”

Solution:

Verify that the user account you are connecting with has access to the current Project in GCP.

Page Not Found (404) when authorizing with Google

Error:

“Does not compute. 404 I’m afraid we cannot find what you’re looking for - when trying to authorize with Google in Compose (after you click Authorize in the Google Authorization window):

Solution:

Check that you are using the correct user account and that the OAuth certificate is uploaded to Alation (go to Settings > General Settings to check). You may be receiving the 404 error if the OAuth has not been uploaded and Alation is trying to authorize with a service account instead.