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Problem Note 64508: Archiving metadata content with SAS® Data Integration Studio can cause errors when you use the Git Version Control plug-in
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You might receive error messages while archiving metadata content in SAS Data Integration Studio when you are using the Git Version Control plug-in. These errors might occur when the plug-in is configured for use with the GitLab, GitHub, or Bitbucket version control repositories. Errors can be similar to the following:
Exception in thread "BackgroundOperation" java.lang.NullPointerException at java.io.File.
[Fatal Error]:-1:-1: Premature end of file. org.xml.sax.SAXParseException; Premature end of file.
To work around the problem, take these steps:
- Log in to the GitLab, GitHub, or Bitbucket repository.
- Edit the archives.xml file, and add the following content:
<root>
</root>
- Save the changes to the archives.xml file.
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 | 4.904 | 4.905 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 4.904 | 4.905 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 4.904 | 4.905 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 4.904 | 4.905 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 4.904 | 4.905 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 4.904 | 4.905 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 4.904 | 4.905 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 4.904 | 4.905 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 4.904 | 4.905 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 4.904 | 4.905 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 4.904 | 4.905 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 4.904 | 4.905 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 4.904 | 4.905 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 4.904 | 4.905 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | 4.904 | 4.905 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 | 4.904 | 4.905 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 4.904 | 4.905 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 4.904 | 4.905 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 4.904 | 4.905 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 4.904 | 4.905 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 4.904 | 4.905 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 4.904 | 4.905 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 4.904 | 4.905 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 4.904 | 4.905 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||