Problem Note 56919: Deleting a table in an SQL Set Operators transformation causes jobs to fail in SAS® Data Integration Studio and returns a null pointer exception error
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Deleting a table in a job that contains at least three tables that goes into an SQL Set Operators transformation might cause the job to fail and a null pointer exception error to be written to the log. This problem occurs if the last table in the series that is connected to the transformation is removed from the job.
This problem is caused by an orphaned Union All that remains in the generated code after the table is deleted.
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 Data Integration Studio | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 4.8 | 4.902 | 9.4 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M4 |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 4.8 | 4.902 | 9.4 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 4.8 | 4.902 | 9.4 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 4.8 | 4.902 | 9.4 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 4.8 | 4.902 | 9.4 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 4.8 | 4.902 | 9.4 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 4.8 | 4.902 | 9.4 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro | 4.8 | 4.902 | 9.4 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 4.8 | 4.902 | 9.4 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 4.8 | 4.902 | 9.4 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 4.8 | 4.902 | 9.4 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 4.8 | 4.902 | 9.4 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 4.8 | 4.902 | 9.4 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 4.8 | 4.902 | 9.4 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 4.8 | 4.902 | 9.4 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 4.8 | 4.902 | 9.4 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 4.8 | 4.902 | 9.4 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 4.8 | 4.902 | 9.4 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 4.8 | 4.902 | 9.4 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 4.8 | 4.902 | 9.4 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 4.8 | 4.902 | 9.4 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 4.8 | 4.902 | 9.4 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 4.8 | 4.902 | 9.4 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 4.8 | 4.902 | 9.4 TS1M1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
A fix for this issue for Data Integration Studio 4.901 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/W51.html#56919| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Date Modified: | 2016-01-20 16:19:05 |
| Date Created: | 2015-10-26 14:38:30 |