{"record":{"id":"070732c34057247b","repo":"apache/flink","slug":"could-not-read-page-in-col-s-because-the-dictiona","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Could not read page in col %s because the dictionary was missing for encoding %s.","messagePattern":"Could not read page in col (.+?) because the dictionary was missing for encoding (.+?)\\.","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"IOException","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"flink-formats/flink-parquet/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/formats/parquet/vector/reader/NestedPrimitiveColumnReader.java","lineNumber":499,"sourceCode":"                        return null;\n                    }\n\n                    @Override\n                    public Void visit(DataPageV2 dataPageV2) {\n                        readPageV2(dataPageV2);\n                        return null;\n                    }\n                });\n    }\n\n    private void initDataReader(Encoding dataEncoding, ByteBufferInputStream in, int valueCount)\n            throws IOException {\n        this.pageValueCount = valueCount;\n        this.endOfPageValueCount = valuesRead + pageValueCount;\n        if (dataEncoding.usesDictionary()) {\n            this.dataColumn = null;\n            if (dictionary == null) {\n                throw new IOException(\n                        String.format(\n                                \"Could not read page in col %s because the dictionary was missing for encoding %s.\",\n                                descriptor, dataEncoding));\n            }\n            dataColumn =\n                    ParquetDataColumnReaderFactory.getDataColumnReaderByType(\n                            type.asPrimitiveType(),\n                            dataEncoding.getDictionaryBasedValuesReader(\n                                    descriptor, VALUES, dictionary.getDictionary()),\n                            isUtcTimestamp);\n            this.isCurrentPageDictionaryEncoded = true;\n        } else {\n            dataColumn =\n                    ParquetDataColumnReaderFactory.getDataColumnReaderByType(\n                            type.asPrimitiveType(),\n                            dataEncoding.getValuesReader(descriptor, VALUES),\n                            isUtcTimestamp);\n            this.isCurrentPageDictionaryEncoded = false;","sourceCodeStart":481,"sourceCodeEnd":517,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/apache/flink/blob/2f3c205e9266cb30240eb7f4fdab15cad629a70f/flink-formats/flink-parquet/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/formats/parquet/vector/reader/NestedPrimitiveColumnReader.java#L481-L517","documentation":"Error \"Could not read page in col %s because the dictionary was missing for encoding %s.\" thrown in apache/flink.","triggerScenarios":"Triggered at runtime when the operation fails because: Could not read page in col the reported value because the dictionary was missing for encoding the reported value.","commonSituations":"Commonly caused by misconfiguration, missing dependencies or files, unsupported types or operations, or invalid user input leading to: Could not read page in col the reported value because the dictionary was missing for encoding the reported value.","solutions":["Address the cause reported by the error message: Could not read page in col the reported value because the dictionary was missing for encoding the reported value.","Verify the inputs, configuration values, and classpath/dependency setup related to this operation, then retry."],"exampleFix":"Correct the condition described (\"Could not read page in col the reported value because the dictionary was missing for encoding the reported value.\") and rerun the job or command.","handlingStrategy":null,"validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"2f3c205e9266cb30240eb7f4fdab15cad629a70f","analyzedAt":"2026-08-14T08:48:24.518Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-14T10:17:34.591Z"}