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KB0714751

Update set error: The table name must be non nil.


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KB Summary by Now Assist

Issue

Symptoms


The following message appeared when attempting to commit and update set:

"The table name must be non nil."

 

 

Release


Seen in Jakarta Patch 8

 

Cause


The error is related to a table with an empty name and label. ServiceNow Support can search the application logs to find the name of the table causing the error, and recreate it if needed.
 
Example:
 
017-06-07 19:09:08 (669) worker.5 worker.5 SEVERE *** ERROR *** sys_db_object has nil/empty name, skipping in DBObjectManager.load: 54ce2fdbdb056a0025affcb6ae961967

 

Resolution


Submit an incident to ServiceNow Customer Support to report the incident. The table may need to be deleted along with the supporting records and recreated.

 


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