AX Metadata Error -- Forbidden

AX Meta Data Error – Forbidden

Error: Exception occurred on the metadata service on client or server – error: forbidden.

While setting report data source as query the above error occurred.

Solution :

To Solve the above issue, follow the steps as mentioned.

Step 1:

 Check for the “OfflineAuthenticationAdminEmail”  key in file “DynamicsDevConfig” in AOSService -> PackagesLocalDirectory->Bin to be set to  the correct login email that you are using.

In my case it was set to someone@somewhere.com  which then was change to the correct user.

Step 2:

Restart IIS by running command prompt as administrator and typing the issreset command.

Step 3:

Restart Microsoft Sql Server Reporting Services through the Service manager i.e Services.msc.

Step 4:

Restart the  visual studios and sign in with the user email which was set in the DynamicsDevConfig in step 1.