SYMPTOM:
A user attempts to republish a cube that was imported from Excel by a different user. Despite having the right permission to perform this action, an error occurs:

Unable to publish the cube. User [...] does not have Write access to the Report Definition object '<file_name>' in Project with ID '<project_ID>'. Error in Process method of Component: QueryEngineServer, Project <project_name>, Job <job_number>, Error Code= -2147214568.)








CAUSE:
This is an identified defect in Strategy 10.4.x with cubes containing GEO attributes and derived columns.
ACTION:
This issue is resolved in Strategy 11.0. To take advantage of this fix, upgrade to Strategy 11.0 or later.
WORKAROUND:
Grant the affected user or user group the Collaborate privilege (in Developer it's called Modify privilege).
KB441162