Problem Note 49786: A "NullPointerException" error message might be displayed when you try to export a table from a Rating Group page in SAS® Enterprise GRC
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In SAS Enterprise GRC, a "NullPointerException" error message might be displayed when you try to export table data from the Contents section in a Rating Group.
For example, you might do the following:
- Log on to SAS Enterprise GRC as an administrative user.
- Click Risk Management, then Libraries.
- In the left menu, click Rating Groups.
- Select a rating group that has data (such as Measures or Rating Groups) in the Contents section.
- Click the drop-down icon in the table and select Export to Excel.
A message like the following might be displayed:
java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.sas.metadata.remote.MdObjectListImpl.getObjectforID(MdObjectListImpl.java:1889)
at com.sas.metadata.remote.MdObjectListImpl.getObjectforID(MdObjectListImpl.java:1870)
at com.sas.metadata.remote.MdObjectListImpl.get(MdObjectListImpl.java:2555)
at com.sas.metadata.remote.AssociationList.get(AssociationList.java:1650)
at com.sas.metadata.remote.impl.DataTableImpl.getTablePackage(DataTableImpl.java:1287)
at com.sas.services.information.metadata.OMRDataTable.getSchema(OMRDataTable.java:267)
at com.sas.prompts.valueprovider.dynamic.DataProviderUtil.getLibrary
(DataProviderUtil.java:138)
at com.sas.prompts.valueprovider.dynamic.DataProvider.getConnectionForTableURL
(DataProvider.java:1441)
at com.sas.prompts.valueprovider.dynamic.workspace.PromptColumnValueProvider.setConnection
(PromptColumnValueProvider.java:707)
at com.sas.prompts.valueprovider.dynamic.workspace.PromptColumnValueProvider.isSearchable
(PromptColumnValueProvider.java:231)
at com.sas.prompts.PromptDynamicValueProviderWrapper.isSearchable
(PromptDynamicValueProviderWrapper.java:86)
at com.sas.prompts.PromptDynamicValueProviderWrapper.isSearchable
(PromptDynamicValueProviderWrapper.java:75)
at com.sas.servlet.tbeans.valuepicker.ValuePicker.isSearchable(ValuePicker.java:1221)
at com.sas.servlet.tbeans.valuepicker.ValuePicker.initialize(ValuePicker.java:340)
at com.sas.servlet.tbeans.valuepicker.ValuePicker.(ValuePicker.java:267)
at com.sas.prompts.components.webapp.visuals.PromptValuePicker.
(PromptValuePicker.java:66)
at com.sas.prompts.components.webapp.util.PromptValueComponentFactory.createComponent
(PromptValueComponentFactory.java:247)
at com.sas.prompts.components.webapp.visuals.PromptComponent.
(PromptComponent.java:177)
at com.sas.prompts.components.webapp.util.PromptComponentFactory.createComponent
(PromptComponentFactory.java:26)
at com.sas.prompts.components.webapp.visuals.PromptGroupPanel.addPrompt
(PromptGroupPanel.java:136)
at com.sas.prompts.components.webapp.visuals.PromptGroupPanel.addComponents
(PromptGroupPanel.java:420)
at com.sas.prompts.components.webapp.visuals.PromptGroupPanel.write
(PromptGroupPanel.java:292)
at com.sas.util.SimpleTemplateToPrintWriter.writeValue(SimpleTemplateToPrintWriter.java:294)
at com.sas.util.SimpleTemplateToPrintWriter.writeToken(SimpleTemplateToPrintWriter.java:259)
at com.sas.util.SimpleTemplateToPrintWriter.writeText(SimpleTemplateToPrintWriter.java:335)
at com.sas.util.SimpleTemplateToPrintWriter.write(SimpleTemplateToPrintWriter.java:355)
at com.sas.util.SimpleTemplateToPrintWriter.write(SimpleTemplateToPrintWriter.java:389)
at com.sas.util.SimpleTemplateToPrintWriter.write(SimpleTemplateToPrintWriter.java:364)
at com.sas.servlet.tbeans.TemplateSupport.writeTemplate(TemplateSupport.java:220)
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Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS Enterprise GRC | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M1 | |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Ent | 4.3 | |||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro | 4.3 | |||||
| Microsoft Windows 95/98 | 4.3 | |||||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server | 4.3 | |||||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server | 4.3 | |||||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Server | 4.3 | |||||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional | 4.3 | |||||
| Microsoft Windows NT Workstation | 4.3 | |||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M1 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M1 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M1 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M1 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M1 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M1 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 4.3 | |||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 4.3 | |||||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M1 | |||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M1 | |||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M1 | |||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M1 | |||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M1 | |||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M1 | |||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M1 | |||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M1 | |||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M1 | |||
| Windows Millennium Edition (Me) | 4.3 | |||||
| Windows Vista | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M1 | |||
| Windows Vista for x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M1 | |||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M1 | |||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M1 | |||
| HP-UX IPF | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M1 | |||
| Linux for x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M1 | |||
| Solaris for x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M1 | |||
A fix for this issue for SAS Enterprise GRC 4.3 is available at:
http://ftp.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/D17.html#49786| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | high |
| Date Modified: | 2013-04-30 17:28:22 |
| Date Created: | 2013-04-29 11:07:53 |