Error Messages in the Transformation Editor

If you receive an error message in the transformation editor, these tips can help you determine the possible cause and solution.

Error Message	Cause and Solution
"Mismatched input ‘SELECT’ expecting {, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘.’}" (in transformation editor)	You have multiple transformations within this cell and one is missing a ‘;’ at the end.
"Mismatched input ‘’ expecting K_AS" (in transformation editor)	The structure of your transformation should be similar to: `SELECT <function> AS <attribute>` This error indicates that you have not included the `AS <attribute>` alias clause.
"“Attribute_1” is an array, but it’s being used like a string" (in transformation editor)	The function you are trying to use requires a string input, but this field is currently an array. - If you expect the field to contain only single values, use `to_string()` or `get()` - If you expect the field to contain multi-value arrays, use `map` and `lambda` to apply the function to all values in the array Remember that if you use `to_string()` or `get()` your attribute type will be a string rather than array. You can change back by using the `array()` function.
"“Attribute_1” is a string, but it’s being used like an array" (in transformation editor)	The opposite of the previous example: the function you are trying to use requires an array input, but this field is currently a string. You can convert the data type using the `array()` function.
"The 1st argument to function "top" must be a constant literal expression." (in transformation editor)	Tamr has replaced the `top` function in your transformation with a new version. A legacy version remains available. You can update each transformation that uses this function individually to use `legacy.top()` instead, or a system administrator can use the transformation tools utility to make this change automatically in every project.
"Cannot convert complex types within an array value" (in error log when unified dataset update fails)	This error occurs when a transformation does not convert an `array<array<data_type>>` (an array of arrays) to array. Transformations that include the functions `top`, `mode`, or `collect_set` are the likeliest sources of an array of arrays. A potential solution is to rewrite your transformation from this format: `group collect_set(allNames) As allNames by keyField1` to a format that uses spread: `group collect_set(...allNames) As allNames by keyField1`. The first version collects a set of sets of names [['joe', 'joey'], ['joe'], ['anne']]. Using spread (...) in the second version collects a set of names ['joe', 'joey', 'anne']. A different solution may be needed depending on the specifics of your transformation.

Error Messages on the Unified Dataset Page

If you navigate to the Unified Dataset page and a 500 Internal Server Error, "The previewRunner service threw: java.lang.NullPointerException" message appears, the preview microservice is not running. A system administrator can restart Tamr Core to correct this problem.

This problem typically is the result of an error in a transformation. Reviewing the syntax and completeness of your transformations can prevent recurrence.