kettle pdi-ce-8.1.0.0-365 error on rename Excel Input Step in transformation

Hello all,

hope you can help me today.

Environment: Windows 10(64 bit)
Java 1.9.1

What I did stepwise:

• Load pdi-ce-8.1.0.0_356.zip
• unpack zip
• go to folder /data-integration
• create a simple *.xls Excel file test.xls
• double klick SpoonConsole.bat
• Select file --> new --> transformation
• Select design --> input --> Microsoft Excel Input Step
• Tab = "Files" --> Select in Step --> Browse --> test.xls --> Add the file
• Tab = "Sheet" --> Select sheet --> select Table1 sheet
• Tab = "Fields" --> Select "Get fields from header row..." --> ok --> in this tab select "preview rows" --> ok
• Save the transformation as file *.ktr --> ok
• Run the transformation --> ok
• Select the "Microsoft Excel Input" Step again for editing the Step name --> press OK the attached Error Message occurs: "Unable to open dialog for this step"

It would very nice if you can help me. Do I have to install some thing else?
With pdi-ce-7.1.0.0_12 all works fine.

Thank you in advance

T.


Please find attached the error log message
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Creating configuration from pentaho.marketplace.di.cfg
Nov 28, 2018 6:39:22 PM org.apache.cxf.endpoint.ServerImpl initDestination
INFORMATION: Setting the server's publish address to be /marketplace
Nov 28, 2018 6:40:11 PM org.apache.cxf.endpoint.ServerImpl initDestination
INFORMATION: Setting the server's publish address to be /repositories
Nov 28, 2018 6:40:27 PM org.apache.cxf.endpoint.ServerImpl initDestination
INFORMATION: Setting the server's publish address to be /browser
2018/11/28 18:40:41 - Carte - Installing timer to purge stale objects after 1440 minutes.
2018/11/28 18:48:35 - /Transformation 1 - Dispatching started for transformation [/Transformation 1]
2018/11/28 18:48:36 - Microsoft Excel Input.0 - Finished processing (I=1, O=0, R=0, W=1, U=0, E=0)
2018/11/28 18:48:36 - dummy.0 - Finished processing (I=0, O=0, R=1, W=1, U=0, E=0)
2018/11/28 18:48:43 - Spoon - Save as...
2018/11/28 18:48:43 - Spoon - Save file as...
2018/11/28 18:48:58 - Spoon - Using legacy execution engine
2018/11/28 18:48:58 - Spoon - Transformation opened.
2018/11/28 18:48:58 - Spoon - Launching transformation [test_excel_input]...
2018/11/28 18:48:58 - Spoon - Started the transformation execution.
2018/11/28 18:48:59 - test_excel_input - Dispatching started for transformation [test_excel_input]
2018/11/28 18:49:00 - Microsoft Excel Input.0 - Finished processing (I=1, O=0, R=0, W=1, U=0, E=0)
2018/11/28 18:49:00 - Spoon - The transformation has finished!!
java.lang.NullPointerException
at org.pentaho.di.trans.TransMeta.getStepMetaCacheKey(TransMeta.java:6405)
at org.pentaho.di.trans.TransMeta.findPreviousSteps(TransMeta.java:1384)
at org.pentaho.di.trans.TransMeta.findPreviousSteps(TransMeta.java:1371)
at org.pentaho.di.ui.trans.steps.excelinput.ExcelInputDialog.getInfo(ExcelInputDialog.java:1493)
at org.pentaho.di.ui.trans.steps.excelinput.ExcelInputDialog.ok(ExcelInputDialog.java:1468)
at org.pentaho.di.ui.trans.steps.excelinput.ExcelInputDialog.access$600(ExcelInputDialog.java:102)
at org.pentaho.di.ui.trans.steps.excelinput.ExcelInputDialog$7.handleEvent(ExcelInputDialog.java:1028)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.sendEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Unknown Source)
at org.pentaho.di.ui.trans.steps.excelinput.ExcelInputDialog.open(ExcelInputDialog.java:1214)
at org.pentaho.di.ui.spoon.delegates.SpoonStepsDelegate.editStep(SpoonStepsDelegate.java:120)
at org.pentaho.di.ui.spoon.Spoon.editStep(Spoon.java:8949)
at org.pentaho.di.ui.spoon.trans.TransGraph.editStep(TransGraph.java:3291)
at org.pentaho.di.ui.spoon.trans.TransGraph.mouseDoubleClick(TransGraph.java:785)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.TypedListener.handleEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.sendEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Unknown Source)
at org.pentaho.di.ui.spoon.Spoon.readAndDispatch(Spoon.java:1375)
at org.pentaho.di.ui.spoon.Spoon.waitForDispose(Spoon.java:8104)
at org.pentaho.di.ui.spoon.Spoon.start(Spoon.java:9466)
at org.pentaho.di.ui.spoon.Spoon.main(Spoon.java:701)
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:498)
at org.pentaho.commons.launcher.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:92)