KB441601: “We could not locate a task from the supplied request. Please specify a value for the “taskId” parameter” error received when a user attempts to import data from Excel or csv file as prompt answers in MicroStrategy Web

SYMPTOM:
Users want to import data from an Excel or a csv file as prompt answers. However, after navigating to the file location, selecting the file, and pressing ‘Import”, the following error appears in Strategy Web 10.4:
 

“We could not locate a task from the supplied request. Please specify a value for the “taskId” parameter”

STEPS TO REPRODUCE:

1. Run a report that contains an expression prompt
2. On the prompt page, select “Qualify” and click on "Import file"

       3. Click on "Choose File" and select a file that contains data that will be used as prompt answers for the report
       4. Clicking on "Import" will throw the error “We could not locate a task from the supplied request. Please specify a value for the 'taskId' parameter.”  
CAUSE:
This issue could be caused by not having enough permissions for the temp folder under Apache on the Web Server.
 
ACTION: 
Check permission for the temp folder under Apache. Give Full Permissions, test the issue again to verify the fix
 

The Strategy Article reference number is KB441601