hibernate/hibernate-orm · error · MappingException

The INSERT statement for table [%s] contains no column, and

Error message

The INSERT statement for table [%s] contains no column, and this is not supported by [%s]

What it means

Error "The INSERT statement for table [%s] contains no column, and this is not supported by [%s]" thrown in hibernate/hibernate-orm.

Source

Thrown at hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/sql/ast/HANASqlAstTranslator.java:319

		}
	}

	@Override
	protected void renderPartitionItem(Expression expression) {
		if ( expression instanceof Literal ) {
			appendSql( "grouping sets (())" );
		}
		else if ( expression instanceof Summarization ) {
			throw new UnsupportedOperationException( "Summarization is not supported by DBMS" );
		}
		else {
			expression.accept( this );
		}
	}

	@Override
	protected void renderInsertIntoNoColumns(TableInsertStandard tableInsert) {
		throw new MappingException(
				String.format(
						"The INSERT statement for table [%s] contains no column, and this is not supported by [%s]",
						tableInsert.getMutatingTable().getTableId(),
						getDialect()
				)
		);
	}

	@Override
	protected void visitValuesList(List<Values> valuesList) {
		visitValuesListEmulateSelectUnion( valuesList );
	}

	@Override
	public void visitValuesTableReference(ValuesTableReference tableReference) {
		emulateValuesTableReferenceColumnAliasing( tableReference );
	}
}

View on GitHub (pinned to fad1729dce)

Solutions

1. Ensure the insert specifies at least one column; SAP HANA does not support default-values inserts
2. Provide explicit values for at least one column of the target table

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/sql/ast/HANASqlAstTranslator.java:319 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of hibernate/hibernate-orm@fad1729dce (2026-08-22). Data as JSON: /api/errors/a8cab6083aa9ba23. Report an issue: GitHub.