PAS-C01 Technology Practice Question
Exhibit
Refer to the exhibit. 2023-05-15T10:30:00Z ERROR [pool-12-thread-1] com.sap.hana.di: Rowid: 12345, Error: 100 Could not execute 'INSERT INTO "SAPSR3"."BKPF" VALUES ( ... )' SQLState: 42000: [SAP AG][LIBODBCHDB SOAP][HDBODBC] General error;258: authentication failed: invalid user or password
An SAP HANA administrator sees the error log entry shown in the exhibit. The error occurs when a scheduled job tries to insert data into the BKPF table. What is the MOST likely cause?
⚠ Common exam trap
A common mix-up: candidates confuse authentication (credential validation) with authorization (privilege checks), assuming that a failure during an INSERT operation must be a privilege issue, when in fact the error log points to a connection-level failure due to incorrect credentials.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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The credentials used by the scheduled job are incorrect.
The error log entry indicates that the scheduled job is failing during an INSERT operation on the BKPF table. In SAP HANA, when a scheduled job fails with an authentication or authorization error, the most common cause is incorrect credentials being used by the job's connection to the database. This is because the job's runtime context does not have the correct user or password to establish a valid session, leading to a failure before any SQL operation is attempted.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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The credentials used by the scheduled job are incorrect.
Why this is correct
The error message explicitly says invalid user or password.
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The user does not have INSERT privilege on the BKPF table.
Why it's wrong here
The error is about authentication, not privileges.
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The SQL statement has a syntax error.
Why it's wrong here
The error is authentication-related, not syntax.
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The table BKPF is full and cannot accept new rows.
Why it's wrong here
The error does not indicate a space issue.
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