Problem Note 50309: A null-pointer exception occurs when you use the SAS XMLA web service in the second maintenance release for SAS® 9.3 (TS1M2)
The following error might appear in your SAS® web application server's log file when you use the XMLA web service in SAS 9.3 (TS1M2):
DEBUG [] com.sas.web.services.spring.endpoint.xmla.SoapExceptionResolver - Resolving exception from endpoint [null]: java.lang.NullPointerException
2013-06-27 09:21:50,139 ERROR [STDERR] (http-0.0.0.0-8080-1) java.lang.NullPointerException
2013-06-27 09:21:50,139 ERROR [STDERR] (http-0.0.0.0-8080-1) at com.sas.svcs.commons.webservice.impl.mapping.WsAddressingActionHeaderEndpointMapping.getActionHeader(WsAddressingActionHeaderEndpointMapping.java:51)
The error also appears in the XMLA web service's response file:
<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<soapenv:Body>
<soapenv:Fault>
<faultcode>soapenv:Server</faultcode>
<faultstring>java.lang.NullPointerException</faultstring>
<detail>
<Error ErrorCode="4000" Description="java.lang.NullPointerException"
Source="SAS XML for Analysis Provider" HelpFile=""/>
</detail>
</soapenv:Fault>
</soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>
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Operating System and Release Information
| SAS System | SAS Enterprise BI Server | z/OS | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 |
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 |
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 |
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 |
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 |
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 |
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 |
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 |
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 |
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 |
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 |
| Windows Vista | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 |
| Windows Vista for x64 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 |
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 |
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 |
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 |
| HP-UX IPF | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 |
| Linux | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 |
| Linux for x64 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 |
| Solaris for x64 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 |
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| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Date Modified: | 2013-07-02 13:59:11 |
| Date Created: | 2013-07-02 09:30:21 |
