2046768 - Information Steward Metadata initialization error - MetadataService did not initialize properly. Check the PJS log file for more details. (ADM-10008)

When trying to create new connection in Information Steward (IS) , this error is noted:

• Connection Error: MetadataService did not initialize properly. Check the PJS log file for more details. (ADM-10008) - OK
• at com.sap.dca.boe.oca.core.DcaService.startService(Unknown Source)
• [W] [ApplicationService][Transport:Shared-234/56] MMWarehouse has already been initialized; subsequent initialization requests are ignored. (COR-10136)
  [W] [ApplicationService][Transport:Shared-257/56] MMWarehouse has already been initialized; subsequent initialization requests are ignored. (COR-10136)
  [E] [ApplicationService][Transport:Shared-262/56] XML validation error for file getMetadataReplyDocument(xml). (COR-10142)
  [E] [ApplicationService][Transport:Shared-262/56] error: cvc-complex-type.2.4a: Expected element 'ID@http://www.sap.com/DataServices/DataServicesXSD' instead of 'Status@http://www.sap.com/DataServices/DataServicesXSD' here in element MetadataReply@http://www.sap.com/DataServices/DataServicesXSD
  [E] [ApplicationService][Transport:Shared-262/56] error: cvc-complex-type.2.4c: Expected element 'ID@http://www.sap.com/DataServices/DataServicesXSD' before the end of the content in element MetadataReply@http://www.sap.com/DataServices/DataServicesXSD
  [E] [ApplicationService][Transport:Shared-262/56] XML validation error for file getMetadataReplyDocument(xml). (COR-10142)
  [E] [ApplicationService][Transport:Shared-262/56] com.bobj.mm.sdk.SDKException: XML validation error for file getMetadataReplyDocument(xml). (COR-10142)
   at com.sap.icc.logging.Logging.logParseError(Logging.java:1063)
   at com.sap.icc.sdk.connection.internal.Connection.getMetadataReplyDocument(Connection.java:841)
• [E] [ApplicationService][Transport:Shared-572/56] javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamException: ParseError at [row,col]:[1,1]
  Message: Premature end of file.

• SAP Data Services 4.2 SP2 patch 0
• SAP Information Platform Services 4.1 SP2 patch 0
• SAP Information Steward S 4.2 SP2 patch 0
• Microsoft Windows 2008 STD

KBA , EIM-IS , Information Steward , Problem