Problem Note 47957: Creating a new Model Analysis Manager project generates a "...java.lang.NullPointerException..." error
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The SAS® Merchandise Intelligence Configuration Workbench generates the following error in the MerchIntelWorkbenchSvr.log file when you attempt to create a new project in the Model Analysis Manager:
yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss,mmm [http-n-Processorn-n] WARN - Processing of HttpInvokerServiceExporter remote call resulted in fatal exception: com.sas.solutions.di.tools.server.services.ma.api.ModelAnalysisService.buildSubsetSpecTables java.lang.NullPointerException at com.sas.solutions.di.tools.server.services.saslanguage.CwSASLanguageServiceImpl.subsetAndCopyTables(CwSASLanguageServiceImpl.java:267) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) at com.sas.solutions.di.server.spring.SpringServer$InprocInvoker.privateInvoke(SpringServer.java:75) at com.sas.solutions.di.server.util.Interceptors.privateInvoke(Interceptors.java:167) at com.sas.solutions.di.server.spring.SpringServer$LocalInvocationHandler.invoke(SpringServer.java:108) at $Proxy23.subsetAndCopyTables(Unknown Source) at com.sas.solutions.di.tools.server.services.ma.ModelAnalysisServiceImpl.buildSubsetSpecTables(ModelAnalysisServiceImpl.java:134) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) at org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.invokeJoinpointUsingReflection(AopUtils.java:309) at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.invokeJoinpoint(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:183) at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:150) at org.springframework.remoting.support.RemoteInvocationTraceInterceptor.invoke(RemoteInvocationTraceInterceptor.java:77) at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172) at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:202) at $Proxy22.buildSubsetSpecTables(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) at org.springframework.remoting.support.RemoteInvocation.invoke(RemoteInvocation.java:205) at org.springframework.remoting.support.DefaultRemoteInvocationExecutor.invoke(DefaultRemoteInvocationExecutor.java:38) at com.sas.solutions.di.server.spring.SessionRemoteInvocationExecutor.invokeSuper(SessionRemoteInvocationExecutor.java:69) at com.sas.solutions.di.server.spring.SpringServer$SpringPrivateInvoker.privateInvoke(SpringServer.java:145) at com.sas.solutions.di.server.util.Interceptors.privateInvoke(Interceptors.java:167) at com.sas.solutions.di.server.spring.SpringServer.invoke(SpringServer.java:170) at com.sas.solutions.di.server.spring.SessionRemoteInvocationExecutor.invoke(SessionRemoteInvocationExecutor.java:46) at org.springframework.remoting.support.RemoteInvocationBasedExporter.invoke(RemoteInvocationBasedExporter.java:78) at org.springframework.remoting.support.RemoteInvocationBasedExporter.invokeAndCreateResult(RemoteInvocationBasedExporter.java:114) at org.springframework.remoting.httpinvoker.HttpInvokerServiceExporter.handleRequest(HttpInvokerServiceExporter.java:73) at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.HttpRequestHandlerAdapter.handle(HttpRequestHandlerAdapter.java:49) at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doDispatch(DispatcherServlet.java:790) at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doService(DispatcherServlet.java:719) at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.processRequest(FrameworkServlet.java:644) at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.doPost(FrameworkServlet.java:560) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:709) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:213) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:178) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:126) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:105) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:107) at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:148) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:869) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11BaseProtocol.java:664) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:527) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.runIt(LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.java:80) at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:684) at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
When this error occurs, the first scenario created (Scenario 1) does not have a MODEL_SPEC table.
There is no workaround for this issue.
Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS Retail Forecasting | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 5.2 | 5.2_M1 | 9.3 TS1M1 | 9.3 TS1M2 |
| Linux for x64 | 5.2 | 5.2_M1 | 9.3 TS1M1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| SAS System | SAS Markdown Optimization | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 5.2 | 5.2_M1 | 9.3 TS1M1 | 9.3 TS1M2 |
| Linux for x64 | 5.2 | 5.2_M1 | 9.3 TS1M1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| SAS System | SAS Promotion Optimization | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 5.2 | 5.2_M1 | 9.3 TS1M1 | 9.3 TS1M2 |
| Linux for x64 | 5.2 | 5.2_M1 | 9.3 TS1M1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| SAS System | SAS Regular Price Optimization | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 5.2 | 5.2_M1 | 9.3 TS1M1 | 9.3 TS1M2 |
| Linux for x64 | 5.2 | 5.2_M1 | 9.3 TS1M1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
A fix for this issue for SAS Revenue Optimization 5.2 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/H63.html#47957A fix for this issue for SAS SizeOptimization 3.2 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/H78.html#47957| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | alert |
| Date Modified: | 2012-09-21 15:41:37 |
| Date Created: | 2012-09-21 14:39:20 |