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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)

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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

Product FamilyProductSystemProduct ReleaseSAS Release
ReportedFixed*ReportedFixed*
SAS SystemSAS Enterprise BI Serverz/OS9.39.39.3 TS1M29.3 TS1M2
Microsoft® Windows® for x649.39.39.3 TS1M29.3 TS1M2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition9.39.39.3 TS1M29.3 TS1M2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition9.39.39.3 TS1M29.3 TS1M2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition9.39.39.3 TS1M29.3 TS1M2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x649.39.39.3 TS1M29.3 TS1M2
Microsoft Windows Server 20089.39.39.3 TS1M29.3 TS1M2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 for x649.39.39.3 TS1M29.3 TS1M2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x649.39.39.3 TS1M29.3 TS1M2
Microsoft Windows XP Professional9.39.39.3 TS1M29.3 TS1M2
Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit9.39.39.3 TS1M29.3 TS1M2
Windows 7 Enterprise x649.39.39.3 TS1M29.3 TS1M2
Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit9.39.39.3 TS1M29.3 TS1M2
Windows 7 Home Premium x649.39.39.3 TS1M29.3 TS1M2
Windows 7 Professional 32 bit9.39.39.3 TS1M29.3 TS1M2
Windows 7 Professional x649.39.39.3 TS1M29.3 TS1M2
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit9.39.39.3 TS1M29.3 TS1M2
Windows 7 Ultimate x649.39.39.3 TS1M29.3 TS1M2
Windows Vista9.39.39.3 TS1M29.3 TS1M2
Windows Vista for x649.39.39.3 TS1M29.3 TS1M2
64-bit Enabled AIX9.39.39.3 TS1M29.3 TS1M2
64-bit Enabled HP-UX9.39.39.3 TS1M29.3 TS1M2
64-bit Enabled Solaris9.39.39.3 TS1M29.3 TS1M2
HP-UX IPF9.39.39.3 TS1M29.3 TS1M2
Linux9.39.39.3 TS1M29.3 TS1M2
Linux for x649.39.39.3 TS1M29.3 TS1M2
Solaris for x649.39.39.3 TS1M29.3 TS1M2
* 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.