title: Not able to create Information link in Spotfire
body: <p>I am trying to create an Information link in Spotfire Information designer and keep getting this error. I can access the database and the validated columns as well as database. Any help is really appreciated.      </p>
  
  <pre><code>`   Error message: Could not open information link.
  
     TargetInvocationException at Spotfire.Dxp.Framework:
      Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. (HRESULT: 80131604)
  
  Stack Trace:
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Framework.ApplicationModel.ProgressService.ExecuteWithProgress(String title, String description, ProgressOperation operation)
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Forms.Data.InformationDesigner.DesignerFormController.ExecuteInformationLink(CachedInformationLinkElement informationLink)
  
  
  ImportException at Spotfire.Dxp.Data:
  Failed to execute data source query. (HRESULT: 80131500)
  
  Stack Trace:
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Data.DataSourceConnection.ExecuteQuery2()
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Data.DataFlow.Execute()
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Data.DataFlow.DataFlowConnection.ExecuteQueryCore2()
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Data.DataSourceConnection.ExecuteQuery2()
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Data.Producers.SourceColumnProducer.&lt;&gt;c__DisplayClass11.&lt;GetColumnsAndProperties&gt;b__e()
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Framework.ApplicationModel.Progress.ExecuteSubtask(String title, ProgressOperation operation)
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Data.Producers.SourceColumnProducer.GetColumnsAndProperties(DataSourceConnection connection)
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Data.Persistence.DataItem.PerformUpdate(SourceColumnProducer producer, DataSourceConnection connection)
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Data.Persistence.DataItem.Update(SourceColumnProducer producer, DataSourceConnection connection)
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Data.Persistence.DataPool.&lt;LoadData&gt;d__1.MoveNext()
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Data.Producers.SourceColumnProducer.ConfigureAndLoadData()
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Framework.DocumentModel.Node.ConfigureSubTree()
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Framework.DocumentModel.Node.&lt;ConfigureSubTree&gt;b__10(Node node)
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Framework.DocumentModel.Node.ConfigureSubTree()
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Framework.DocumentModel.Node.&lt;ConfigureSubTree&gt;b__10(Node node)
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Framework.DocumentModel.Node.ConfigureSubTree()
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Framework.DocumentModel.Node.&lt;ConfigureSubTree&gt;b__10(Node node)
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Framework.DocumentModel.State.NodeState.ForEachChild(IDocumentNodeChild[] children, Action`1 action)
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Framework.DocumentModel.Node.ConfigureSubTree()
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Framework.ApplicationModel.Progress.ExecuteSubtask(String title, IndeterminateProgressFormatter progressFormatter, ProgressSpeedFormatter speedFormatter, ProgressOperation operation)
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Framework.DocumentModel.DocumentNode.ConfigureAndAttachFromNew()
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Framework.DocumentModel.DocumentNode.AttachSubTreeWhileExecuting(UndoableNode newOwner)
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Framework.DocumentModel.DocumentNode.AttachToUndoableNode(UndoableNode newOwner)
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Framework.DocumentModel.UndoableKeyedCollection`2.&lt;&gt;c__DisplayClass6.&lt;Insert&gt;b__5()
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Framework.DocumentModel.Node.Spotfire.Dxp.Framework.DocumentModel.INode.InternalTransaction(Executor executor)
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Framework.DocumentModel.UndoableKeyedCollection`2.Insert(Int32 index, TNode item)
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Data.DataTableCollection.&lt;&gt;c__DisplayClass11.&lt;Add&gt;b__10()
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Framework.DocumentModel.Node.Spotfire.Dxp.Framework.DocumentModel.INode.InternalTransaction(Executor executor)
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Data.DataTableCollection.Add(String dataTableName, DataSource dataSource, Boolean autoCreateFilters)
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Application.PartiallyOpenedDataSource.&lt;LoadData&gt;d__0.MoveNext()
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Application.AnalysisApplication.&lt;OpenPartiallyOpenedDocument&gt;d__34.MoveNext()
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Application.AnalysisApplication.&lt;OpenDataSource&gt;d__1b.MoveNext()
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Application.AnalysisApplication.ConsumePromptRequests(IEnumerable`1 prompts)
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Application.AnalysisApplication.Open(DataSource source, DocumentOpenSettings settings)
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Forms.Data.Import.DataSourceFactoryService.OpenDataSourceWithoutPrompting(DataSource dataSource, DocumentOpenSettings documentOpenSettings, IServiceProvider serviceProvider)
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Forms.Data.Import.DataSourceFactoryService.OpenDataSource(InformationLinkDataSource dataSource, DocumentOpenSettings documentOpenSettings, IServiceProvider serviceProvider)
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Forms.Data.InformationDesigner.DesignerFormController.&lt;&gt;c__DisplayClass2.&lt;ExecuteInformationLink&gt;b__0()
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Forms.Application.FormsProgressService.ProgressThread.DoOperationLoop()
  
  
  InformationModelException at Spotfire.Dxp.Data:
  An Internal Error has occurred. com.spotfire.ws.dat.OperatorException: unexpected exception (HRESULT: 80131500)
  
  Stack Trace:
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Data.InformationModel.InternalInformationModelManager.DataStream.GetNextBlock()
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Data.InformationModel.InternalInformationModelManager.DataStream.Read(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 count)
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Internal.Utilities.SeekableStream.Read(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 count)
     at System.IO.BinaryReader.FillBuffer(Int32 numBytes)
     at System.IO.BinaryReader.ReadUInt16()
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Data.Formats.Sbdf.SbdfSectionHeader.ReadSectionType(BinaryReader reader, SbdfSectionTypeId expectedType)
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Data.Import.SbdfDataRowReader.DelayedInit()
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Data.Import.InformationLinkDataSourceConnection.ExecuteQueryCore2()
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Data.DataSourceConnection.ExecuteQuery2()
  
  
  InformationModelServiceException at Spotfire.Dxp.Services:
  An Internal Error has occurred. com.spotfire.ws.dat.OperatorException: unexpected exception (HRESULT: 80131509)
  
  Stack Trace:
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Services.WebServiceBase`1.InvokeService[T](ServiceMethod`1 serviceMethod, ExceptionFactoryMethod exceptionFactoryMethod)
     at Spotfire.Dxp.Data.InformationModel.InternalInformationModelManager.DataStream.GetNextBlock()`
  </code></pre>