I get a sql error when querying variable history

I have a model that looks like this:

It seems to execute fine, but querying the history fails:

VariableInstance variableInstance = historyService.createHistoricVariableInstanceQuery()
  .processInstanceId(batchProcess.id)
  .variableId(PAYMENT_BATCH.id)
  .singleResult()

Process engine persistence exception
org.camunda.bpm.engine.ProcessEngineException: Process engine persistence exception
	at org.camunda.bpm.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandInvocationContext.rethrow(CommandInvocationContext.java:60)
	at org.camunda.bpm.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContext.close(CommandContext.java:291)
	at org.camunda.bpm.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContextInterceptor.execute(CommandContextInterceptor.java:113)
	at org.camunda.bpm.engine.spring.SpringTransactionInterceptor$1.doInTransaction(SpringTransactionInterceptor.java:42)
	at org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionTemplate.execute(TransactionTemplate.java:130)
	at org.camunda.bpm.engine.spring.SpringTransactionInterceptor.execute(SpringTransactionInterceptor.java:40)
	at org.camunda.bpm.engine.impl.interceptor.ProcessApplicationContextInterceptor.execute(ProcessApplicationContextInterceptor.java:66)
	at org.camunda.bpm.engine.impl.interceptor.LogInterceptor.execute(LogInterceptor.java:30)
	at org.camunda.bpm.engine.impl.AbstractQuery.singleResult(AbstractQuery.java:130)
	at org.camunda.bpm.engine.query.Query$singleResult.call(Unknown Source)
	at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.CallSiteArray.defaultCall(CallSiteArray.java:45)
	at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.AbstractCallSite.call(AbstractCallSite.java:110)
	at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.AbstractCallSite.call(AbstractCallSite.java:114)
	at com.taulia.ppm.services.ProcessEngineSpringTest.testBatches(ProcessEngineSpringTest.groovy:104)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:497)
	at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod$1.runReflectiveCall(FrameworkMethod.java:50)
	at org.junit.internal.runners.model.ReflectiveCallable.run(ReflectiveCallable.java:12)
	at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod.invokeExplosively(FrameworkMethod.java:47)
	at org.junit.internal.runners.statements.InvokeMethod.evaluate(InvokeMethod.java:17)
	at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.statements.RunBeforeTestMethodCallbacks.evaluate(RunBeforeTestMethodCallbacks.java:73)
	at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.statements.RunAfterTestMethodCallbacks.evaluate(RunAfterTestMethodCallbacks.java:82)
	at org.junit.rules.TestWatcher$1.evaluate(TestWatcher.java:55)
	at org.camunda.bpm.engine.test.ProcessEngineRule$1.evaluate(ProcessEngineRule.java:165)
	at org.junit.rules.RunRules.evaluate(RunRules.java:20)
	at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.statements.SpringRepeat.evaluate(SpringRepeat.java:73)
	at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runLeaf(ParentRunner.java:325)
	at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java:224)
	at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java:83)
	at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$3.run(ParentRunner.java:290)
	at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$1.schedule(ParentRunner.java:71)
	at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runChildren(ParentRunner.java:288)
	at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.access$000(ParentRunner.java:58)
	at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$2.evaluate(ParentRunner.java:268)
	at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.statements.RunBeforeTestClassCallbacks.evaluate(RunBeforeTestClassCallbacks.java:61)
	at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.statements.RunAfterTestClassCallbacks.evaluate(RunAfterTestClassCallbacks.java:68)
	at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.run(ParentRunner.java:363)
	at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.run(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java:163)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.testing.junit.JUnitTestClassExecuter.runTestClass(JUnitTestClassExecuter.java:114)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.testing.junit.JUnitTestClassExecuter.execute(JUnitTestClassExecuter.java:57)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.testing.junit.JUnitTestClassProcessor.processTestClass(JUnitTestClassProcessor.java:66)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.testing.SuiteTestClassProcessor.processTestClass(SuiteTestClassProcessor.java:51)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:497)
	at org.gradle.internal.dispatch.ReflectionDispatch.dispatch(ReflectionDispatch.java:35)
	at org.gradle.internal.dispatch.ReflectionDispatch.dispatch(ReflectionDispatch.java:24)
	at org.gradle.internal.dispatch.ContextClassLoaderDispatch.dispatch(ContextClassLoaderDispatch.java:32)
	at org.gradle.internal.dispatch.ProxyDispatchAdapter$DispatchingInvocationHandler.invoke(ProxyDispatchAdapter.java:93)
	at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy2.processTestClass(Unknown Source)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.testing.worker.TestWorker.processTestClass(TestWorker.java:109)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:497)
	at org.gradle.internal.dispatch.ReflectionDispatch.dispatch(ReflectionDispatch.java:35)
	at org.gradle.internal.dispatch.ReflectionDispatch.dispatch(ReflectionDispatch.java:24)
	at org.gradle.internal.remote.internal.hub.MessageHub$Handler.run(MessageHub.java:377)
	at org.gradle.internal.concurrent.ExecutorPolicy$CatchAndRecordFailures.onExecute(ExecutorPolicy.java:54)
	at org.gradle.internal.concurrent.StoppableExecutorImpl$1.run(StoppableExecutorImpl.java:40)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)
Caused by: org.apache.ibatis.exceptions.PersistenceException: 
### Error querying database.  Cause: org.h2.jdbc.JdbcSQLException: Syntax error in SQL statement "SELECT RES.*
    
     
    FROM ACT_HI_VARINST RES

     

     WHERE RES.ID_ = ?
      
      
        RES[*].PROC_INST_ID_ = ? 
   
     ORDER BY RES.ID_ ASC 
    LIMIT ? OFFSET ? "; SQL statement:
select RES.*
    
     
    from ACT_HI_VARINST RES

     

     WHERE RES.ID_ = ?
      
      
        RES.PROC_INST_ID_ = ? 
   
     order by RES.ID_ asc 
    LIMIT ? OFFSET ? [42000-178]
### The error may exist in org/camunda/bpm/engine/impl/mapping/entity/HistoricVariableInstance.xml
### The error may involve org.camunda.bpm.engine.impl.persistence.entity.HistoricVariableInstanceEntity.selectHistoricVariableInstanceByQueryCriteria
### The error occurred while executing a query
### SQL: select RES.*                from ACT_HI_VARINST RES              WHERE RES.ID_ = ?                       RES.PROC_INST_ID_ = ?           order by RES.ID_ asc      LIMIT ? OFFSET ?
### Cause: org.h2.jdbc.JdbcSQLException: Syntax error in SQL statement "SELECT RES.*
    
     
    FROM ACT_HI_VARINST RES

     

     WHERE RES.ID_ = ?
      
      
        RES[*].PROC_INST_ID_ = ? 
   
     ORDER BY RES.ID_ ASC 
    LIMIT ? OFFSET ? "; SQL statement:
select RES.*
    
     
    from ACT_HI_VARINST RES

     

     WHERE RES.ID_ = ?
      
      
        RES.PROC_INST_ID_ = ? 
   
     order by RES.ID_ asc 
    LIMIT ? OFFSET ? [42000-178]
	at org.apache.ibatis.exceptions.ExceptionFactory.wrapException(ExceptionFactory.java:26)
	at org.apache.ibatis.session.defaults.DefaultSqlSession.selectList(DefaultSqlSession.java:111)
	at org.apache.ibatis.session.defaults.DefaultSqlSession.selectList(DefaultSqlSession.java:102)
	at org.camunda.bpm.engine.impl.db.sql.DbSqlSession.selectList(DbSqlSession.java:87)
	at org.camunda.bpm.engine.impl.db.entitymanager.DbEntityManager.selectListWithRawParameter(DbEntityManager.java:171)
	at org.camunda.bpm.engine.impl.db.entitymanager.DbEntityManager.selectList(DbEntityManager.java:163)
	at org.camunda.bpm.engine.impl.db.entitymanager.DbEntityManager.selectList(DbEntityManager.java:155)
	at org.camunda.bpm.engine.impl.persistence.entity.HistoricVariableInstanceManager.findHistoricVariableInstancesByQueryCriteria(HistoricVariableInstanceManager.java:87)
	at org.camunda.bpm.engine.impl.HistoricVariableInstanceQueryImpl.executeList(HistoricVariableInstanceQueryImpl.java:156)
	at org.camunda.bpm.engine.impl.AbstractQuery.evaluateExpressionsAndExecuteList(AbstractQuery.java:186)
	at org.camunda.bpm.engine.impl.AbstractQuery.executeSingleResult(AbstractQuery.java:207)
	at org.camunda.bpm.engine.impl.AbstractQuery.execute(AbstractQuery.java:167)
	at org.camunda.bpm.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandExecutorImpl.execute(CommandExecutorImpl.java:24)
	at org.camunda.bpm.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContextInterceptor.execute(CommandContextInterceptor.java:104)
	... 63 more
Caused by: org.h2.jdbc.JdbcSQLException: Syntax error in SQL statement "SELECT RES.*
    
     
    FROM ACT_HI_VARINST RES

     

     WHERE RES.ID_ = ?
      
      
        RES[*].PROC_INST_ID_ = ? 
   
     ORDER BY RES.ID_ ASC 
    LIMIT ? OFFSET ? "; SQL statement:
select RES.*
    
     
    from ACT_HI_VARINST RES

     

     WHERE RES.ID_ = ?
      
      
        RES.PROC_INST_ID_ = ? 
   
     order by RES.ID_ asc 
    LIMIT ? OFFSET ? [42000-178]
	at org.h2.message.DbException.getJdbcSQLException(DbException.java:344)
	at org.h2.message.DbException.get(DbException.java:178)
	at org.h2.message.DbException.get(DbException.java:154)
	at org.h2.message.DbException.getSyntaxError(DbException.java:190)
	at org.h2.command.Parser.getSyntaxError(Parser.java:517)
	at org.h2.command.Parser.prepareCommand(Parser.java:246)
	at org.h2.engine.Session.prepareLocal(Session.java:442)
	at org.h2.engine.Session.prepareCommand(Session.java:384)
	at org.h2.jdbc.JdbcConnection.prepareCommand(JdbcConnection.java:1188)
	at org.h2.jdbc.JdbcPreparedStatement.<init>(JdbcPreparedStatement.java:73)
	at org.h2.jdbc.JdbcConnection.prepareStatement(JdbcConnection.java:276)
	at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor7.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:497)
	at org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.TransactionAwareDataSourceProxy$TransactionAwareInvocationHandler.invoke(TransactionAwareDataSourceProxy.java:239)
	at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy21.prepareStatement(Unknown Source)
	at org.apache.ibatis.executor.statement.PreparedStatementHandler.instantiateStatement(PreparedStatementHandler.java:75)
	at org.apache.ibatis.executor.statement.BaseStatementHandler.prepare(BaseStatementHandler.java:85)
	at org.apache.ibatis.executor.statement.RoutingStatementHandler.prepare(RoutingStatementHandler.java:57)
	at org.apache.ibatis.executor.SimpleExecutor.prepareStatement(SimpleExecutor.java:73)
	at org.apache.ibatis.executor.SimpleExecutor.doQuery(SimpleExecutor.java:59)
	at org.apache.ibatis.executor.BaseExecutor.queryFromDatabase(BaseExecutor.java:267)
	at org.apache.ibatis.executor.BaseExecutor.query(BaseExecutor.java:137)
	at org.apache.ibatis.executor.CachingExecutor.query(CachingExecutor.java:96)
	at org.apache.ibatis.executor.CachingExecutor.query(CachingExecutor.java:77)
	at org.apache.ibatis.session.defaults.DefaultSqlSession.selectList(DefaultSqlSession.java:108)
	... 75 more

com.taulia.ppm.services.ProcessEngineSpringTest > testBatches FAILED
    org.camunda.bpm.engine.ProcessEngineException at ProcessEngineSpringTest.groovy:104
        Caused by: org.apache.ibatis.exceptions.PersistenceException at ProcessEngineSpringTest.groovy:104
            Caused by: org.h2.jdbc.JdbcSQLException at ProcessEngineSpringTest.groovy:104
1 test completed, 1 failed
:test FAILED
FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.
* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':test'.
> There were failing tests. See the report at: file:///Users/brent.fisher/work/2pool-camunda/build/reports/tests/index.html
* Try:
Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output.
BUILD FAILED
Total time: 6.408 secs
There were failing tests. See the report at: file:///Users/brent.fisher/work/2pool-camunda/build/reports/tests/index.html

I have the project here:

Maybe it’s a bug? Should I be querying the Variables differently?

1 Like

Hi @pescador_bob,

Thanks for reporting this. I created a bug ticket: https://app.camunda.com/jira/browse/CAM-6628

Cheers,
Thorben