Dynamics GP Business Portal: Folder Executive– [CompanyName] does not exist.

I ran into the below error this morning while installing business portal for Dynamics GP 2013:

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Feature Id:  538b415a-89eb-4de6-a93c-9fea1d565363

      Location:  C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\TEMPLATE\FEATURES\BPGPReportsCenter

        Action:  Activate

     Exception:  Folder Executive – [Company Name] does not exist.

   Stack Trace:     at Microsoft.Dynamics.SharePoint.Helper.ValidateFolder(SPList pageLibraryList, String folder)

   at Microsoft.Dynamics.SharePoint.Helper.AddFolderPermission(String siteRelativePath, String pageLibrary, String folder, String group, String permissionLevel)

   at Microsoft.Dynamics.GP.BusinessPortal.GPReportsCenter.CenterActivateProcess(String urlCenterLibrary, String quickLunchTitle, String groupName, String groupDesc, String folderName, String pageLibraryName)

   at Microsoft.Dynamics.GP.BusinessPortal.GPReportsCenter.FeatureActivated(SPFeatureReceiverProperties properties)

   at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeature.DoActivationCallout(Boolean fActivate, Boolean fForce)

   at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeature.Activate(SPSite siteParent, SPWeb webParent, SPFeaturePropertyCollection props, Boolean fForce)

   at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeatureCollection.AddInternal(SPFeatureDefinition featdef, Version version, SPFeaturePropertyCollection properties, Boolean force, Boolean fMarkOnly)

   at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeatureCollection.AddInternalWithName(Guid featureId, String featureName, Version version, SPFeaturePropertyCollection properties, Boolean force, Boolean fMarkOnly, SPFeatureDefinitionScope featdefScope)

   at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeatureCollection.Add(Guid featureId)

   at Microsoft.Dynamics.GP.Deployment.SharePoint.Office14.FeatureAdapter.Activate(Guid id, FeatureScope scope, String siteCollection, String relativeUrl)

   at Microsoft.Dynamics.GP.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.SharePoint.SharePointActivateFeature.OnPerform(IFeature spFeature, SharePointFeatureInformation spFeatureInfo)

   at Microsoft.Dynamics.GP.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.SharePoint.SharePointFeatureDeploymentProcessor.Process(IFeature featureInterface, SharePointFeatureCustomActionData data)

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After searching everything on the internet and investigated all possibilities I found finally that one of my companies contains “-“ and “*”, removing these from this company resolved my issue!

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Regards,

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Mohammad R. Daoud MVP - MCT
MCP, MCBMSP, MCTS, MCBMSS
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me@mohdaoud.com
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