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Problem Note 67188: A "Compare Tables: java.lang.NullPointerException" error occurs when deploying a job that contains a Compare transformation using a hash lookup method
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When you deploy a SAS® Data Integration Studio job that contains a Compare transformation, you might receive the following error:
The job '_job-name_' was not deployed because of the following reason: Compare Tables: java.lang.NullPointerException
The error occurs when the Compare transformation uses a direct in-memory lookup (hash object) method for comparison of the tables and does not use the output port for Unmatched: Missing Records, as shown here:
To work around this issue, complete one of the following steps:
- Add the output port for Unmatched: Missing Records to the Compare transformation.
- Reset the direct lookup (hash object) property to No in the options for the Compare transformation. This selection means that the application will use a sequential disk-based lookup (DATA step merge) method to compare the tables.
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 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 4.904 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 4.904 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 4.904 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 4.904 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 4.904 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 4.904 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 4.904 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 4.904 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 4.904 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 4.904 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 4.904 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 4.904 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 4.904 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 4.904 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 4.904 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 4.904 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | 4.904 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 | 4.904 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 4.904 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 4.904 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 4.904 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 4.904 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 4.904 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 4.904 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 4.904 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 4.904 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||