Error connecting to database connection : Class not registered

Ever wondered why you get a ‘Class not registered’ when you are adding a database connection within workspace in release 11.1.2.2?

Well here is the deal: In 11.1.2.2 the HFM client is altered, and you cannot configure the DCOM user. So instead of configuring it within the client you now have to do it in the Oracle EPM itself.
• First: stop all Oracle EPM processes (stop the complete EPM suite)
• Second: install the ‘HFM Adm Driver’ if you didn’t already.
• Third: configure the DCOM in the ‘EPM Sytem Configurator’.
• Fourth: Start Oracle EPM again.


Now you could go to the workspace and add a database connection to the Financial Management.