getting Null Pointer Exception on exporting data to tableau server from dataiku

UserBird

Tableau export (v2)

DSS 3.1.5

My configuration--

Exporter: Upload to tableau server

URL: http://abc-vm-tableau1234.cloudapp.net:8080

username: ****

pwd: ***

On Running job, I get ----

Status: Exporting input: TRY_TABLEU.tde_dss

[17:47:42] [INFO] [dku.flow.jobrunner] running compute_zJ5ovH4y_NP - Allocated a slot for this activity!
[17:47:42] [INFO] [dku.flow.jobrunner] running compute_zJ5ovH4y_NP - Run activity
[17:47:42] [INFO] [dku.flow.activity] running compute_zJ5ovH4y_NP - Checking if sources are ready
[17:47:42] [INFO] [dku.datasets.file] running compute_zJ5ovH4y_NP - Enumerate FS: 
[17:47:42] [INFO] [dku.timestamps.sql] running compute_zJ5ovH4y_NP - Transaction time 1484848062535
[17:47:42] [DEBUG] [dku.flow.activity] running compute_zJ5ovH4y_NP - Computing hashes to propagate BEFORE activity
[17:47:42] [INFO] [dku.datasets.file] running compute_zJ5ovH4y_NP - Enumerate FS: 
[17:47:42] [DEBUG] [dku.flow.activity] running compute_zJ5ovH4y_NP - Recorded 1 hashes before activity run
[17:47:42] [INFO] [dku.timestamps.sql] running compute_zJ5ovH4y_NP - Transaction time 1484848062621
[17:47:42] [INFO] [dku.managedfolders] running compute_zJ5ovH4y_NP - Creating root path for managed folder: /home/ddpadmin/dataiku/dataiku-dss-3.1.5/DATA_DIR/managed_folders/TRY_TABLEU/zJ5ovH4y
[17:47:42] [DEBUG] [dku.flow.activity] running compute_zJ5ovH4y_NP - Building recipe runner of type
[17:47:42] [DEBUG] [dku.job.activity] running compute_zJ5ovH4y_NP - Filling source sizes
[17:47:42] [INFO] [dku.datasets.file] running compute_zJ5ovH4y_NP - Enumerate FS: 
[17:47:42] [DEBUG] [dku.job.activity] running compute_zJ5ovH4y_NP - Done filling source sizes
[17:47:42] [DEBUG] [dku.flow.activity] running compute_zJ5ovH4y_NP - Recipe runner built, will use 1 thread(s)
[17:47:42] [DEBUG] [dku.flow.activity] running compute_zJ5ovH4y_NP - Starting execution thread: com.dataiku.dip.recipes.export.ExportRecipeRunner@6e95223c
[17:47:42] [DEBUG] [dku.flow.activity] running compute_zJ5ovH4y_NP - Execution threads started, waiting for activity end
[17:47:42] [INFO] [dku.flow.activity] - Run thread for activity compute_zJ5ovH4y_NP starting
[17:47:42] [INFO] [com.dataiku.dip.export.BasicExportHandler] - New export: tde_dss -> CUSTOM_MANAGED [DKU_etRAUOs]
[17:47:42] [INFO] [dku.flow.activity] - Run thread failed for activity compute_zJ5ovH4y_NP
java.lang.NullPointerException
	at com.dataiku.dip.export.BasicExportHandler.doExport(BasicExportHandler.java:44)
	at com.dataiku.dip.recipes.export.ExportRecipeRunner.run(ExportRecipeRunner.java:126)
	at com.dataiku.dip.dataflow.jobrunner.ActivityRunner$FlowRunnableThread.run(ActivityRunner.java:350)
[17:47:42] [INFO] [dku.flow.activity] running compute_zJ5ovH4y_NP - activity is finished
[17:47:42] [ERROR] [dku.flow.activity] running compute_zJ5ovH4y_NP - Activity failed
java.lang.NullPointerException
	at com.dataiku.dip.export.BasicExportHandler.doExport(BasicExportHandler.java:44)
	at com.dataiku.dip.recipes.export.ExportRecipeRunner.run(ExportRecipeRunner.java:126)
	at com.dataiku.dip.dataflow.jobrunner.ActivityRunner$FlowRunnableThread.run(ActivityRunner.java:350)
[17:47:42] [INFO] [dku.flow.activity] running compute_zJ5ovH4y_NP - Done post-activity tasks
[17:47:42] [INFO] [dku.flow.object.event.remote] running compute_zJ5ovH4y_NP - sending sja to backend

Clément_Stenac

Hi,

This is a known bug that will be fixed in a later version of DSS. There is no workaround unfortunately (apart from manually exporting using the Export button on the dataset, only the recipe is affected)