Analytics for Twitter: Known Issues
This Wiki article documents some known issues with version 1.3 of Analytics for Twitter.
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Exception while Searching - Twitter API Updated
ISSUE:
During a search query an exception message box appears and states:
“An exception occurred while searching: @Windows8
Please verify your search query (see Instructions worksheet) and try again.”
CAUSE:
Twitter has updated their API and appears to be rate limiting on the legacy API.
SOLUTION:
Try to perform your search during off peak hours (evening, night, etc). We are working on a new version that utilizes the new Twitter API. New versions will be made available here.
"400 Bad Request: The request was invalid." message box
ISSUE:
During a search query an exception message box appears and states: “400 Bad Request: The request was invalid.”
CAUSE:
The search query specified is not supported.
SOLUTION:
Update your search query to conform to one of the supported formats detailed in the “Instructions” worksheet.
"420 Enhance Your Calm ..." message box
ISSUE:
During a search query an exception message box appears and states: “420 Enhance Your Calm: Returned by the Twitter Search API when you are being rate limited.”
CAUSE:
Twitter is temporarily limiting traffic from your machine and/or domain.
SOLUTION:
Wait a few minutes and try again. If the problem persists, try your query on an alternative network.
"PowerPivot for Excel. Unable to Update. The following tables could not be updated: tblTweets" message box
ISSUE:
After clicking the "Update All" function in the PowerPivot ribbon bar, a PowerPivot for Excel message box pops up and states: “Unable to Update. The following tables could not be updated: tblTweets. Linked tables might not bet updated because of conflicting data types or duplicate values in a column. Ensure that the data type of the selected content matches ...”
CAUSE:
PowerPivot does not support importing date columns that are formatted in several international formats (i.e. German, en-NZ, etc).
SOLUTION:
Close Excel, change your PC's date and time format to English/US, reopen the document, and then try again.
Supported Windows Operating Systems
ISSUE:
Why are the only supported operating system versions: Windows 7 Enterprise and Windows 7 Professional?
CAUSE:
Windows 7 Enterprise and Professional were the only operating system versions tested prior to release.
SOLUTION:
Try "Analytics for Twitter" on your Windows OS version and post back and let us know if it worked for you.
Compatibility Issues with PowerPivot CTP3
ISSUE:
A "PowerPivot for Excel" error message specifying "Unable to Update" is presented during a PowerPivot table refresh while using the CTP3 (Beta) version of PowerPivot.
CAUSE:
The CTP3 version of PowerPivot has added rules that invalidate certain relationships defined in the "Analytics for Twitter" solution.
SOLUTION:
Stick with the Released version of PowerPivot (i.e. version 1). It is possible that Microsoft might release an update when the CTP3 PowerPivot version is formally released to the public.