"The operation could not be completed due to a failure on the server" error when creating a new Dynamics AX 2012 company

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This article provides a resolution for the issue that you may receive an error when you create a new Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 company.

Applies to:   Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
Original KB number:   2660994

Symptoms

You receive the following error in Report Designer when you create a new Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 company:

The operation could not be completed due to a failure on the server

The following will also be in Event Viewer:

Message: System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. --->
System.InvalidOperationException: This operation is not supported for a relative URI.
at System.Uri.get_Scheme()
at Microsoft.Dynamics.Performance.DataProvider.GeneralLedger.AX6.GLProvider..ctor()

Cause

This issue is caused when Azure AppFabric SDK v1.0 is installed on the server where the Management Reporter services are installed. The Azure AppFabric SDK enters a new endpoint address in the machine.config that Management Reporter is not expecting.

Resolution

Uninstall Azure AppFabric SDK v1.0 from the server where the Management Reporter services are installed.

Note

This may prevent RapidStart - Dynamics Online software from functioning correctly on this computer.

More information

This issue will be resolved in a future Management Reporter release.