https://community.qlik.com/t5/Talend-Studio/Talend-Dataprep-Run-error-quot-dictionarySnapshot-quot-is-null/m-p/2522194#M147682 <P>Check the rules in your data prep recipe.&nbsp; &nbsp;Chances are one of those rules are causing the error, not the Talend job itself.&nbsp;</P> Tue, 24 Jun 2025 17:08:34 GMT robsch 2025-06-24T17:08:34Z https://community.qlik.com/t5/Talend-Studio/Talend-Dataprep-Run-error-quot-dictionarySnapshot-quot-is-null/m-p/2521366#M147660 <P>Trying to run the existing preparation from the talend cloud from the studio. It ran successfully on the cloud but facing some issue when called from studio and below is the log.</P><LI-CODE lang="markup">Starting job data_prep__steward at 15:12 16/06/2025. [statistics] connecting to socket on port 4000 [statistics] connected [FATAL] 15:12:40 qps.data_prep__steward_0_1.data_prep__steward- tDataPrepRun_1 Cannot invoke "org.talend.dataquality.semantic.snapshot.DictionarySnapshot.getDQCategoryByName(String)" because "dictionarySnapshot" is null java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "org.talend.dataquality.semantic.snapshot.DictionarySnapshot.getDQCategoryByName(String)" because "dictionarySnapshot" is null at org.talend.dsel.functions.custom.IsOfTypeUtility.isSemanticType(IsOfTypeUtility.java:60) ~[daikon-ee-dsel-8.5.4.jar:?] at org.talend.dsel.functions.custom.IsOfTypeUtility.evaluate(IsOfTypeUtility.java:28) ~[daikon-ee-dsel-8.5.4.jar:?] at org.talend.dsel.functions.custom.IsInvalid.call(IsInvalid.java:28) ~[daikon-ee-dsel-8.5.4.jar:?] at org.talend.maplang.el.interpreter.impl.function.ExprLangFunctions.call(ExprLangFunctions.java:45) ~[org.talend.maplang.el.interpreter-1.10.0.jar:?] at org.talend.maplang.el.interpreter.impl.ExprEvalVisitorImpl.visitStandardFunction(ExprEvalVisitorImpl.java:363) ~[org.talend.maplang.el.interpreter-1.10.0.jar:?] at org.talend.maplang.el.interpreter.impl.ExprEvalVisitorImpl.visitFunctionCall(ExprEvalVisitorImpl.java:351) ~[org.talend.maplang.el.interpreter-1.10.0.jar:?] at org.talend.maplang.el.interpreter.impl.ExprEvalVisitorImpl.visitFunctionCall(ExprEvalVisitorImpl.java:41) ~[org.talend.maplang.el.interpreter-1.10.0.jar:?] at org.talend.maplang.el.parser.model.ELNode.accept(ELNode.java:482) ~[org.talend.maplang.el.parser-1.10.0.jar:?] at org.talend.maplang.el.interpreter.impl.ExprEvalVisitorImpl.visitChildren(ExprEvalVisitorImpl.java:500) ~[org.talend.maplang.el.interpreter-1.10.0.jar:?] at org.talend.maplang.el.interpreter.impl.ExprEvalVisitorImpl.visitBlock(ExprEvalVisitorImpl.java:113) ~[org.talend.maplang.el.interpreter-1.10.0.jar:?] at org.talend.maplang.el.interpreter.impl.ExprEvalVisitorImpl.visitBlock(ExprEvalVisitorImpl.java:41) ~[org.talend.maplang.el.interpreter-1.10.0.jar:?] at org.talend.maplang.el.parser.model.ELNode.accept(ELNode.java:445) ~[org.talend.maplang.el.parser-1.10.0.jar:?] at org.talend.maplang.el.interpreter.impl.ExprEvalVisitorImpl.visitChildren(ExprEvalVisitorImpl.java:500) ~[org.talend.maplang.el.interpreter-1.10.0.jar:?] at org.talend.maplang.el.interpreter.impl.ExprEvalVisitorImpl.visitRoot(ExprEvalVisitorImpl.java:108) ~[org.talend.maplang.el.interpreter-1.10.0.jar:?] at org.talend.maplang.el.interpreter.impl.ExprEvalVisitorImpl.visitRoot(ExprEvalVisitorImpl.java:41) ~[org.talend.maplang.el.interpreter-1.10.0.jar:?] at org.talend.maplang.el.parser.model.ELNode.accept(ELNode.java:443) ~[org.talend.maplang.el.parser-1.10.0.jar:?] at org.talend.maplang.el.interpreter.impl.ExprInterpreterImpl.evalAsExprValue(ExprInterpreterImpl.java:199) ~[org.talend.maplang.el.interpreter-1.10.0.jar:?] at org.talend.maplang.el.interpreter.impl.ExprInterpreterImpl.evalAsBoolean(ExprInterpreterImpl.java:107) ~[org.talend.maplang.el.interpreter-1.10.0.jar:?] at org.talend.components.processing.functions.AbstractBaseFunction.isRecordMatchingFilter(AbstractBaseFunction.java:233) ~[processing-functions-1.68.1.jar:?] at org.talend.components.processing.functions.AbstractBaseFunction.applyOnRecord(AbstractBaseFunction.java:171) ~[processing-functions-1.68.1.jar:?] at org.talend.components.processing.functions.AbstractBaseFunction.transform(AbstractBaseFunction.java:156) ~[processing-functions-1.68.1.jar:?] at org.talend.components.processing.functions.technical.Composite.transform(Composite.java:53) ~[processing-functions-1.68.1.jar:?] at org.talend.components.dataprep.preparation.Preparation.transform(Preparation.java:50) ~[dataprep-1.68.1.jar:?] at org.talend.components.dataprep.processor.DataPrepProcessor.onElement(DataPrepProcessor.java:99) ~[dataprep-1.68.1.jar:?] at jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) ~[?:?] at jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:77) ~[?:?] at jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) ~[?:?] at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:568) ~[?:?] at org.talend.sdk.component.runtime.base.LifecycleImpl.doInvoke(LifecycleImpl.java:87) ~[component-runtime-impl-1.79.0.jar:?] at org.talend.sdk.component.runtime.output.ProcessorImpl.onNext(ProcessorImpl.java:303) ~[component-runtime-impl-1.79.0.jar:?] at org.talend.sdk.component.runtime.di.AutoChunkProcessor.onElement(AutoChunkProcessor.java:38) ~[component-runtime-di-1.79.0.jar:?] at qps.data_prep__steward_0_1.data_prep__steward.tFileInputDelimited_1Process(data_prep__steward.java:2821) [classes/:?] at qps.data_prep__steward_0_1.data_prep__steward.runJobInTOS(data_prep__steward.java:3927) [classes/:?] at qps.data_prep__steward_0_1.data_prep__steward.main(data_prep__steward.java:3565) [classes/:?] Exception in component tDataPrepRun_1 (data_prep__steward) java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "org.talend.dataquality.semantic.snapshot.DictionarySnapshot.getDQCategoryByName(String)" because "dictionarySnapshot" is null at org.talend.dsel.functions.custom.IsOfTypeUtility.isSemanticType(IsOfTypeUtility.java:60) at org.talend.dsel.functions.custom.IsOfTypeUtility.evaluate(IsOfTypeUtility.java:28) at org.talend.dsel.functions.custom.IsInvalid.call(IsInvalid.java:28) at org.talend.maplang.el.interpreter.impl.function.ExprLangFunctions.call(ExprLangFunctions.java:45) at org.talend.maplang.el.interpreter.impl.ExprEvalVisitorImpl.visitStandardFunction(ExprEvalVisitorImpl.java:363) at org.talend.maplang.el.interpreter.impl.ExprEvalVisitorImpl.visitFunctionCall(ExprEvalVisitorImpl.java:351) at org.talend.maplang.el.interpreter.impl.ExprEvalVisitorImpl.visitFunctionCall(ExprEvalVisitorImpl.java:41) at org.talend.maplang.el.parser.model.ELNode.accept(ELNode.java:482) at org.talend.maplang.el.interpreter.impl.ExprEvalVisitorImpl.visitChildren(ExprEvalVisitorImpl.java:500) at org.talend.maplang.el.interpreter.impl.ExprEvalVisitorImpl.visitBlock(ExprEvalVisitorImpl.java:113) at org.talend.maplang.el.interpreter.impl.ExprEvalVisitorImpl.visitBlock(ExprEvalVisitorImpl.java:41) at org.talend.maplang.el.parser.model.ELNode.accept(ELNode.java:445) at org.talend.maplang.el.interpreter.impl.ExprEvalVisitorImpl.visitChildren(ExprEvalVisitorImpl.java:500) at org.talend.maplang.el.interpreter.impl.ExprEvalVisitorImpl.visitRoot(ExprEvalVisitorImpl.java:108) at org.talend.maplang.el.interpreter.impl.ExprEvalVisitorImpl.visitRoot(ExprEvalVisitorImpl.java:41) at org.talend.maplang.el.parser.model.ELNode.accept(ELNode.java:443) at org.talend.maplang.el.interpreter.impl.ExprInterpreterImpl.evalAsExprValue(ExprInterpreterImpl.java:199) at org.talend.maplang.el.interpreter.impl.ExprInterpreterImpl.evalAsBoolean(ExprInterpreterImpl.java:107) at org.talend.components.processing.functions.AbstractBaseFunction.isRecordMatchingFilter(AbstractBaseFunction.java:233) at org.talend.components.processing.functions.AbstractBaseFunction.applyOnRecord(AbstractBaseFunction.java:171) at org.talend.components.processing.functions.AbstractBaseFunction.transform(AbstractBaseFunction.java:156) at org.talend.components.processing.functions.technical.Composite.transform(Composite.java:53) at org.talend.components.dataprep.preparation.Preparation.transform(Preparation.java:50) at org.talend.components.dataprep.processor.DataPrepProcessor.onElement(DataPrepProcessor.java:99) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:77) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:568) at org.talend.sdk.component.runtime.base.LifecycleImpl.doInvoke(LifecycleImpl.java:87) at org.talend.sdk.component.runtime.output.ProcessorImpl.onNext(ProcessorImpl.java:303) at org.talend.sdk.component.runtime.di.AutoChunkProcessor.onElement(AutoChunkProcessor.java:38) at qps.data_prep__steward_0_1.data_prep__steward.tFileInputDelimited_1Process(data_prep__steward.java:2821) at qps.data_prep__steward_0_1.data_prep__steward.runJobInTOS(data_prep__steward.java:3927) at qps.data_prep__steward_0_1.data_prep__steward.main(data_prep__steward.java:3565) [statistics] disconnected Job data_prep__steward ended at 15:12 16/06/2025. [Exit code = 1]</LI-CODE><P>&nbsp;</P> Mon, 16 Jun 2025 20:22:51 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/Talend-Studio/Talend-Dataprep-Run-error-quot-dictionarySnapshot-quot-is-null/m-p/2521366#M147660 vinodn1989 2025-06-16T20:22:51Z https://community.qlik.com/t5/Talend-Studio/Talend-Dataprep-Run-error-quot-dictionarySnapshot-quot-is-null/m-p/2522194#M147682 <P>Check the rules in your data prep recipe.&nbsp; &nbsp;Chances are one of those rules are causing the error, not the Talend job itself.&nbsp;</P> Tue, 24 Jun 2025 17:08:34 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/Talend-Studio/Talend-Dataprep-Run-error-quot-dictionarySnapshot-quot-is-null/m-p/2522194#M147682 robsch 2025-06-24T17:08:34Z https://community.qlik.com/t5/Talend-Studio/Talend-Dataprep-Run-error-quot-dictionarySnapshot-quot-is-null/m-p/2526039#M147842 <P>Check 'Use dictionary' in the advanced settings. Make sure you have updated to the latest version of Studio.</P> Fri, 01 Aug 2025 22:50:13 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/Talend-Studio/Talend-Dataprep-Run-error-quot-dictionarySnapshot-quot-is-null/m-p/2526039#M147842 jscantamburlo2 2025-08-01T22:50:13Z https://community.qlik.com/t5/Talend-Studio/Talend-Dataprep-Run-error-quot-dictionarySnapshot-quot-is-null/m-p/2526454#M147858 <P>Refer to the post for the solution:</P><P><A href="https://community.qlik.com/t5/Talend-Studio/tDataPrepRun-returning-error-DictionarySnapshot/m-p/2526173#M147846" target="_blank">https://community.qlik.com/t5/Talend-Studio/tDataPrepRun-returning-error-DictionarySnapshot/m-p/2526173#M147846</A></P> Wed, 06 Aug 2025 16:48:10 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/Talend-Studio/Talend-Dataprep-Run-error-quot-dictionarySnapshot-quot-is-null/m-p/2526454#M147858 vinodn1989 2025-08-06T16:48:10Z