2748342 - ST22 dump CL_DD_DB_VIEW_SYB: error 11400 - SAP ASE for Business Suite on Windows

On SAP systems running SAP ASE on Windows platform, an ST22 short dump in CL_DD_DB_VIEW_SYB occurs:

• at runtime
• Execution of ABAP reports: RUTCNVFUNCCRE1, RUTDDLSCREATE(_SHD1), RUTDDLSACT.

Category ABAP programming error
Runtime Errors ASSERTION_FAILED
ABAP Program CL_DD_DB_VIEW_SYB=============CP
Application Component BC-DB-SYB
Short Text
The ASSERT condition was violated.

Corresponding errors in SM21 system log and the work process trace for the failing work process:

• ERROR: -1 in function StartSelect (execute) [line 29841] (11400) [ZZZZZ] [SAP][ASE ODBC Driver][Adaptive Server Enterprise]Could not load library .

Corresponding error in the SAP ASE errorlog (Drive:\sybase\SID\ASE-16-0\install\SID.log)

• Cannot construct filename "$SYBASE/$SYBASE_ASE/dll/udfsybslib[.dll]" - missing env or length > 255 bytes.

The ASE start-up/boot sequence  includes the messages:

• 00:0006:00000:00002:2018/11/12 08:19:24.44 kernel Warning: Environment variable SYBASE_ASE is not set.
  00:0006:00000:00002:2018/11/12 08:19:24.44 kernel Cannot get sybase_ase
  
• 00:0006:00000:00019:2018/11/12 08:19:36.38 kernel Job Scheduler Agent errorlog : E:\sybase\SID\ASE-16_0\install\EGW_JSAGENT.log.
  00:0006:00000:00019:2018/11/12 08:19:36.38 kernel Environment variable SYBASE_ASE is not set for dataserver. Spawning an agent needs SYBASE_ASE to be set. Failed to spawn the agent.

• SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) 16.0 SP03 for Business Suite on Windows
• SAP NetWeaver 7.5x

CL_DD_DB_VIEW_SYB, 11400, "could not load library", library, "udfsybslib[.dll]", length, 255 , KBA , BC-DB-SYB , Business Suite on Adaptive Server Enterprise , How To