SQL Job stuck in “Start initiated” status when additional indent present in script on Process tab

Products

• CA Automic Workload Automation - Automation Engine

Issue/Introduction

Error Message :
​java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException: Index: 0, Size: 0 

For the full errormessage please see description

A SQL Job stays in a "Start initiated" status when a script with an additional indent is executed in the Process Tab and the SQL Agent writes forced Traces. 

Investigation

1. Create a SQL Job with the following script in the Process Tab:

:READ &RNNR#,,,"2288358", 
:set &rnnr# = FORMAT(&rnnr#,'0') 

!AgentenLOG 
:set &act_txt#=''; 
:SET &HND# = PREP_PROCESS_REPORT(, &rnnr#, "PLOG",,"COL=DELIMITER", "DELIMITER=*'*") 
:PROCESS &HND# 
: SET &RET# = GET_PROCESS_LINE(&HND#,1) 
: set &act_txt# = "&act_txt# &RET#" 
:ENDPROCESS 
:CLOSE_PROCESS &HND# 

!"REPORT"; 

:set &rep_txt# = "" 
:SET &HND# = PREP_PROCESS_REPORT(, &rnnr#, "REP",,"COL=DELIMITER", "DELIMITER=*'*") 
:PROCESS &HND# 
: SET &RET# = GET_PROCESS_LINE(&HND#,1) 
: set &rep_txt# = "&rep_txt# &RET#" 
:ENDPROCESS 

SQL_SET_STATEMENT_TERMINATOR TERM='@'; 
SELECT count (*) from EH;@ 

2. Execute the SQL Job.

Results

Actual:  Job stays in a "Start initiated" status and the SQL Agent writes forced Traces. 
Expected:  Job should run to completion.  

If the script is modified and the indent at the beginning of the line containing "!"Report";" is removed from the Process tab the Job works correctly.

Error Messages from the Trace file:

java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException: Index: 0, Size: 0 
at java.util.LinkedList.checkElementIndex(Unknown Source) 
at java.util.LinkedList.get(Unknown Source) 
at com.uc4.ex.sql.JCLSplitter.split(JCLSplitter.java:66) 
at com.uc4.ex.sql.SQLConsumer.syntaxOk(SQLConsumer.java:589) 
at com.uc4.ex.Job.jclSyntaxError(Job.java:327) 
at com.uc4.ex.JobRoutine.executeJob(JobRoutine.java:221) 
at com.uc4.ex.MessageDispatcher.dispatchLogicalMessage(MessageDispatcher.java:139) 
at com.uc4.ex.cp.CPConnection.dispatch(CPConnection.java:767) 
at com.uc4.ex.cp.CPConnection.access$200(CPConnection.java:70) 
at com.uc4.ex.cp.CPConnection$3.run(CPConnection.java:700) 
at com.uc4.ex.ThreadPool$RunnableDecorator.run(ThreadPool.java:53) 
at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Unknown Source) 
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source) 
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source) 
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source) 
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) 
 

java.lang.Exception: Log Stack 
at com.uc4.ex.logging.LogService.forcedTrace(LogService.java:482) 
at com.uc4.ex.MessageDispatcher.dispatchLogicalMessage(MessageDispatcher.java:251) 
at com.uc4.ex.cp.CPConnection.dispatch(CPConnection.java:767) 
at com.uc4.ex.cp.CPConnection.access$200(CPConnection.java:70) 
at com.uc4.ex.cp.CPConnection$3.run(CPConnection.java:700) 
at com.uc4.ex.ThreadPool$RunnableDecorator.run(ThreadPool.java:53) 
at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Unknown Source) 
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source) 
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source) 
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source) 
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

Environment

OS Version: N/A

Cause

Cause type:
Defect
Root Cause: Indented comment lines in an SQL job cause IndexOutOfBoundsException errors, and the job gets stuck in a status of "Start initiated" .

Resolution

Update to a fix version listed below or a newer version if available.

Fix Status: Released

Fix Version(s):
Automation Engine 12.0.2 - Available
Automation Engine 11.2.5 – Available

Additional Information

Workaround :
 Remove the additional indent in the script.