https://community.splunk.com/t5/Reporting/Error-in-PDF-generation-Splunk-5-0-2/m-p/37197#M724 <P>Long time and no answer on this one. So, I will attempt to answer this. This is a problem with too many columns in a report and/or dashboard. This can be encountered when using a search with the "limit=0", or other large number.</P> <P>"search" | timechart limit=0 span=1h sum(MB) by series </P> <P>Try removing or reducing the "limit=0"</P> <P>"search" | timechart span=1h sum(MB) by series </P> Mon, 03 Mar 2014 23:32:30 GMT grantjansen 2014-03-03T23:32:30Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Reporting/Error-in-PDF-generation-Splunk-5-0-2/m-p/37196#M723 <P>Hi,</P> <P>I'm encountering this error when attempting to generate a PDF of my dashboard.</P> <PRE><CODE>Unable to render PDF. Exception raised while trying to render "Firewall Report Dashboard (last month)" to PDF. Cannot establish break in word: tcp1502 </CODE></PRE> <P>In Splunk's python.log, I see that an exception is raised:</P> <PRE><CODE>2013-08-16 17:18:03,097 +0800 ERROR pdfgen_endpoint:186 - Exception raised while trying to render "Firewall Report Dashboard (last month)" to PDF. Cannot establish break in word: tcp1502 </CODE></PRE> <P>Does anyone know what this error means?</P> Fri, 16 Aug 2013 09:23:10 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Reporting/Error-in-PDF-generation-Splunk-5-0-2/m-p/37196#M723 roychen 2013-08-16T09:23:10Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Reporting/Error-in-PDF-generation-Splunk-5-0-2/m-p/37197#M724 <P>Long time and no answer on this one. So, I will attempt to answer this. This is a problem with too many columns in a report and/or dashboard. This can be encountered when using a search with the "limit=0", or other large number.</P> <P>"search" | timechart limit=0 span=1h sum(MB) by series </P> <P>Try removing or reducing the "limit=0"</P> <P>"search" | timechart span=1h sum(MB) by series </P> Mon, 03 Mar 2014 23:32:30 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Reporting/Error-in-PDF-generation-Splunk-5-0-2/m-p/37197#M724 grantjansen 2014-03-03T23:32:30Z