Issue

• query engine throwing java.lang.NullPointerException
• query is throwing a nullpointer exception before even execution
• server.log contains error similar to:

2013-10-07 17:49:42,495 ERROR [org.teiid.PROCESSOR] Unexpected exception for request k1vlSW0UazLT.3
java.lang.NullPointerException
    at org.teiid.query.optimizer.relational.rules.JoinUtil.replaceWithNullValues(JoinUtil.java:186)
    at org.teiid.query.optimizer.relational.rules.JoinUtil.isNullDependent(JoinUtil.java:141)
    at org.teiid.query.optimizer.relational.rules.JoinUtil.optimizeJoinType(JoinUtil.java:106)
    at org.teiid.query.optimizer.relational.rules.RulePushSelectCriteria.examinePath(RulePushSelectCriteria.java:356)
    at org.teiid.query.optimizer.relational.rules.NewCalculateCostUtil.determineTargets(NewCalculateCostUtil.java:1294)
    at org.teiid.query.optimizer.relational.rules.NewCalculateCostUtil.computeCostForDepJoin(NewCalculateCostUtil.java:1155)
    at org.teiid.query.optimizer.relational.rules.JoinRegion.getDepJoinCost(JoinRegion.java:373)
    at org.teiid.query.optimizer.relational.rules.JoinRegion.scoreRegion(JoinRegion.java:316)
    at org.teiid.query.optimizer.relational.rules.RulePlanJoins.findBestJoinOrder(RulePlanJoins.java:571)
    at org.teiid.query.optimizer.relational.rules.RulePlanJoins.execute(RulePlanJoins.java:173)
    at org.teiid.query.optimizer.relational.RelationalPlanner.executeRules(RelationalPlanner.java:525)
    at org.teiid.query.optimizer.relational.RelationalPlanner.optimize(RelationalPlanner.java:212)
    at org.teiid.query.optimizer.QueryOptimizer.optimizePlan(QueryOptimizer.java:195)
    at org.teiid.dqp.internal.process.Request.generatePlan(Request.java:446)
    at org.teiid.dqp.internal.process.Request.processRequest(Request.java:469)
    at org.teiid.dqp.internal.process.RequestWorkItem.processNew(RequestWorkItem.java:522)
    at org.teiid.dqp.internal.process.RequestWorkItem.process(RequestWorkItem.java:279)
    at org.teiid.dqp.internal.process.AbstractWorkItem.run(AbstractWorkItem.java:49)
    at org.teiid.dqp.internal.process.RequestWorkItem.run(RequestWorkItem.java:218)
    at org.teiid.dqp.internal.process.DQPWorkContext.runInContext(DQPWorkContext.java:244)
    at org.teiid.dqp.internal.process.ThreadReuseExecutor$RunnableWrapper.run(ThreadReuseExecutor.java:122)
    at org.teiid.dqp.internal.process.ThreadReuseExecutor$3.run(ThreadReuseExecutor.java:292)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:895)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:918)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)