Problem Note 36997: Import error with Data Exploration: Import operation failed while processing data exploration java.lang.NullPointerException
If you encounter the error:
"Error: Import operation failed while processing data exploration "name".
java.lang.NullPointerException"
while importing a package file that includes data explorations, it is most likely because of
corrupted SAS® Information Maps.
This problem occurs if the SAS Information Map metadata ID is the same as the data exploration metadata ID.
During the Import process, there is no internal check on whether this ID is an actual SAS Information Map
or a data exploration bookmark.
When a data exploration bookmark has the same ID as the SAS Information Map, the SAS Information Map's path is queried. When a null is returned as the path value, the above error occurs.
To circumvent the problem, delete the data exploration bookmark.
A Hotfix is planned for SAS®l 9.1.3.
Operating System and Release Information
| SAS System | SAS Metadata Server | z/OS | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
| Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Server | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
| Microsoft Windows NT Workstation | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
| Windows Vista | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
| HP-UX IPF | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
| Linux | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
| Linux on Itanium | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
| Solaris for x64 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
*
For software releases that are not yet generally available, the Fixed
Release is the software release in which the problem is planned to be
fixed.
The Import process for Data Explorations might fail with an error "Import operation failed while processing data exploration java.lang.NullPointerException"
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Date Modified: | 2009-10-06 10:33:56 |
| Date Created: | 2009-08-26 14:16:46 |
