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Task Runtime Error: The connection used cannot be found in the global configuration

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Symptom #

At task runtime a step with a database connection fails with the following error message even though the connection is present in the global configuration:

“The connection used can not be found in the global configuration”

Solution #

  1. Navigate to the TaskCentre registry key.
    On 32 bit systems:
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Orbis Software\TaskCentre
    On 64 bit systems:
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Orbis Software\TaskCentre
  2. Add a new DWORD value with the name ContextHandleAllocation
  3. Set it’sValue Data to100with the option Decimal selected.
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  4. Restart the TaskCentre services to pick up the registry change. Ensure the TaskCentre client is first closed.
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