ADF error 'The object has not yet been initialized'

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ADF error 'The object has not yet been initialized'

Fatehah L 25

Hello,

We have a pipeline that loads multiple data objects from SAP CDC source which runs okay for the past few weeks.

This error only pops up in the last few days.

Error: "The object has not yet been initialized."

User's image We have asked SAP team, they said there are no job failures observed from their side, and no logs available for the specific object with error, potentially meaning no request even reached SAP system.

I believe this is not a connection/network issue, since the other SAP objects in the same ADF batch completed successfully without any error.

What's weird is, this error occurs to random objects, some of them are Full load, some of them Incremental Load. Next day, a different set of objects will have this error, again, a mix of Full & Incremental Loads. We have 100+ objs, around 5-8 objs will fail with this error. Usually a few reruns are done for these objects until all of them finally succeed, but we can't have this error occurring every day.

Your advice is much appreciated.

TIA

Venkat Reddy Navari 2,380 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-06-03T07:02:55.5233333+00:00

Hi @Fatehah L Based on the error message and behavior you've described particularly the "The object has not yet been initialized" message and the DF-SAPODP-SystemError from the ADF sap_cdc_dataflow it seems to be a transient initialization issue within the ADF SAP CDC connector layer rather than an SAP-side issue.

Suggestions:

Implement Retry Logic: Since rerunning the pipeline resolves the issue, it's advisable to implement automatic retry policies in your ADF activities. This can be configured using the retry policy settings in your pipeline activities.

Reduce Parallelism: The intermittent nature suggests potential resource contention or race conditions. Consider limiting the number of concurrent executions or staggering the execution of data loads to mitigate this.

Update SAP CDC Connector: Ensure you're using the latest version of the SAP CDC connector, as updates may contain important stability fixes. Check the SAP CDC connector documentation for the latest information.

Enable Diagnostic Logging: Enable diagnostic logging for the SAP CDC connector in Azure Data Factory to gain deeper visibility into connector behavior. These logs can help determine whether the failure is occurring during object initialization, schema detection, or another step in the pipeline.

Refer to the Monitor and diagnose ADF pipelines guide for setup instructions.

I hope this information helps. Please do let us know if you have any further queries.

Kindly consider upvoting the comment if the information provided is helpful. This can assist other community members in resolving similar issues.
Fatehah L 25 Reputation points

2025-06-03T08:39:08.2833333+00:00

Thank you for your reply Venkat. Current setup we have ~25objects per batch, so our team will try to reduce to 20, and also implement 3 times Retry policy.

If the above still fails we'll try Diagnostic Logging.

Will update here again soon.
Venkat Reddy Navari 2,380 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-06-04T10:56:31.5333333+00:00

@Fatehah L Just checking in we haven’t received any update since the last response. Glad to hear you planned to reduce the batch size and add retry logic. Let us know if the issue persists or if you need any further assistance.

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Venkat Reddy Navari 2,380 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-06-03T07:02:55.5233333+00:00

Hi @Fatehah L Based on the error message and behavior you've described particularly the "The object has not yet been initialized" message and the DF-SAPODP-SystemError from the ADF sap_cdc_dataflow it seems to be a transient initialization issue within the ADF SAP CDC connector layer rather than an SAP-side issue.

Suggestions:

Implement Retry Logic: Since rerunning the pipeline resolves the issue, it's advisable to implement automatic retry policies in your ADF activities. This can be configured using the retry policy settings in your pipeline activities.

Reduce Parallelism: The intermittent nature suggests potential resource contention or race conditions. Consider limiting the number of concurrent executions or staggering the execution of data loads to mitigate this.

Update SAP CDC Connector: Ensure you're using the latest version of the SAP CDC connector, as updates may contain important stability fixes. Check the SAP CDC connector documentation for the latest information.

Enable Diagnostic Logging: Enable diagnostic logging for the SAP CDC connector in Azure Data Factory to gain deeper visibility into connector behavior. These logs can help determine whether the failure is occurring during object initialization, schema detection, or another step in the pipeline.

Refer to the Monitor and diagnose ADF pipelines guide for setup instructions.

I hope this information helps. Please do let us know if you have any further queries.

Kindly consider upvoting the comment if the information provided is helpful. This can assist other community members in resolving similar issues.
Fatehah L 25 Reputation points

2025-06-03T08:39:08.2833333+00:00

Thank you for your reply Venkat. Current setup we have ~25objects per batch, so our team will try to reduce to 20, and also implement 3 times Retry policy.

If the above still fails we'll try Diagnostic Logging.

Will update here again soon.
Venkat Reddy Navari 2,380 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-06-04T10:56:31.5333333+00:00

@Fatehah L Just checking in we haven’t received any update since the last response. Glad to hear you planned to reduce the batch size and add retry logic. Let us know if the issue persists or if you need any further assistance.

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Fatehah L hi there

thanks for posting this on the q&a portal, really appreciate it 8-)

ok so this error "the object has not yet been initialized" in azure data factory when working with sap cdc can be super annoying, especially when it's random like u described )) good job checking with the sap team already. since they see no issues on their side, let's focus on the adf part.

this usually happens when the sap cdc connector in adf tries to access an object before it's fully ready. microsoft docs actually mention this can occur during high load or when the sap system is busy sap cdc connector docs).

retry logic, since reruns eventually work, add a retry policy in ur pipeline. set it to like 3-5 retries with 5 min intervals. this gives sap cdc time to initialize properly. u can do this in the activity's settings under "retry".

throttle requests, if u're loading 100+ objects at once, sap might be overwhelmed. try splitting the load into smaller batches. maybe 20 objects per batch with delays between them. check initialization, before processing, add a lookup activity that verifies the object exists. if it fails, wait and retry. this acts like a "ping" to ensure the object is ready. warmup time, sometimes sap cdc needs extra time after startup. if ur pipeline runs right after adf starts, add a 10-15 min delay at the beginning.

also, make sure ur sap cdc connector version is up to date. microsoft keeps improving these connectors, and newer versions might handle this better %)

if none of this works, u might need to enable deeper logging on both adf and sap sides to catch what's happening during those random failures. Can u pls bring logs and more info according case pls.
Best regards,

Alex

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Fatehah L 25 Reputation points

2025-06-03T08:38:45.8733333+00:00

Thank you for your detailed reply Alex. Current setup we have ~25objects per batch, so our team will try to reduce to 20, and also implement 3 times Retry policy.

If the above still fails we'll try Diagnostic Logging.

Will update here again soon.
Alex Burlachenko 8,765 Reputation points

2025-06-03T14:08:42.3233333+00:00

Fatehah L yes pls, I really would like to see..

thx,

Alex
Fatehah L 25 Reputation points

2025-06-12T02:58:12.3033333+00:00

Accepting Alex's answer as it is more detailed and easier to understand.

There's no more error after implementing batch20 and retry policy, though our pipeline does run a bit longer than before (a trade-off).

Thank you

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