JR61257: DATADIRECT JDBC DRIVER FOR HIVE UPDATE TO VERSION 6.0.1.000118

IBM InfoSphere Information Server, Version 11.7.1.1 (Fix Pack 1)
IBM InfoSphere Information Server, Version 11.7.1.1 for AIX
IBM InfoSphere Information Server, Version 11.7.1.1 for Windows
IBM InfoSphere Information Server, Version 11.7.1.1 for Linux

APAR status

• Closed as Vendor Solution.

Error description

• The driver fails to:
  - get column metadata when column's comment contains a newline
  character (\\n).
  - parse the SQL CASE statement correctly.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  Users using Hive connector to import Hive database metadata from
  database with column comments containing newline characters
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  Hive database metadata import fails when columns' comment
  contain a new line character. The error reported is:
  [CDIMR0091E] There was an error discovering the tables using the
  connector.
  Caused by:
  com.ibm.iis.cas.shared.ConnectorServiceException: The connector
  could not
  obtain the Hive driver meta data information. The reported error
  is:
  java.lang.NullPointerException.
  ****************************************************************
  RECOMMENDATION
  Install patch JR61257
  ****************************************************************
  

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

Applicable component levels