Error in NAV 2009 Reporting

Sometimes the following error may occur while designing the reports for RT Client:

“the provided metadata is not valid”

Troubleshooting steps has given below or click the MSDN link.

This error can happen when the following conditions are true:

• You are using Windows Vista and User Access Control (UAC) is turned on.

• The executable file that runs the Visual Studio development environment (devenv.exe) is set to run as an administrator.

• The executable file that runs the Classic client with Microsoft SQL Server (finsql.exe) is not set to run as an administrator.

To resolve this issue, either turn off UAC or set both finsql.exe and devenv.exe to run as an administrator.

To turn off UAC

1. In Control Panel, select User Accounts.

2. In User Accounts, click Turn User Account Control On or Off.

3. Clear the Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer check box.

To set a program to run as an administrator

1. Right-click the .exe file, and then select Properties.

2. In the Properties window, on the Compatibility tab, in the Privilege Level section, select Run this program as an administrator.