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Status Planned for future release
Created by Guest
Created on Aug 21, 2025

Improve Error Logging & Line Number Traceability in SAS connector Parsing

Problem Statement
Currently, when parsing errors occur in the Manta SAS Connector, the logs do not provide sufficient details about the root cause. For Example

  1. The error message often lacks the specific SAS code line number and the file name where the parsing failed.

  2. In Certain cases (e.g., NullPointerException), no sas code snippet, correct file context or line number is shown at all.

  3. If %include statements are involved, the reported error line is misleading (e.g., an error shown at line 80 of sample.sas even though the file itself has only 20 lines, becuase it includes other files)

This makes it extremely difficult to identify the true source of the problem.

Business Impact

  1. SAS modules can consist of 20+ files.

  2. Without precise file/ line references, engineers are forced to manually search through hundreds of lines of SAS code accross multiple files to locate the root cause.

  3. Debugging becomes time-consuming, error-prone and inefficient, significantly slowing down lineage adoption and increase operational cost.


Expected Enhancement

We request the following improvements to the SAS connnector parsing error handling

  1. Detail error context in logs

    • Always display the exact SAS file name and line number where the parsing failed.

    • Provide the offending code snippet

  2. Consistent Error reporting for all Exception types

    • Even in NullPointerException or similar parsing failures, the log should indicate the file + line context that triggered the failure

  3. Handling %include scenarios

    • Clearly distinguish between the parent sas file and the included SAS file where the issue actually occurs.

    • Report error location relative to the correct file name not just the top level driver SAS file


This enhancement will reduce the debugging time by pointing engineers directly to the correct file where failure occured.

Needed By Not sure -- Just thought it was cool
  • Guest
    Oct 2, 2025

    Update: IBM has informed me 42.15 will write the files after resolving the include errors (and after replace.csv has been applied), which will then allow users to map the error message back to the file.

    In my opinion this is a sufficient solution.

  • Admin
    Yurii Plakhtii
    Sep 17, 2025

    Hello! Thank you for reporting this idea. I would like to address each of your points:

    1. Typically, all parsing errors appear in the logs along with the filename and the referenced line number. However, there may be special cases where this information is missing. It’s also possible that the issue you're experiencing isn’t a parsing error. Could you please provide an example of a log entry with a parsing error that lacks the filename and line number?

    2. All log entries that show a NullPointerException indicate bugs that need to be fixed. Please report these through a support case, including the relevant logs and inputs.

    3. This point is a bit complex. The line numbers we see in the logs are derived from an intermediate file created during pre-processing. At this stage, the application collects all the "Includes" and combines them into a larger file, which can make the line numbers in the logs misleading. We are considering this issue for future improvements.