Till Westmann has uploaded a new change for review.

  https://asterix-gerrit.ics.uci.edu/603

Change subject: some exception cleanup for external data
......................................................................

some exception cleanup for external data

Change-Id: Icf9591046c44f5fa2281874ff0c98d780e741267
---
M 
asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/api/IDataParser.java
M 
asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/api/IFunctionHelper.java
M 
asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/api/IJObject.java
M 
asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/api/IRecordDataParser.java
M 
asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/api/IStreamDataParser.java
M 
asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/library/JavaFunctionHelper.java
M 
asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/library/java/JObjectAccessors.java
M 
asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/library/java/JObjectUtil.java
M 
asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/library/java/JObjects.java
M 
asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/ADMDataParser.java
M 
asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/AbstractDataParser.java
M 
asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/DelimitedDataParser.java
M 
asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/HiveRecordParser.java
M 
asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/RSSParser.java
M 
asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/RecordWithMetadataParser.java
M 
asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/TweetParser.java
M 
asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lexergenerator/LexerGenerator.java
M 
asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/resources/LexerException.java
M 
asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entities/ExternalDatasetDetails.java
M 
asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entities/InternalDatasetDetails.java
M 
asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/CompactionPolicyTupleTranslator.java
M 
asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/DatasetTupleTranslator.java
M 
asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/DatasourceAdapterTupleTranslator.java
M 
asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/DatatypeTupleTranslator.java
M 
asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/DataverseTupleTranslator.java
M 
asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/ExternalFileTupleTranslator.java
M 
asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/FeedPolicyTupleTranslator.java
M 
asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/FeedTupleTranslator.java
M 
asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/FunctionTupleTranslator.java
M 
asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/IndexTupleTranslator.java
M 
asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/LibraryTupleTranslator.java
M 
asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/NodeGroupTupleTranslator.java
M 
asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/NodeTupleTranslator.java
M 
asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/utils/DatasetUtils.java
M asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/builders/IARecordBuilder.java
M asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/builders/RecordBuilder.java
M 
asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/ARecordSerializerDeserializer.java
M asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/base/AMutableInterval.java
M 
asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/common/ClosedRecordConstructorEvalFactory.java
M 
asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/OpenRecordConstructorDescriptor.java
M 
asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/records/RecordAddFieldsDescriptor.java
M 
asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/temporal/IntervalBinDescriptor.java
42 files changed, 333 insertions(+), 522 deletions(-)


  git pull ssh://asterix-gerrit.ics.uci.edu:29418/asterixdb 
refs/changes/03/603/1

diff --git 
a/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/api/IDataParser.java
 
b/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/api/IDataParser.java
index 4ad4c4f..e680822 100644
--- 
a/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/api/IDataParser.java
+++ 
b/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/api/IDataParser.java
@@ -55,18 +55,16 @@
      *            2. The query compiler.
      * @param recordType
      *            The expected record type
-     * @throws HyracksDataException
      * @throws IOException
      */
-    public void configure(Map<String, String> configuration, ARecordType 
recordType)
-            throws HyracksDataException, IOException;
+    public void configure(Map<String, String> configuration, ARecordType 
recordType) throws IOException;
 
     /*
      * The following two static methods are expensive. right now, they are 
used by RSSFeeds and Twitter feed
      * TODO: Get rid of them
      */
     public static void writeRecord(AMutableRecord record, DataOutput 
dataOutput, IARecordBuilder recordBuilder)
-            throws IOException, AsterixException {
+            throws HyracksDataException {
         ArrayBackedValueStorage fieldValue = new ArrayBackedValueStorage();
         int numFields = record.getType().getFieldNames().length;
         for (int pos = 0; pos < numFields; pos++) {
@@ -79,7 +77,7 @@
     }
 
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-    public static void writeObject(IAObject obj, DataOutput dataOutput) throws 
IOException, AsterixException {
+    public static void writeObject(IAObject obj, DataOutput dataOutput) throws 
HyracksDataException {
         switch (obj.getType().getTypeTag()) {
             case RECORD: {
                 IARecordBuilder recordBuilder = new RecordBuilder();
diff --git 
a/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/api/IFunctionHelper.java
 
b/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/api/IFunctionHelper.java
index ebd0757..b8be685 100755
--- 
a/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/api/IFunctionHelper.java
+++ 
b/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/api/IFunctionHelper.java
@@ -18,10 +18,8 @@
  */
 package org.apache.asterix.external.api;
 
-import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
 import org.apache.asterix.external.library.java.JTypeTag;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 
 public interface IFunctionHelper {
 
@@ -29,7 +27,7 @@
 
     public IJObject getResultObject();
 
-    public void setResult(IJObject result) throws IOException, 
AsterixException;
+    public void setResult(IJObject result) throws HyracksDataException;
 
     public boolean isValidResult();
 
diff --git 
a/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/api/IJObject.java
 
b/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/api/IJObject.java
index a88f47d..250e4fa 100644
--- 
a/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/api/IJObject.java
+++ 
b/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/api/IJObject.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.IAObject;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
-import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 
 public interface IJObject {
@@ -33,5 +32,5 @@
 
     public void serialize(DataOutput dataOutput, boolean writeTypeTag) throws 
HyracksDataException;
 
-    public void reset() throws AlgebricksException;
+    public void reset() throws HyracksDataException;
 }
diff --git 
a/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/api/IRecordDataParser.java
 
b/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/api/IRecordDataParser.java
index cc24847..3cb8f37 100644
--- 
a/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/api/IRecordDataParser.java
+++ 
b/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/api/IRecordDataParser.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 package org.apache.asterix.external.api;
 
 import java.io.DataOutput;
+import java.io.IOException;
 
 public interface IRecordDataParser<T> extends IDataParser {
 
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@
      * @param out
      * @throws Exception
      */
-    public void parse(IRawRecord<? extends T> record, DataOutput out) throws 
Exception;
+    public void parse(IRawRecord<? extends T> record, DataOutput out) throws 
IOException;
 
     /**
      * @return the record class
diff --git 
a/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/api/IStreamDataParser.java
 
b/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/api/IStreamDataParser.java
index 531d050..8d11e4b 100644
--- 
a/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/api/IStreamDataParser.java
+++ 
b/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/api/IStreamDataParser.java
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
  */
 package org.apache.asterix.external.api;
 
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
 import java.io.DataOutput;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@
     /**
      * Sets the inputStream for the parser. called only for parsers that 
support InputStreams
      */
-    public void setInputStream(InputStream in) throws Exception;
+    public void setInputStream(InputStream in) throws IOException;
 
     /**
      * Parse data into output AsterixDataModel binary records.
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@
      * @param out
      *            DataOutput instance that for writing the parser output.
      */
-    public boolean parse(DataOutput out) throws Exception;
+    public boolean parse(DataOutput out) throws IOException;
 
     /**
      * reset the parser state. this is called when a failure takes place
diff --git 
a/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/library/JavaFunctionHelper.java
 
b/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/library/JavaFunctionHelper.java
index 13ea589..34e3878 100644
--- 
a/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/library/JavaFunctionHelper.java
+++ 
b/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/library/JavaFunctionHelper.java
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
  */
 package org.apache.asterix.external.library;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
 import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
 import org.apache.asterix.external.api.IFunctionHelper;
 import org.apache.asterix.external.api.IJObject;
@@ -39,10 +43,6 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IDataOutputProvider;
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IValueReference;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.Map;
 
 public class JavaFunctionHelper implements IFunctionHelper {
 
@@ -80,18 +80,14 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void setResult(IJObject result) throws IOException, 
AsterixException {
+    public void setResult(IJObject result) throws HyracksDataException {
         if (result == null) {
             JNull.INSTANCE.serialize(outputProvider.getDataOutput(), true);
             isValidResult = false;
         } else {
-            try {
-                isValidResult = true;
-                result.serialize(outputProvider.getDataOutput(), true);
-                result.reset();
-            } catch (IOException | AlgebricksException e) {
-                throw new HyracksDataException(e);
-            }
+            isValidResult = true;
+            result.serialize(outputProvider.getDataOutput(), true);
+            result.reset();
         }
     }
 
@@ -99,7 +95,7 @@
      * Gets the value of the result flag
      *
      * @return
-     *    boolean True is the setResult is called and result is not null
+     *         boolean True is the setResult is called and result is not null
      */
     @Override
     public boolean isValidResult() {
diff --git 
a/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/library/java/JObjectAccessors.java
 
b/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/library/java/JObjectAccessors.java
index 1835739..5923354 100644
--- 
a/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/library/java/JObjectAccessors.java
+++ 
b/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/library/java/JObjectAccessors.java
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.EnumDeserializer;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.IAType;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.util.container.IObjectPool;
-import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.util.string.UTF8StringReader;
 
@@ -337,11 +336,7 @@
             long intervalEnd = 
AIntervalSerializerDeserializer.getIntervalEnd(b, s);
             byte intervalType = 
AIntervalSerializerDeserializer.getIntervalTimeType(b, s);
             IJObject jObject = objectPool.allocate(BuiltinType.AINTERVAL);
-            try {
-                ((JInterval) jObject).setValue(intervalStart, intervalEnd, 
intervalType);
-            } catch (AlgebricksException e) {
-                throw new HyracksDataException(e);
-            }
+            ((JInterval) jObject).setValue(intervalStart, intervalEnd, 
intervalType);
             return jObject;
         }
     }
@@ -464,11 +459,7 @@
         @Override
         public JRecord access(ARecordVisitablePointable pointable, 
IObjectPool<IJObject, IAType> objectPool,
                 ARecordType recordType, JObjectPointableVisitor 
pointableVisitor) throws HyracksDataException {
-            try {
-                jRecord.reset();
-            } catch (AlgebricksException e) {
-                throw new HyracksDataException(e);
-            }
+            jRecord.reset();
             ARecordVisitablePointable recordPointable = pointable;
             List<IVisitablePointable> fieldPointables = 
recordPointable.getFieldValues();
             List<IVisitablePointable> fieldTypeTags = 
recordPointable.getFieldTypeTags();
@@ -525,11 +516,7 @@
         }
 
         public void reset() throws HyracksDataException {
-            try {
-                jRecord.reset();
-            } catch (AlgebricksException e) {
-                throw new HyracksDataException(e);
-            }
+            jRecord.reset();
             openFields.clear();
         }
 
diff --git 
a/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/library/java/JObjectUtil.java
 
b/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/library/java/JObjectUtil.java
index e7c1ec1..8c3c645 100644
--- 
a/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/library/java/JObjectUtil.java
+++ 
b/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/library/java/JObjectUtil.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
 import 
org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AStringSerializerDeserializer;
 import 
org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.SerializerDeserializerUtil;
 import org.apache.asterix.external.api.IJObject;
@@ -57,13 +56,13 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.IAType;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.util.NonTaggedFormatUtil;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.util.container.IObjectPool;
-import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
 
 public class JObjectUtil {
 
     /**
      * Normalize an input string by removing linebreaks, and replace them with 
space
      * Also remove non-readable special characters
+     * 
      * @param originalString
      *            The input String
      * @return
@@ -88,7 +87,7 @@
     }
 
     public static IJObject getJType(ATypeTag typeTag, IAType type, 
ByteArrayAccessibleDataInputStream dis,
-            IObjectPool<IJObject, IAType> objectPool) throws IOException, 
AsterixException {
+            IObjectPool<IJObject, IAType> objectPool) throws IOException {
         IJObject jObject;
 
         switch (typeTag) {
@@ -160,11 +159,7 @@
                 long start = dis.readLong();
                 long end = dis.readLong();
                 byte intervalType = dis.readByte();
-                try {
-                    ((JInterval) jObject).setValue(start, end, intervalType);
-                } catch (AlgebricksException e) {
-                    throw new AsterixException(e);
-                }
+                ((JInterval) jObject).setValue(start, end, intervalType);
                 break;
             }
 
@@ -408,7 +403,7 @@
         return fields;
     }
 
-    private static ARecordType mergeRecordTypes(ARecordType recType1, 
ARecordType recType2) throws AsterixException {
+    private static ARecordType mergeRecordTypes(ARecordType recType1, 
ARecordType recType2) {
 
         String[] fieldNames = new String[recType1.getFieldNames().length + 
recType2.getFieldNames().length];
         IAType[] fieldTypes = new IAType[recType1.getFieldTypes().length + 
recType2.getFieldTypes().length];
diff --git 
a/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/library/java/JObjects.java
 
b/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/library/java/JObjects.java
index 42b0742..55b2185 100644
--- 
a/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/library/java/JObjects.java
+++ 
b/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/library/java/JObjects.java
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.AUnorderedListType;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.IAType;
-import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
 
@@ -550,7 +549,7 @@
             super(new AMutableInterval(intervalStart, intervalEnd, (byte) 0));
         }
 
-        public void setValue(long intervalStart, long intervalEnd, byte 
typetag) throws AlgebricksException {
+        public void setValue(long intervalStart, long intervalEnd, byte 
typetag) throws HyracksDataException {
             ((AMutableInterval) value).setValue(intervalStart, intervalEnd, 
typetag);
         }
 
@@ -579,7 +578,7 @@
         }
 
         @Override
-        public void reset() throws AlgebricksException {
+        public void reset() throws HyracksDataException {
             ((AMutableInterval) value).setValue(0L, 0L, (byte) 0);
         }
 
@@ -1099,14 +1098,10 @@
                         recordBuilder.addField(openFieldName, openFieldValue);
                     }
                 }
-            } catch (IOException | AsterixException ae) {
+            } catch (IOException ae) {
                 throw new HyracksDataException(ae);
             }
-            try {
-                recordBuilder.write(output, writeTypeTag);
-            } catch (IOException | AsterixException e) {
-                throw new HyracksDataException(e);
-            }
+            recordBuilder.write(output, writeTypeTag);
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -1115,7 +1110,7 @@
         }
 
         @Override
-        public void reset() throws AlgebricksException {
+        public void reset() throws HyracksDataException {
             if (openFields != null && !openFields.isEmpty()) {
                 openFields.clear();
             }
@@ -1128,7 +1123,7 @@
             }
         }
 
-        public void reset(IJObject[] fields, LinkedHashMap<String, IJObject> 
openFields) throws AlgebricksException {
+        public void reset(IJObject[] fields, LinkedHashMap<String, IJObject> 
openFields) throws HyracksDataException {
             this.reset();
             this.fields = fields;
             this.openFields = openFields;
diff --git 
a/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/ADMDataParser.java
 
b/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/ADMDataParser.java
index 14a3e2a..74ffb03 100644
--- 
a/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/ADMDataParser.java
+++ 
b/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/ADMDataParser.java
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.builders.OrderedListBuilder;
 import org.apache.asterix.builders.RecordBuilderFactory;
 import org.apache.asterix.builders.UnorderedListBuilder;
-import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
 import 
org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.APolygonSerializerDeserializer;
 import 
org.apache.asterix.external.api.IExternalDataSourceFactory.DataSourceType;
 import org.apache.asterix.external.api.IRawRecord;
@@ -54,7 +53,6 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.util.container.IObjectPool;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.util.container.ListObjectPool;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.operators.file.adm.AdmLexer;
-import org.apache.asterix.runtime.operators.file.adm.AdmLexerException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IMutableValueStorage;
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
@@ -82,7 +80,7 @@
     private String mismatchErrorMessage2 = " got a value of type ";
     private Map<String, String> configuration;
 
-    static class ParseException extends AsterixException {
+    static class ParseException extends HyracksDataException {
         private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
         private String filename;
         private int line = -1;
@@ -137,17 +135,15 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean parse(DataOutput out) throws AsterixException {
+    public boolean parse(DataOutput out) throws IOException {
         try {
             resetPools();
             return parseAdmInstance(recordType, out);
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new ParseException(e, filename, admLexer.getLine(), 
admLexer.getColumn());
-        } catch (AdmLexerException e) {
-            throw new AsterixException(e);
         } catch (ParseException e) {
             e.setLocation(filename, admLexer.getLine(), admLexer.getColumn());
             throw e;
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new ParseException(e, filename, admLexer.getLine(), 
admLexer.getColumn());
         }
     }
 
@@ -168,18 +164,16 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void parse(IRawRecord<? extends char[]> record, DataOutput out) 
throws Exception {
+    public void parse(IRawRecord<? extends char[]> record, DataOutput out) 
throws IOException {
         try {
             resetPools();
             admLexer.setBuffer(record.get());
             parseAdmInstance(recordType, out);
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new ParseException(e, filename, admLexer.getLine(), 
admLexer.getColumn());
-        } catch (AdmLexerException e) {
-            throw new AsterixException(e);
         } catch (ParseException e) {
             e.setLocation(filename, admLexer.getLine(), admLexer.getColumn());
             throw e;
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new ParseException(e, filename, admLexer.getLine(), 
admLexer.getColumn());
         }
     }
 
@@ -189,12 +183,11 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void setInputStream(InputStream in) throws Exception {
+    public void setInputStream(InputStream in) throws IOException {
         admLexer = new AdmLexer(new java.io.InputStreamReader(in));
     }
 
-    protected boolean parseAdmInstance(IAType objectType, DataOutput out)
-            throws AsterixException, IOException, AdmLexerException {
+    protected boolean parseAdmInstance(IAType objectType, DataOutput out) 
throws IOException {
         int token = admLexer.next();
         if (token == AdmLexer.TOKEN_EOF) {
             return false;
@@ -204,8 +197,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    private void admFromLexerStream(int token, IAType objectType, DataOutput 
out)
-            throws AsterixException, IOException, AdmLexerException {
+    private void admFromLexerStream(int token, IAType objectType, DataOutput 
out) throws IOException {
 
         switch (token) {
             case AdmLexer.TOKEN_NULL_LITERAL: {
@@ -529,7 +521,7 @@
         return null; // wont get here
     }
 
-    private ATypeTag getTargetTypeTag(ATypeTag expectedTypeTag, IAType 
aObjectType) throws IOException {
+    private ATypeTag getTargetTypeTag(ATypeTag expectedTypeTag, IAType 
aObjectType) throws HyracksDataException {
         if (aObjectType == null) {
             return expectedTypeTag;
         }
@@ -559,8 +551,7 @@
         return getTargetTypeTag(expectedTypeTag, aObjectType) != null;
     }
 
-    private void parseRecord(ARecordType recType, DataOutput out)
-            throws IOException, AsterixException, AdmLexerException {
+    private void parseRecord(ARecordType recType, DataOutput out) throws 
IOException {
 
         ArrayBackedValueStorage fieldValueBuffer = getTempBuffer();
         ArrayBackedValueStorage fieldNameBuffer = getTempBuffer();
@@ -702,8 +693,7 @@
         return -1;
     }
 
-    private void parseOrderedList(AOrderedListType oltype, DataOutput out)
-            throws IOException, AsterixException, AdmLexerException {
+    private void parseOrderedList(AOrderedListType oltype, DataOutput out) 
throws IOException {
         ArrayBackedValueStorage itemBuffer = getTempBuffer();
         OrderedListBuilder orderedListBuilder = (OrderedListBuilder) 
getOrderedListBuilder();
 
@@ -744,8 +734,7 @@
         orderedListBuilder.write(out, true);
     }
 
-    private void parseUnorderedList(AUnorderedListType uoltype, DataOutput out)
-            throws IOException, AsterixException, AdmLexerException {
+    private void parseUnorderedList(AUnorderedListType uoltype, DataOutput 
out) throws IOException {
         ArrayBackedValueStorage itemBuffer = getTempBuffer();
         UnorderedListBuilder unorderedListBuilder = (UnorderedListBuilder) 
getUnorderedListBuilder();
 
@@ -821,16 +810,14 @@
         }
     }
 
-    private void parseToNumericTarget(ATypeTag typeTag, IAType objectType, 
DataOutput out)
-            throws AsterixException, IOException {
+    private void parseToNumericTarget(ATypeTag typeTag, IAType objectType, 
DataOutput out) throws IOException {
         final ATypeTag targetTypeTag = getTargetTypeTag(typeTag, objectType);
         if (targetTypeTag == null || !parseValue(admLexer.getLastTokenImage(), 
targetTypeTag, out)) {
             throw new ParseException(mismatchErrorMessage + 
objectType.getTypeName() + mismatchErrorMessage2 + typeTag);
         }
     }
 
-    private void parseAndCastNumeric(ATypeTag typeTag, IAType objectType, 
DataOutput out)
-            throws AsterixException, IOException {
+    private void parseAndCastNumeric(ATypeTag typeTag, IAType objectType, 
DataOutput out) throws IOException {
         final ATypeTag targetTypeTag = getTargetTypeTag(typeTag, objectType);
         DataOutput dataOutput = out;
         if (targetTypeTag != typeTag) {
@@ -848,8 +835,7 @@
                 // can promote typeTag to targetTypeTag
                 ITypeConvertComputer promoteComputer = 
ATypeHierarchy.getTypePromoteComputer(typeTag, targetTypeTag);
                 if (promoteComputer == null) {
-                    throw new AsterixException(
-                            "Can't cast the " + typeTag + " type to the " + 
targetTypeTag + " type.");
+                    throw new ParseException("Can't cast the " + typeTag + " 
type to the " + targetTypeTag + " type.");
                 }
                 // do the promotion; note that the type tag field should be 
skipped
                 promoteComputer.convertType(castBuffer.getByteArray(), 
castBuffer.getStartOffset() + 1,
@@ -858,8 +844,7 @@
                 //can demote source type to the target type
                 ITypeConvertComputer demoteComputer = 
ATypeHierarchy.getTypeDemoteComputer(typeTag, targetTypeTag);
                 if (demoteComputer == null) {
-                    throw new AsterixException(
-                            "Can't cast the " + typeTag + " type to the " + 
targetTypeTag + " type.");
+                    throw new ParseException("Can't cast the " + typeTag + " 
type to the " + targetTypeTag + " type.");
                 }
                 // do the demotion; note that the type tag field should be 
skipped
                 demoteComputer.convertType(castBuffer.getByteArray(), 
castBuffer.getStartOffset() + 1,
@@ -868,8 +853,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    private void parseConstructor(ATypeTag typeTag, IAType objectType, 
DataOutput out)
-            throws AsterixException, AdmLexerException, IOException {
+    private void parseConstructor(ATypeTag typeTag, IAType objectType, 
DataOutput out) throws IOException {
         final ATypeTag targetTypeTag = getTargetTypeTag(typeTag, objectType);
         if (targetTypeTag != null) {
             DataOutput dataOutput = out;
@@ -906,8 +890,7 @@
         throw new ParseException(mismatchErrorMessage + 
objectType.getTypeName() + ". Got " + typeTag + " instead.");
     }
 
-    private boolean parseValue(final String unquoted, ATypeTag typeTag, 
DataOutput out)
-            throws AsterixException, HyracksDataException, IOException {
+    private boolean parseValue(final String unquoted, ATypeTag typeTag, 
DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
         switch (typeTag) {
             case BOOLEAN:
                 parseBoolean(unquoted, out);
@@ -981,7 +964,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    private void parseBoolean(String bool, DataOutput out) throws 
AsterixException, HyracksDataException {
+    private void parseBoolean(String bool, DataOutput out) throws 
HyracksDataException {
         String errorMessage = "This can not be an instance of boolean";
         if (bool.equals("true")) {
             booleanSerde.serialize(ABoolean.TRUE, out);
@@ -992,7 +975,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    private void parseInt8(String int8, DataOutput out) throws 
AsterixException, HyracksDataException {
+    private void parseInt8(String int8, DataOutput out) throws 
HyracksDataException {
         String errorMessage = "This can not be an instance of int8";
         boolean positive = true;
         byte value = 0;
@@ -1023,7 +1006,7 @@
         int8Serde.serialize(aInt8, out);
     }
 
-    private void parseInt16(String int16, DataOutput out) throws 
AsterixException, HyracksDataException {
+    private void parseInt16(String int16, DataOutput out) throws 
HyracksDataException {
         String errorMessage = "This can not be an instance of int16";
         boolean positive = true;
         short value = 0;
@@ -1055,7 +1038,7 @@
         int16Serde.serialize(aInt16, out);
     }
 
-    private void parseInt32(String int32, DataOutput out) throws 
AsterixException, HyracksDataException {
+    private void parseInt32(String int32, DataOutput out) throws 
HyracksDataException {
         String errorMessage = "This can not be an instance of int32";
         boolean positive = true;
         int value = 0;
@@ -1088,7 +1071,7 @@
         int32Serde.serialize(aInt32, out);
     }
 
-    private void parseInt64(String int64, DataOutput out) throws 
AsterixException, HyracksDataException {
+    private void parseInt64(String int64, DataOutput out) throws 
HyracksDataException {
         String errorMessage = "This can not be an instance of int64";
         boolean positive = true;
         long value = 0;
diff --git 
a/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/AbstractDataParser.java
 
b/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/AbstractDataParser.java
index f5f2793..20b4124 100644
--- 
a/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/AbstractDataParser.java
+++ 
b/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/AbstractDataParser.java
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.temporal.GregorianCalendarSystem;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
-import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.util.bytes.Base64Parser;
@@ -198,23 +197,13 @@
     }
 
     protected void parseTime(String time, DataOutput out) throws 
HyracksDataException {
-        int chrononTimeInMs;
-        try {
-            chrononTimeInMs = ATimeParserFactory.parseTimePart(time, 0, 
time.length());
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            throw new HyracksDataException(e);
-        }
+        int chrononTimeInMs = ATimeParserFactory.parseTimePart(time, 0, 
time.length());
         aTime.setValue(chrononTimeInMs);
         timeSerde.serialize(aTime, out);
     }
 
     protected void parseDate(String date, DataOutput out) throws 
HyracksDataException {
-        long chrononTimeInMs = 0;
-        try {
-            chrononTimeInMs = ADateParserFactory.parseDatePart(date, 0, 
date.length());
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            throw new HyracksDataException(e);
-        }
+        long chrononTimeInMs = ADateParserFactory.parseDatePart(date, 0, 
date.length());
         short temp = 0;
         if (chrononTimeInMs < 0 && chrononTimeInMs % 
GregorianCalendarSystem.CHRONON_OF_DAY != 0) {
             temp = 1;
@@ -224,56 +213,39 @@
     }
 
     protected void parseDateTime(String datetime, DataOutput out) throws 
HyracksDataException {
-        long chrononTimeInMs = 0;
-        try {
-            // +1 if it is negative (-)
-            short timeOffset = (short) ((datetime.charAt(0) == '-') ? 1 : 0);
+        // +1 if it is negative (-)
+        short timeOffset = (short) ((datetime.charAt(0) == '-') ? 1 : 0);
 
-            timeOffset += 8;
+        timeOffset += 8;
 
+        if (datetime.charAt(timeOffset) != 'T') {
+            timeOffset += 2;
             if (datetime.charAt(timeOffset) != 'T') {
-                timeOffset += 2;
-                if (datetime.charAt(timeOffset) != 'T') {
-                    throw new AlgebricksException("This can not be an instance 
of datetime: missing T");
-                }
+                throw new HyracksDataException("This can not be an instance of 
datetime: missing T");
             }
-            chrononTimeInMs = ADateParserFactory.parseDatePart(datetime, 0, 
timeOffset);
-            chrononTimeInMs += ATimeParserFactory.parseTimePart(datetime, 
timeOffset + 1,
-                    datetime.length() - timeOffset - 1);
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            throw new HyracksDataException(e);
         }
+        long chrononTimeInMs = ADateParserFactory.parseDatePart(datetime, 0, 
timeOffset);
+        chrononTimeInMs += ATimeParserFactory.parseTimePart(datetime, 
timeOffset + 1,
+                datetime.length() - timeOffset - 1);
         aDateTime.setValue(chrononTimeInMs);
         datetimeSerde.serialize(aDateTime, out);
     }
 
     protected void parseDuration(String duration, DataOutput out) throws 
HyracksDataException {
-        try {
-            ADurationParserFactory.parseDuration(duration, 0, 
duration.length(), aDuration, ADurationParseOption.All);
-            durationSerde.serialize(aDuration, out);
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            throw new HyracksDataException(e);
-        }
+        ADurationParserFactory.parseDuration(duration, 0, duration.length(), 
aDuration, ADurationParseOption.All);
+        durationSerde.serialize(aDuration, out);
     }
 
     protected void parseDateTimeDuration(String durationString, DataOutput 
out) throws HyracksDataException {
-        try {
-            ADurationParserFactory.parseDuration(durationString, 0, 
durationString.length(), aDayTimeDuration,
-                    ADurationParseOption.All);
-            dayTimeDurationSerde.serialize(aDayTimeDuration, out);
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            throw new HyracksDataException(e);
-        }
+        ADurationParserFactory.parseDuration(durationString, 0, 
durationString.length(), aDayTimeDuration,
+                ADurationParseOption.All);
+        dayTimeDurationSerde.serialize(aDayTimeDuration, out);
     }
 
     protected void parseYearMonthDuration(String durationString, DataOutput 
out) throws HyracksDataException {
-        try {
-            ADurationParserFactory.parseDuration(durationString, 0, 
durationString.length(), aYearMonthDuration,
-                    ADurationParseOption.All);
-            yearMonthDurationSerde.serialize(aYearMonthDuration, out);
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            throw new HyracksDataException(e);
-        }
+        ADurationParserFactory.parseDuration(durationString, 0, 
durationString.length(), aYearMonthDuration,
+                ADurationParseOption.All);
+        yearMonthDurationSerde.serialize(aYearMonthDuration, out);
     }
 
     protected void parsePoint(String point, DataOutput out) throws 
HyracksDataException {
@@ -362,138 +334,103 @@
     }
 
     protected void parseDateTimeInterval(String interval, DataOutput out) 
throws HyracksDataException {
-        long chrononTimeInMsStart = 0;
-        long chrononTimeInMsEnd = 0;
-        try {
-            // the starting point for parsing (so for the accessor)
-            int startOffset = 0;
-            int endOffset, timeSeperatorOffsetInDatetimeString;
+        // the starting point for parsing (so for the accessor)
+        int startOffset = 0;
+        int endOffset, timeSeperatorOffsetInDatetimeString;
 
-            // Get the index for the comma
-            int commaIndex = interval.indexOf(',');
-            if (commaIndex < 1) {
-                throw new AlgebricksException("comma is missing for a string 
of interval");
-            }
-
-            endOffset = commaIndex - 1;
-            timeSeperatorOffsetInDatetimeString = interval.indexOf('T');
-
-            if (timeSeperatorOffsetInDatetimeString < 0) {
-                throw new AlgebricksException(
-                        "This can not be an instance of interval: missing T 
for a datetime value.");
-            }
-
-            chrononTimeInMsStart = parseDatePart(interval, startOffset, 
timeSeperatorOffsetInDatetimeString - 1);
-
-            chrononTimeInMsStart += parseTimePart(interval, 
timeSeperatorOffsetInDatetimeString + 1, endOffset);
-
-            // Interval End
-            startOffset = commaIndex + 1;
-            endOffset = interval.length() - 1;
-
-            timeSeperatorOffsetInDatetimeString = interval.indexOf('T', 
startOffset);
-
-            if (timeSeperatorOffsetInDatetimeString < 0) {
-                throw new AlgebricksException(
-                        "This can not be an instance of interval: missing T 
for a datetime value.");
-            }
-
-            chrononTimeInMsEnd = parseDatePart(interval, startOffset, 
timeSeperatorOffsetInDatetimeString - 1);
-
-            chrononTimeInMsEnd += parseTimePart(interval, 
timeSeperatorOffsetInDatetimeString + 1, endOffset);
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            throw new HyracksDataException(e);
+        // Get the index for the comma
+        int commaIndex = interval.indexOf(',');
+        if (commaIndex < 1) {
+            throw new HyracksDataException("comma is missing for a string of 
interval");
         }
 
-        try {
-            aInterval.setValue(chrononTimeInMsStart, chrononTimeInMsEnd, 
ATypeTag.DATETIME.serialize());
-        } catch (AlgebricksException e) {
-            throw new HyracksDataException(e);
+        endOffset = commaIndex - 1;
+        timeSeperatorOffsetInDatetimeString = interval.indexOf('T');
+
+        if (timeSeperatorOffsetInDatetimeString < 0) {
+            throw new HyracksDataException("This can not be an instance of 
interval: missing T for a datetime value.");
         }
+
+        long chrononTimeInMsStart = parseDatePart(interval, startOffset, 
timeSeperatorOffsetInDatetimeString - 1);
+
+        chrononTimeInMsStart += parseTimePart(interval, 
timeSeperatorOffsetInDatetimeString + 1, endOffset);
+
+        // Interval End
+        startOffset = commaIndex + 1;
+        endOffset = interval.length() - 1;
+
+        timeSeperatorOffsetInDatetimeString = interval.indexOf('T', 
startOffset);
+
+        if (timeSeperatorOffsetInDatetimeString < 0) {
+            throw new HyracksDataException("This can not be an instance of 
interval: missing T for a datetime value.");
+        }
+
+        long chrononTimeInMsEnd = parseDatePart(interval, startOffset, 
timeSeperatorOffsetInDatetimeString - 1);
+
+        chrononTimeInMsEnd += parseTimePart(interval, 
timeSeperatorOffsetInDatetimeString + 1, endOffset);
+
+        aInterval.setValue(chrononTimeInMsStart, chrononTimeInMsEnd, 
ATypeTag.DATETIME.serialize());
 
         intervalSerde.serialize(aInterval, out);
     }
 
     protected void parseTimeInterval(String interval, DataOutput out) throws 
HyracksDataException {
-        long chrononTimeInMsStart = 0;
-        long chrononTimeInMsEnd = 0;
-        try {
-            int startOffset = 0;
-            int endOffset;
+        int startOffset = 0;
+        int endOffset;
 
-            // Get the index for the comma
-            int commaIndex = interval.indexOf(',');
-            if (commaIndex < 0) {
-                throw new AlgebricksException("comma is missing for a string 
of interval");
-            }
-
-            endOffset = commaIndex - 1;
-            // Interval Start
-            chrononTimeInMsStart = parseTimePart(interval, startOffset, 
endOffset);
-
-            if (chrononTimeInMsStart < 0) {
-                chrononTimeInMsStart += GregorianCalendarSystem.CHRONON_OF_DAY;
-            }
-
-            // Interval End
-            startOffset = commaIndex + 1;
-            endOffset = interval.length() - 1;
-
-            chrononTimeInMsEnd = parseTimePart(interval, startOffset, 
endOffset);
-            if (chrononTimeInMsEnd < 0) {
-                chrononTimeInMsEnd += GregorianCalendarSystem.CHRONON_OF_DAY;
-            }
-
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            throw new HyracksDataException(e);
+        // Get the index for the comma
+        int commaIndex = interval.indexOf(',');
+        if (commaIndex < 0) {
+            throw new HyracksDataException("comma is missing for a string of 
interval");
         }
 
-        try {
-            aInterval.setValue(chrononTimeInMsStart, chrononTimeInMsEnd, 
ATypeTag.TIME.serialize());
-        } catch (AlgebricksException e) {
-            throw new HyracksDataException(e);
+        endOffset = commaIndex - 1;
+        // Interval Start
+        long chrononTimeInMsStart = parseTimePart(interval, startOffset, 
endOffset);
+
+        if (chrononTimeInMsStart < 0) {
+            chrononTimeInMsStart += GregorianCalendarSystem.CHRONON_OF_DAY;
         }
+
+        // Interval End
+        startOffset = commaIndex + 1;
+        endOffset = interval.length() - 1;
+
+        long chrononTimeInMsEnd = parseTimePart(interval, startOffset, 
endOffset);
+        if (chrononTimeInMsEnd < 0) {
+            chrononTimeInMsEnd += GregorianCalendarSystem.CHRONON_OF_DAY;
+        }
+
+        aInterval.setValue(chrononTimeInMsStart, chrononTimeInMsEnd, 
ATypeTag.TIME.serialize());
         intervalSerde.serialize(aInterval, out);
     }
 
     protected void parseDateInterval(String interval, DataOutput out) throws 
HyracksDataException {
-        long chrononTimeInMsStart = 0;
-        long chrononTimeInMsEnd = 0;
-        try {
-            // the starting point for parsing (so for the accessor)
-            int startOffset = 0;
-            int endOffset;
+        // the starting point for parsing (so for the accessor)
+        int startOffset = 0;
+        int endOffset;
 
-            // Get the index for the comma
-            int commaIndex = interval.indexOf(',');
-            if (commaIndex < 1) {
-                throw new AlgebricksException("comma is missing for a string 
of interval");
-            }
-
-            endOffset = commaIndex - 1;
-            chrononTimeInMsStart = parseDatePart(interval, startOffset, 
endOffset);
-
-            // Interval End
-            startOffset = commaIndex + 1;
-            endOffset = interval.length() - 1;
-
-            chrononTimeInMsEnd = parseDatePart(interval, startOffset, 
endOffset);
-
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            throw new HyracksDataException(e);
+        // Get the index for the comma
+        int commaIndex = interval.indexOf(',');
+        if (commaIndex < 1) {
+            throw new HyracksDataException("comma is missing for a string of 
interval");
         }
 
-        try {
-            aInterval.setValue((chrononTimeInMsStart / 
GregorianCalendarSystem.CHRONON_OF_DAY),
-                    (chrononTimeInMsEnd / 
GregorianCalendarSystem.CHRONON_OF_DAY), ATypeTag.DATE.serialize());
-        } catch (AlgebricksException e) {
-            throw new HyracksDataException(e);
-        }
+        endOffset = commaIndex - 1;
+        long chrononTimeInMsStart = parseDatePart(interval, startOffset, 
endOffset);
+
+        // Interval End
+        startOffset = commaIndex + 1;
+        endOffset = interval.length() - 1;
+
+        long chrononTimeInMsEnd = parseDatePart(interval, startOffset, 
endOffset);
+
+        aInterval.setValue((chrononTimeInMsStart / 
GregorianCalendarSystem.CHRONON_OF_DAY),
+                (chrononTimeInMsEnd / GregorianCalendarSystem.CHRONON_OF_DAY), 
ATypeTag.DATE.serialize());
         intervalSerde.serialize(aInterval, out);
     }
 
-    private long parseDatePart(String interval, int startOffset, int endOffset)
-            throws AlgebricksException, HyracksDataException {
+    private long parseDatePart(String interval, int startOffset, int 
endOffset) throws HyracksDataException {
 
         while (interval.charAt(endOffset) == '"' || interval.charAt(endOffset) 
== ' ') {
             endOffset--;
@@ -506,8 +443,7 @@
         return ADateParserFactory.parseDatePart(interval, startOffset, 
endOffset - startOffset + 1);
     }
 
-    private int parseTimePart(String interval, int startOffset, int endOffset)
-            throws AlgebricksException, HyracksDataException {
+    private int parseTimePart(String interval, int startOffset, int endOffset) 
throws HyracksDataException {
 
         while (interval.charAt(endOffset) == '"' || interval.charAt(endOffset) 
== ' ') {
             endOffset--;
diff --git 
a/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/DelimitedDataParser.java
 
b/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/DelimitedDataParser.java
index 2f0fc86..7e231a4 100644
--- 
a/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/DelimitedDataParser.java
+++ 
b/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/DelimitedDataParser.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 
 import org.apache.asterix.builders.IARecordBuilder;
 import org.apache.asterix.builders.RecordBuilder;
-import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
 import 
org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ANullSerializerDeserializer;
 import org.apache.asterix.external.api.IDataParser;
 import 
org.apache.asterix.external.api.IExternalDataSourceFactory.DataSourceType;
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean parse(DataOutput out) throws AsterixException, IOException {
+    public boolean parse(DataOutput out) throws IOException {
         while (cursor.nextRecord()) {
             parseRecord(out);
             if (!areAllNullFields) {
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@
         return false;
     }
 
-    private void parseRecord(DataOutput out) throws AsterixException, 
IOException {
+    private void parseRecord(DataOutput out) throws IOException {
         recBuilder.reset(recordType);
         recBuilder.init();
         areAllNullFields = true;
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@
                 // NULL. Note that string type can also process empty field as 
an
                 // empty string
                 if 
(!NonTaggedFormatUtil.isOptional(recordType.getFieldTypes()[i])) {
-                    throw new AsterixException("At record: " + 
cursor.recordCount + " - Field " + cursor.fieldCount
+                    throw new HyracksDataException("At record: " + 
cursor.recordCount + " - Field " + cursor.fieldCount
                             + " is not an optional type so it cannot accept 
null value. ");
                 }
                 fieldValueBufferOutput.writeByte(ATypeTag.NULL.serialize());
@@ -174,7 +173,7 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void parse(IRawRecord<? extends char[]> record, DataOutput out) 
throws Exception {
+    public void parse(IRawRecord<? extends char[]> record, DataOutput out) 
throws IOException {
         cursor.nextRecord(record.get(), record.size());
         parseRecord(out);
         if (!areAllNullFields) {
diff --git 
a/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/HiveRecordParser.java
 
b/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/HiveRecordParser.java
index fb61339..1c91130 100644
--- 
a/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/HiveRecordParser.java
+++ 
b/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/HiveRecordParser.java
@@ -119,25 +119,28 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void parse(IRawRecord<? extends Writable> record, DataOutput out) 
throws Exception {
-        Writable hiveRawRecord = record.get();
-        Object hiveObject = hiveSerde.deserialize(hiveRawRecord);
-        int n = aRecord.getFieldNames().length;
-        List<Object> attributesValues = 
oi.getStructFieldsDataAsList(hiveObject);
-        recBuilder.reset(aRecord);
-        recBuilder.init();
-        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-            final Object value = attributesValues.get(i);
-            final ObjectInspector foi = 
fieldRefs.get(i).getFieldObjectInspector();
-            fieldValueBuffer.reset();
-            final DataOutput dataOutput = fieldValueBuffer.getDataOutput();
-            dataOutput.writeByte(fieldTypeTags[i]);
-            //get field type
-            parseItem(fieldTypes[i], value, foi, dataOutput, false);
-            recBuilder.addField(i, fieldValueBuffer);
+    public void parse(IRawRecord<? extends Writable> record, DataOutput out) 
throws HyracksDataException {
+        try {
+            Writable hiveRawRecord = record.get();
+            Object hiveObject = hiveSerde.deserialize(hiveRawRecord);
+            int n = aRecord.getFieldNames().length;
+            List<Object> attributesValues = 
oi.getStructFieldsDataAsList(hiveObject);
+            recBuilder.reset(aRecord);
+            recBuilder.init();
+            for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+                final Object value = attributesValues.get(i);
+                final ObjectInspector foi = 
fieldRefs.get(i).getFieldObjectInspector();
+                fieldValueBuffer.reset();
+                final DataOutput dataOutput = fieldValueBuffer.getDataOutput();
+                dataOutput.writeByte(fieldTypeTags[i]);
+                //get field type
+                parseItem(fieldTypes[i], value, foi, dataOutput, false);
+                recBuilder.addField(i, fieldValueBuffer);
+            }
+            recBuilder.write(out, true);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new HyracksDataException(e);
         }
-        recBuilder.write(out, true);
-
     }
 
     private void parseItem(IAType itemType, Object value, ObjectInspector foi, 
DataOutput dataOutput,
diff --git 
a/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/RSSParser.java
 
b/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/RSSParser.java
index 4d93dc5..3a3bd7d 100644
--- 
a/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/RSSParser.java
+++ 
b/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/RSSParser.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void parse(IRawRecord<? extends SyndEntryImpl> record, DataOutput 
out) throws Exception {
+    public void parse(IRawRecord<? extends SyndEntryImpl> record, DataOutput 
out) throws IOException {
         SyndEntryImpl entry = record.get();
         tupleFieldValues[0] = idPrefix + ":" + id;
         tupleFieldValues[1] = entry.getTitle();
diff --git 
a/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/RecordWithMetadataParser.java
 
b/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/RecordWithMetadataParser.java
index ecdb03d..67d84b5 100644
--- 
a/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/RecordWithMetadataParser.java
+++ 
b/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/RecordWithMetadataParser.java
@@ -89,19 +89,23 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void parse(IRawRecord<? extends RecordWithMetadata<T>> record, 
DataOutput out) throws Exception {
-        recBuilder.reset(recordType);
-        valueBuffer.reset();
-        recBuilder.init();
-        RecordWithMetadata<T> rwm = record.get();
-        for (int i = 0; i < numberOfFields; i++) {
-            if (i == valueIndex) {
-                valueParser.parse(rwm.getRecord(), 
valueBuffer.getDataOutput());
-                recBuilder.addField(i, valueBuffer);
-            } else {
-                recBuilder.addField(i, rwm.getMetadata(metaIndexes[i]));
+    public void parse(IRawRecord<? extends RecordWithMetadata<T>> record, 
DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
+        try {
+            recBuilder.reset(recordType);
+            valueBuffer.reset();
+            recBuilder.init();
+            RecordWithMetadata<T> rwm = record.get();
+            for (int i = 0; i < numberOfFields; i++) {
+                if (i == valueIndex) {
+                    valueParser.parse(rwm.getRecord(), 
valueBuffer.getDataOutput());
+                    recBuilder.addField(i, valueBuffer);
+                } else {
+                    recBuilder.addField(i, rwm.getMetadata(metaIndexes[i]));
+                }
             }
+            recBuilder.write(out, true);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new HyracksDataException(e);
         }
-        recBuilder.write(out, true);
     }
 }
diff --git 
a/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/TweetParser.java
 
b/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/TweetParser.java
index b9cd60b..7ae3303 100644
--- 
a/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/TweetParser.java
+++ 
b/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/TweetParser.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void parse(IRawRecord<? extends Status> record, DataOutput out) 
throws Exception {
+    public void parse(IRawRecord<? extends Status> record, DataOutput out) 
throws HyracksDataException {
         Status tweet = record.get();
         User user = tweet.getUser();
         // Tweet user data
diff --git 
a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lexergenerator/LexerGenerator.java
 
b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lexergenerator/LexerGenerator.java
index 1588c39..3ae7339 100644
--- 
a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lexergenerator/LexerGenerator.java
+++ 
b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lexergenerator/LexerGenerator.java
@@ -131,14 +131,14 @@
         Set<String> functions = main.neededAuxFunctions();
         for (String token : functions) {
             result.append("private int parse_" + token
-                    + "(char currentChar) throws IOException, 
[LEXER_NAME]Exception{\n");
+                    + "(char currentChar) throws IOException {\n");
             result.append(tokens.get(token).getNode().toJavaAuxFunction());
             result.append("\n}\n\n");
         }
         return result.toString();
     }
 
-    private static String readFile(Reader input) throws FileNotFoundException, 
IOException {
+    private static String readFile(Reader input) throws IOException {
         StringBuffer fileData = new StringBuffer(1000);
         BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(input);
         char[] buf = new char[1024];
@@ -152,14 +152,14 @@
         return fileData.toString();
     }
 
-    private static String readFile(InputStream input) throws 
FileNotFoundException, IOException {
+    private static String readFile(InputStream input) throws IOException {
         if (input == null) {
             throw new FileNotFoundException();
         }
         return readFile(new InputStreamReader(input));
     }
 
-    private static String readFile(String fileName) throws 
FileNotFoundException, IOException {
+    private static String readFile(String fileName) throws IOException {
         return readFile(new FileReader(fileName));
     }
 
diff --git 
a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/resources/LexerException.java
 
b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/resources/LexerException.java
index 9030eb2..06b12d2 100644
--- 
a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/resources/LexerException.java
+++ 
b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/resources/LexerException.java
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
  */
 package [PACKAGE];
 
-public class [LEXER_NAME]Exception extends Exception {
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+public class [LEXER_NAME]Exception extends IOException {
 
     public [LEXER_NAME]Exception(String message) {
         super(message);
diff --git 
a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entities/ExternalDatasetDetails.java
 
b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entities/ExternalDatasetDetails.java
index b16344d..ab1d2a5 100644
--- 
a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entities/ExternalDatasetDetails.java
+++ 
b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entities/ExternalDatasetDetails.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 package org.apache.asterix.metadata.entities;
 
 import java.io.DataOutput;
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.builders.RecordBuilder;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.config.DatasetConfig.DatasetType;
 import 
org.apache.asterix.common.config.DatasetConfig.ExternalDatasetTransactionState;
-import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
 import org.apache.asterix.formats.nontagged.AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.IDatasetDetails;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.bootstrap.MetadataRecordTypes;
@@ -124,12 +122,7 @@
         intSerde.serialize(new AInt32(state.ordinal()), 
fieldValue.getDataOutput());
         
externalRecordBuilder.addField(MetadataRecordTypes.EXTERNAL_DETAILS_ARECORD_TRANSACTION_STATE_FIELD_INDEX,
                 fieldValue);
-        try {
-            externalRecordBuilder.write(out, true);
-        } catch (IOException | AsterixException e) {
-            throw new HyracksDataException(e);
-        }
-
+        externalRecordBuilder.write(out, true);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git 
a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entities/InternalDatasetDetails.java
 
b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entities/InternalDatasetDetails.java
index 73c263f..a772c39 100644
--- 
a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entities/InternalDatasetDetails.java
+++ 
b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entities/InternalDatasetDetails.java
@@ -20,14 +20,12 @@
 package org.apache.asterix.metadata.entities;
 
 import java.io.DataOutput;
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.apache.asterix.builders.IARecordBuilder;
 import org.apache.asterix.builders.OrderedListBuilder;
 import org.apache.asterix.builders.RecordBuilder;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.config.DatasetConfig.DatasetType;
-import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
 import org.apache.asterix.formats.nontagged.AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.IDatasetDetails;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.bootstrap.MetadataRecordTypes;
@@ -156,8 +154,8 @@
                 fieldValue);
 
         // write field 2
-        primaryKeyListBuilder
-                .reset((AOrderedListType) 
MetadataRecordTypes.INTERNAL_DETAILS_RECORDTYPE.getFieldTypes()[MetadataRecordTypes.INTERNAL_DETAILS_ARECORD_PARTITIONKEY_FIELD_INDEX]);
+        primaryKeyListBuilder.reset((AOrderedListType) 
MetadataRecordTypes.INTERNAL_DETAILS_RECORDTYPE
+                
.getFieldTypes()[MetadataRecordTypes.INTERNAL_DETAILS_ARECORD_PARTITIONKEY_FIELD_INDEX]);
         for (List<String> field : partitioningKeys) {
             listBuilder.reset(stringList);
             for (String subField : field) {
@@ -176,8 +174,8 @@
                 fieldValue);
 
         // write field 3
-        primaryKeyListBuilder
-                .reset((AOrderedListType) 
MetadataRecordTypes.INTERNAL_DETAILS_RECORDTYPE.getFieldTypes()[MetadataRecordTypes.INTERNAL_DETAILS_ARECORD_PRIMARYKEY_FIELD_INDEX]);
+        primaryKeyListBuilder.reset((AOrderedListType) 
MetadataRecordTypes.INTERNAL_DETAILS_RECORDTYPE
+                
.getFieldTypes()[MetadataRecordTypes.INTERNAL_DETAILS_ARECORD_PRIMARYKEY_FIELD_INDEX]);
         for (List<String> field : primaryKeys) {
             listBuilder.reset(stringList);
             for (String subField : field) {
@@ -216,18 +214,10 @@
             }
             fieldValue.reset();
             listBuilder.write(fieldValue.getDataOutput(), true);
-            try {
-                internalRecordBuilder.addField(nameValue, fieldValue);
-            } catch (AsterixException e) {
-                throw new HyracksDataException(e);
-            }
+            internalRecordBuilder.addField(nameValue, fieldValue);
         }
 
-        try {
-            internalRecordBuilder.write(out, true);
-        } catch (IOException | AsterixException e) {
-            throw new HyracksDataException(e);
-        }
+        internalRecordBuilder.write(out, true);
     }
 
     protected void writePropertyTypeRecord(String name, String value, 
DataOutput out, ARecordType recordType)
@@ -252,11 +242,7 @@
         stringSerde.serialize(aString, fieldValue.getDataOutput());
         propertyRecordBuilder.addField(1, fieldValue);
 
-        try {
-            propertyRecordBuilder.write(out, true);
-        } catch (IOException | AsterixException e) {
-            throw new HyracksDataException(e);
-        }
+        propertyRecordBuilder.write(out, true);
     }
 
 }
diff --git 
a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/CompactionPolicyTupleTranslator.java
 
b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/CompactionPolicyTupleTranslator.java
index 9ff90ca..e5dfb4e 100644
--- 
a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/CompactionPolicyTupleTranslator.java
+++ 
b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/CompactionPolicyTupleTranslator.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 import java.io.DataInputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
-import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
 import org.apache.asterix.formats.nontagged.AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.MetadataException;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.bootstrap.MetadataPrimaryIndexes;
@@ -33,6 +32,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.ARecord;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AString;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.ITupleReference;
 
 /**
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
         CompactionPolicy compactionPolicy = null;
         String dataverseName = ((AString) compactionPolicyRecord
                 
.getValueByPos(MetadataRecordTypes.COMPACTION_POLICY_ARECORD_DATAVERSE_NAME_FIELD_INDEX))
-                .getStringValue();
+                        .getStringValue();
         String policyName = ((AString) compactionPolicyRecord
                 
.getValueByPos(MetadataRecordTypes.COMPACTION_POLICY_ARECORD_POLICY_NAME_FIELD_INDEX)).getStringValue();
         String className = ((AString) compactionPolicyRecord
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public ITupleReference getTupleFromMetadataEntity(CompactionPolicy 
compactionPolicy) throws IOException,
-            MetadataException {
+    public ITupleReference getTupleFromMetadataEntity(CompactionPolicy 
compactionPolicy)
+            throws IOException, MetadataException {
 
         tupleBuilder.reset();
         aString.setValue(compactionPolicy.getDataverseName());
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
         // write record
         try {
             recordBuilder.write(tupleBuilder.getDataOutput(), true);
-        } catch (AsterixException e) {
+        } catch (HyracksDataException e) {
             throw new MetadataException(e);
         }
         tupleBuilder.addFieldEndOffset();
diff --git 
a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/DatasetTupleTranslator.java
 
b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/DatasetTupleTranslator.java
index 00f46d4..41c4c58 100644
--- 
a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/DatasetTupleTranslator.java
+++ 
b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/DatasetTupleTranslator.java
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.builders.UnorderedListBuilder;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.config.DatasetConfig.DatasetType;
 import 
org.apache.asterix.common.config.DatasetConfig.ExternalDatasetTransactionState;
-import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
 import org.apache.asterix.formats.nontagged.AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.IDatasetDetails;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.MetadataException;
@@ -345,7 +344,7 @@
         // write record
         try {
             recordBuilder.write(tupleBuilder.getDataOutput(), true);
-        } catch (AsterixException e) {
+        } catch (HyracksDataException e) {
             throw new MetadataException(e);
         }
         tupleBuilder.addFieldEndOffset();
@@ -406,11 +405,7 @@
         stringSerde.serialize(aString, fieldValue.getDataOutput());
         propertyRecordBuilder.addField(1, fieldValue);
 
-        try {
-            propertyRecordBuilder.write(out, true);
-        } catch (IOException | AsterixException ioe) {
-            throw new HyracksDataException(ioe);
-        }
+        propertyRecordBuilder.write(out, true);
     }
 
 }
diff --git 
a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/DatasourceAdapterTupleTranslator.java
 
b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/DatasourceAdapterTupleTranslator.java
index b0d5f76..a824551 100644
--- 
a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/DatasourceAdapterTupleTranslator.java
+++ 
b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/DatasourceAdapterTupleTranslator.java
@@ -25,9 +25,7 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Calendar;
 
-import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
 import org.apache.asterix.external.api.IDataSourceAdapter;
-import org.apache.asterix.external.api.IDataSourceAdapter.AdapterType;
 import org.apache.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.AdapterIdentifier;
 import org.apache.asterix.formats.nontagged.AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.MetadataException;
@@ -72,13 +70,14 @@
     private DatasourceAdapter createAdapterFromARecord(ARecord adapterRecord) {
         String dataverseName = ((AString) adapterRecord
                 
.getValueByPos(MetadataRecordTypes.DATASOURCE_ADAPTER_ARECORD_DATAVERSENAME_FIELD_INDEX))
-                .getStringValue();
+                        .getStringValue();
         String adapterName = ((AString) adapterRecord
                 
.getValueByPos(MetadataRecordTypes.DATASOURCE_ADAPTER_ARECORD_NAME_FIELD_INDEX)).getStringValue();
         String classname = ((AString) adapterRecord
                 
.getValueByPos(MetadataRecordTypes.DATASOURCE_ADAPTER_ARECORD_CLASSNAME_FIELD_INDEX)).getStringValue();
-        IDataSourceAdapter.AdapterType adapterType = 
IDataSourceAdapter.AdapterType.valueOf(((AString) adapterRecord
-                
.getValueByPos(MetadataRecordTypes.DATASOURCE_ADAPTER_ARECORD_TYPE_FIELD_INDEX)).getStringValue());
+        IDataSourceAdapter.AdapterType adapterType = 
IDataSourceAdapter.AdapterType.valueOf(
+                ((AString) 
adapterRecord.getValueByPos(MetadataRecordTypes.DATASOURCE_ADAPTER_ARECORD_TYPE_FIELD_INDEX))
+                        .getStringValue());
 
         return new DatasourceAdapter(new AdapterIdentifier(dataverseName, 
adapterName), classname, adapterType);
     }
@@ -129,11 +128,7 @@
         
recordBuilder.addField(MetadataRecordTypes.DATASOURCE_ADAPTER_ARECORD_TIMESTAMP_FIELD_INDEX,
 fieldValue);
 
         // write record
-        try {
-            recordBuilder.write(tupleBuilder.getDataOutput(), true);
-        } catch (AsterixException e) {
-            throw new MetadataException(e);
-        }
+        recordBuilder.write(tupleBuilder.getDataOutput(), true);
         tupleBuilder.addFieldEndOffset();
 
         tuple.reset(tupleBuilder.getFieldEndOffsets(), 
tupleBuilder.getByteArray());
diff --git 
a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/DatatypeTupleTranslator.java
 
b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/DatatypeTupleTranslator.java
index 8948f43..46f4451 100644
--- 
a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/DatatypeTupleTranslator.java
+++ 
b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/DatatypeTupleTranslator.java
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
         // write record
         try {
             recordBuilder.write(tupleBuilder.getDataOutput(), true);
-        } catch (AsterixException e) {
+        } catch (HyracksDataException e) {
             throw new MetadataException(e);
         }
         tupleBuilder.addFieldEndOffset();
diff --git 
a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/DataverseTupleTranslator.java
 
b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/DataverseTupleTranslator.java
index ecc53da..a5e60a6 100644
--- 
a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/DataverseTupleTranslator.java
+++ 
b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/DataverseTupleTranslator.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AString;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.ITupleReference;
 
 /**
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@
 
         try {
             recordBuilder.write(tupleBuilder.getDataOutput(), true);
-        } catch (AsterixException e) {
+        } catch (HyracksDataException e) {
             throw new MetadataException(e);
         }
         tupleBuilder.addFieldEndOffset();
diff --git 
a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/ExternalFileTupleTranslator.java
 
b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/ExternalFileTupleTranslator.java
index efb9318..1c3c7c9 100644
--- 
a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/ExternalFileTupleTranslator.java
+++ 
b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/ExternalFileTupleTranslator.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 import java.util.Date;
 
 import org.apache.asterix.common.config.DatasetConfig.ExternalFilePendingOp;
-import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
 import org.apache.asterix.external.indexing.ExternalFile;
 import org.apache.asterix.formats.nontagged.AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.MetadataException;
@@ -97,14 +96,13 @@
                 
.getValueByPos(MetadataRecordTypes.EXTERNAL_FILE_ARECORD_FILE_NAME_FIELD_INDEX)).getStringValue();
         long fileSize = ((AInt64) externalFileRecord
                 
.getValueByPos(MetadataRecordTypes.EXTERNAL_FILE_ARECORD_FILE_SIZE_FIELD_INDEX)).getLongValue();
-        Date lastMoDifiedDate = new Date(
-                ((ADateTime) externalFileRecord
-                        
.getValueByPos(MetadataRecordTypes.EXTERNAL_FILE_ARECORD_FILE_MOD_DATE_FIELD_INDEX))
-                        .getChrononTime());
+        Date lastMoDifiedDate = new Date(((ADateTime) externalFileRecord
+                
.getValueByPos(MetadataRecordTypes.EXTERNAL_FILE_ARECORD_FILE_MOD_DATE_FIELD_INDEX)).getChrononTime());
         ExternalFilePendingOp pendingOp = 
ExternalFilePendingOp.values()[((AInt32) externalFileRecord
                 
.getValueByPos(MetadataRecordTypes.EXTERNAL_FILE_ARECORD_FILE_PENDING_OP_FIELD_INDEX))
-                .getIntegerValue()];
-        return new ExternalFile(dataverseName, datasetName, fileNumber, 
fileName, lastMoDifiedDate, fileSize, pendingOp);
+                        .getIntegerValue()];
+        return new ExternalFile(dataverseName, datasetName, fileNumber, 
fileName, lastMoDifiedDate, fileSize,
+                pendingOp);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -170,11 +168,7 @@
         
recordBuilder.addField(MetadataRecordTypes.EXTERNAL_FILE_ARECORD_FILE_PENDING_OP_FIELD_INDEX,
 fieldValue);
 
         // write record
-        try {
-            recordBuilder.write(tupleBuilder.getDataOutput(), true);
-        } catch (AsterixException e) {
-            throw new MetadataException(e);
-        }
+        recordBuilder.write(tupleBuilder.getDataOutput(), true);
         tupleBuilder.addFieldEndOffset();
 
         tuple.reset(tupleBuilder.getFieldEndOffsets(), 
tupleBuilder.getByteArray());
diff --git 
a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/FeedPolicyTupleTranslator.java
 
b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/FeedPolicyTupleTranslator.java
index 00e3e63..4839065 100644
--- 
a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/FeedPolicyTupleTranslator.java
+++ 
b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/FeedPolicyTupleTranslator.java
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.builders.IARecordBuilder;
 import org.apache.asterix.builders.RecordBuilder;
 import org.apache.asterix.builders.UnorderedListBuilder;
-import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
 import org.apache.asterix.formats.nontagged.AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.MetadataException;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.bootstrap.MetadataPrimaryIndexes;
@@ -111,7 +110,8 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public ITupleReference getTupleFromMetadataEntity(FeedPolicyEntity 
feedPolicy) throws IOException, MetadataException {
+    public ITupleReference getTupleFromMetadataEntity(FeedPolicyEntity 
feedPolicy)
+            throws IOException, MetadataException {
         // write the key in the first three fields of the tuple
         ArrayBackedValueStorage itemValue = new ArrayBackedValueStorage();
 
@@ -161,11 +161,7 @@
         
recordBuilder.addField(MetadataRecordTypes.FEED_POLICY_ARECORD_PROPERTIES_FIELD_INDEX,
 fieldValue);
 
         // write record
-        try {
-            recordBuilder.write(tupleBuilder.getDataOutput(), true);
-        } catch (AsterixException e) {
-            throw new MetadataException(e);
-        }
+        recordBuilder.write(tupleBuilder.getDataOutput(), true);
         tupleBuilder.addFieldEndOffset();
 
         tuple.reset(tupleBuilder.getFieldEndOffsets(), 
tupleBuilder.getByteArray());
@@ -192,10 +188,6 @@
         stringSerde.serialize(aString, fieldValue.getDataOutput());
         propertyRecordBuilder.addField(1, fieldValue);
 
-        try {
-            propertyRecordBuilder.write(out, true);
-        } catch (IOException | AsterixException e) {
-            throw new HyracksDataException(e);
-        }
+        propertyRecordBuilder.write(out, true);
     }
 }
diff --git 
a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/FeedTupleTranslator.java
 
b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/FeedTupleTranslator.java
index dc9fb50..007026e 100644
--- 
a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/FeedTupleTranslator.java
+++ 
b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/FeedTupleTranslator.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.builders.IARecordBuilder;
 import org.apache.asterix.builders.OrderedListBuilder;
 import org.apache.asterix.builders.RecordBuilder;
-import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.functions.FunctionSignature;
 import org.apache.asterix.external.feed.api.IFeed;
 import org.apache.asterix.external.feed.api.IFeed.FeedType;
@@ -200,7 +199,7 @@
         // write record
         try {
             recordBuilder.write(tupleBuilder.getDataOutput(), true);
-        } catch (AsterixException e) {
+        } catch (HyracksDataException e) {
             throw new MetadataException(e);
         }
         tupleBuilder.addFieldEndOffset();
@@ -250,11 +249,7 @@
                         
MetadataRecordTypes.FEED_ARECORD_PRIMARY_FIELD_DETAILS_ADAPTOR_CONFIGURATION_FIELD_INDEX,
                         primaryRecordfieldValue);
 
-                try {
-                    
primaryDetailsRecordBuilder.write(fieldValue.getDataOutput(), true);
-                } catch (IOException | AsterixException e) {
-                    throw new HyracksDataException(e);
-                }
+                primaryDetailsRecordBuilder.write(fieldValue.getDataOutput(), 
true);
 
                 
recordBuilder.addField(MetadataRecordTypes.FEED_ARECORD_PRIMARY_TYPE_DETAILS_FIELD_INDEX,
 fieldValue);
             }
@@ -273,11 +268,7 @@
                         
MetadataRecordTypes.FEED_ARECORD_SECONDARY_FIELD_DETAILS_SOURCE_FEED_NAME_FIELD_INDEX,
                         secondaryFieldValue);
 
-                try {
-                    
secondaryDetailsRecordBuilder.write(fieldValue.getDataOutput(), true);
-                } catch (IOException | AsterixException e) {
-                    throw new HyracksDataException(e);
-                }
+                
secondaryDetailsRecordBuilder.write(fieldValue.getDataOutput(), true);
                 
recordBuilder.addField(MetadataRecordTypes.FEED_ARECORD_SECONDARY_TYPE_DETAILS_FIELD_INDEX,
 fieldValue);
                 break;
         }
@@ -305,10 +296,6 @@
         stringSerde.serialize(aString, fieldValue.getDataOutput());
         propertyRecordBuilder.addField(1, fieldValue);
 
-        try {
-            propertyRecordBuilder.write(out, true);
-        } catch (IOException | AsterixException e) {
-            throw new HyracksDataException(e);
-        }
+        propertyRecordBuilder.write(out, true);
     }
 }
diff --git 
a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/FunctionTupleTranslator.java
 
b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/FunctionTupleTranslator.java
index 7850c3d..afa2f6e 100644
--- 
a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/FunctionTupleTranslator.java
+++ 
b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/FunctionTupleTranslator.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.apache.asterix.builders.OrderedListBuilder;
-import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
 import org.apache.asterix.formats.nontagged.AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.MetadataException;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.bootstrap.MetadataPrimaryIndexes;
@@ -146,8 +145,8 @@
         // write field 3
         OrderedListBuilder listBuilder = new OrderedListBuilder();
         ArrayBackedValueStorage itemValue = new ArrayBackedValueStorage();
-        listBuilder
-                .reset((AOrderedListType) 
MetadataRecordTypes.FUNCTION_RECORDTYPE.getFieldTypes()[MetadataRecordTypes.FUNCTION_ARECORD_FUNCTION_PARAM_LIST_FIELD_INDEX]);
+        listBuilder.reset((AOrderedListType) 
MetadataRecordTypes.FUNCTION_RECORDTYPE
+                
.getFieldTypes()[MetadataRecordTypes.FUNCTION_ARECORD_FUNCTION_PARAM_LIST_FIELD_INDEX]);
         for (String param : function.getParams()) {
             itemValue.reset();
             aString.setValue(param);
@@ -183,11 +182,7 @@
         
recordBuilder.addField(MetadataRecordTypes.FUNCTION_ARECORD_FUNCTION_KIND_FIELD_INDEX,
 fieldValue);
 
         // write record
-        try {
-            recordBuilder.write(tupleBuilder.getDataOutput(), true);
-        } catch (AsterixException e) {
-            throw new MetadataException(e);
-        }
+        recordBuilder.write(tupleBuilder.getDataOutput(), true);
         tupleBuilder.addFieldEndOffset();
 
         tuple.reset(tupleBuilder.getFieldEndOffsets(), 
tupleBuilder.getByteArray());
diff --git 
a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/IndexTupleTranslator.java
 
b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/IndexTupleTranslator.java
index 611c703..404a8c7 100644
--- 
a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/IndexTupleTranslator.java
+++ 
b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/IndexTupleTranslator.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 
 import org.apache.asterix.builders.OrderedListBuilder;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.config.DatasetConfig.IndexType;
-import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.transactions.JobId;
 import org.apache.asterix.formats.nontagged.AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.MetadataException;
@@ -253,11 +252,7 @@
             aString.setValue(GRAM_LENGTH_FIELD_NAME);
             stringSerde.serialize(aString, nameValue.getDataOutput());
             intSerde.serialize(new AInt32(instance.getGramLength()), 
fieldValue.getDataOutput());
-            try {
-                recordBuilder.addField(nameValue, fieldValue);
-            } catch (AsterixException e) {
-                throw new MetadataException(e);
-            }
+            recordBuilder.addField(nameValue, fieldValue);
         }
 
         if (instance.isEnforcingKeyFileds()) {
@@ -279,11 +274,7 @@
             }
             fieldValue.reset();
             typeListBuilder.write(fieldValue.getDataOutput(), true);
-            try {
-                recordBuilder.addField(nameValue, fieldValue);
-            } catch (AsterixException e) {
-                throw new MetadataException(e);
-            }
+            recordBuilder.addField(nameValue, fieldValue);
 
             // write optional field 10
             fieldValue.reset();
@@ -294,19 +285,11 @@
 
             booleanSerde.serialize(ABoolean.TRUE, fieldValue.getDataOutput());
 
-            try {
-                recordBuilder.addField(nameValue, fieldValue);
-            } catch (AsterixException e) {
-                throw new MetadataException(e);
-            }
+            recordBuilder.addField(nameValue, fieldValue);
         }
 
         // write record
-        try {
-            recordBuilder.write(tupleBuilder.getDataOutput(), true);
-        } catch (AsterixException e) {
-            throw new MetadataException(e);
-        }
+        recordBuilder.write(tupleBuilder.getDataOutput(), true);
         tupleBuilder.addFieldEndOffset();
 
         tuple.reset(tupleBuilder.getFieldEndOffsets(), 
tupleBuilder.getByteArray());
diff --git 
a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/LibraryTupleTranslator.java
 
b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/LibraryTupleTranslator.java
index 77c81a1..3e3048c 100644
--- 
a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/LibraryTupleTranslator.java
+++ 
b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/LibraryTupleTranslator.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.ARecord;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AString;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.ITupleReference;
 
 /**
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@
         // write record
         try {
             recordBuilder.write(tupleBuilder.getDataOutput(), true);
-        } catch (AsterixException e) {
+        } catch (HyracksDataException e) {
             throw new MetadataException(e);
         }
         tupleBuilder.addFieldEndOffset();
diff --git 
a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/NodeGroupTupleTranslator.java
 
b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/NodeGroupTupleTranslator.java
index 4cb0cf8..0e63801 100644
--- 
a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/NodeGroupTupleTranslator.java
+++ 
b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/NodeGroupTupleTranslator.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.IACursor;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.AUnorderedListType;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
 import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.ITupleReference;
 
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@
 
         try {
             recordBuilder.write(tupleBuilder.getDataOutput(), true);
-        } catch (AsterixException e) {
+        } catch (HyracksDataException e) {
             throw new MetadataException(e);
         }
         tupleBuilder.addFieldEndOffset();
diff --git 
a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/NodeTupleTranslator.java
 
b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/NodeTupleTranslator.java
index a592460..c3df4a9 100644
--- 
a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/NodeTupleTranslator.java
+++ 
b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/NodeTupleTranslator.java
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.NotImplementedException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.ITupleReference;
+import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.std.join.InMemoryHashJoinOperatorDescriptor;
 
 /**
  * Translates a Node metadata entity to an ITupleReference and vice versa.
@@ -129,7 +131,7 @@
 
         try {
             recordBuilder.write(tupleBuilder.getDataOutput(), true);
-        } catch (AsterixException e) {
+        } catch (HyracksDataException e) {
             throw new MetadataException(e);
         }
         tupleBuilder.addFieldEndOffset();
diff --git 
a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/utils/DatasetUtils.java
 
b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/utils/DatasetUtils.java
index f011f04..9919962 100644
--- 
a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/utils/DatasetUtils.java
+++ 
b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/utils/DatasetUtils.java
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 
 import org.apache.asterix.builders.IARecordBuilder;
 import org.apache.asterix.builders.RecordBuilder;
-import org.apache.asterix.common.config.MetadataConstants;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.config.DatasetConfig.DatasetType;
+import org.apache.asterix.common.config.MetadataConstants;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.context.CorrelatedPrefixMergePolicyFactory;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
 import org.apache.asterix.external.indexing.IndexingConstants;
@@ -276,10 +276,6 @@
         stringSerde.serialize(aString, fieldValue.getDataOutput());
         propertyRecordBuilder.addField(1, fieldValue);
 
-        try {
-            propertyRecordBuilder.write(out, true);
-        } catch (IOException | AsterixException e) {
-            throw new HyracksDataException(e);
-        }
+        propertyRecordBuilder.write(out, true);
     }
 }
diff --git 
a/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/builders/IARecordBuilder.java 
b/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/builders/IARecordBuilder.java
index ee15d5d..ea3bd51 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/builders/IARecordBuilder.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/builders/IARecordBuilder.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ARecordType;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IValueReference;
 
 /**
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@
      * @throws AsterixException
      *             if the field name conflicts with a closed field name
      */
-    public void addField(IValueReference name, IValueReference value) throws 
AsterixException;
+    public void addField(IValueReference name, IValueReference value) throws 
HyracksDataException;
 
     /**
      * @param out
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@
      * @throws AsterixException
      *             if any open field names conflict with each other
      */
-    public void write(DataOutput out, boolean writeTypeTag) throws 
IOException, AsterixException;
+    public void write(DataOutput out, boolean writeTypeTag) throws 
HyracksDataException;
 
     public int getFieldId(String fieldName);
 
diff --git 
a/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/builders/RecordBuilder.java 
b/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/builders/RecordBuilder.java
index e3ed6fb..f4c4d8d 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/builders/RecordBuilder.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/builders/RecordBuilder.java
@@ -179,29 +179,20 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void addField(IValueReference name, IValueReference value) throws 
AsterixException {
+    public void addField(IValueReference name, IValueReference value) throws 
HyracksDataException {
         if (numberOfOpenFields == openPartOffsets.length) {
             openPartOffsets = Arrays.copyOf(openPartOffsets, 
openPartOffsets.length + DEFAULT_NUM_OPEN_FIELDS);
             openFieldNameLengths = Arrays.copyOf(openFieldNameLengths,
                     openFieldNameLengths.length + DEFAULT_NUM_OPEN_FIELDS);
         }
-        int fieldNameHashCode;
-        try {
-            fieldNameHashCode = utf8HashFunction.hash(name.getByteArray(), 
name.getStartOffset() + 1,
+        int fieldNameHashCode = utf8HashFunction.hash(name.getByteArray(), 
name.getStartOffset() + 1,
                     name.getLength() - 1);
-        } catch (HyracksDataException e1) {
-            throw new AsterixException(e1);
-        }
         if (recType != null) {
             int cFieldPos;
-            try {
                 cFieldPos = recTypeInfo.getFieldIndex(name.getByteArray(), 
name.getStartOffset() + 1,
                         name.getLength() - 1);
-            } catch (HyracksDataException e) {
-                throw new AsterixException(e);
-            }
             if (cFieldPos >= 0) {
-                throw new AsterixException("Open field \"" + 
recType.getFieldNames()[cFieldPos]
+                throw new HyracksDataException("Open field \"" + 
recType.getFieldNames()[cFieldPos]
                         + "\" has the same field name as closed field at index 
" + cFieldPos);
             }
         }
@@ -214,7 +205,7 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void write(DataOutput out, boolean writeTypeTag) throws 
IOException, AsterixException {
+    public void write(DataOutput out, boolean writeTypeTag) throws 
HyracksDataException {
         int h = headerSize;
         int recordLength;
         // prepare the open part
@@ -233,7 +224,7 @@
                             openBytes, (int) openPartOffsets[i], 
openFieldNameLengths[i]) == 0) {
                         String field = utf8SerDer.deserialize(new 
DataInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(openBytes,
                                 (int) openPartOffsets[i], 
openFieldNameLengths[i])));
-                        throw new AsterixException(
+                        throw new HyracksDataException(
                                 "Open fields " + (i - 1) + " and " + i + " 
have the same field name \"" + field + "\"");
                     }
                 }
@@ -253,34 +244,38 @@
         } else
             recordLength = h + numberOfSchemaFields * 4 + 
closedPartOutputStream.size();
 
-        // write the record header
-        if (writeTypeTag) {
-            out.writeByte(RECORD_TYPE_TAG);
-        }
-        out.writeInt(recordLength);
-        if (isOpen) {
-            if (this.numberOfOpenFields > 0) {
-                out.writeBoolean(true);
-                out.writeInt(openPartOffset);
-            } else
-                out.writeBoolean(false);
-        }
+        try {
+            // write the record header
+            if (writeTypeTag) {
+                out.writeByte(RECORD_TYPE_TAG);
+            }
+            out.writeInt(recordLength);
+            if (isOpen) {
+                if (this.numberOfOpenFields > 0) {
+                    out.writeBoolean(true);
+                    out.writeInt(openPartOffset);
+                } else
+                    out.writeBoolean(false);
+            }
 
-        // write the closed part
-        if (numberOfSchemaFields > 0) {
-            out.writeInt(numberOfClosedFields);
-            if (isNullable)
-                out.write(nullBitMap, 0, nullBitMapSize);
-            for (int i = 0; i < numberOfSchemaFields; i++)
-                out.writeInt(closedPartOffsets[i] + h + (numberOfSchemaFields 
* 4));
-            out.write(closedPartOutputStream.toByteArray());
-        }
+            // write the closed part
+            if (numberOfSchemaFields > 0) {
+                out.writeInt(numberOfClosedFields);
+                if (isNullable)
+                    out.write(nullBitMap, 0, nullBitMapSize);
+                for (int i = 0; i < numberOfSchemaFields; i++)
+                    out.writeInt(closedPartOffsets[i] + h + 
(numberOfSchemaFields * 4));
+                out.write(closedPartOutputStream.toByteArray());
+            }
 
-        // write the open part
-        if (numberOfOpenFields > 0) {
-            out.writeInt(numberOfOpenFields);
-            out.write(openPartOffsetArray, 0, openPartOffsetArraySize);
-            out.write(openPartOutputStream.toByteArray());
+            // write the open part
+            if (numberOfOpenFields > 0) {
+                out.writeInt(numberOfOpenFields);
+                out.write(openPartOffsetArray, 0, openPartOffsetArraySize);
+                out.write(openPartOutputStream.toByteArray());
+            }
+        } catch (IOException ioe) {
+            throw new HyracksDataException(ioe);
         }
     }
 
diff --git 
a/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/ARecordSerializerDeserializer.java
 
b/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/ARecordSerializerDeserializer.java
index 543b20e..53943b8 100644
--- 
a/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/ARecordSerializerDeserializer.java
+++ 
b/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/ARecordSerializerDeserializer.java
@@ -182,11 +182,7 @@
                 
serializers[fieldIndex].serialize(instance.getValueByPos(fieldIndex), 
fieldValue.getDataOutput());
                 recordBuilder.addField(fieldIndex, fieldValue);
             }
-            try {
-                recordBuilder.write(out, writeTypeTag);
-            } catch (IOException | AsterixException e) {
-                throw new HyracksDataException(e);
-            }
+            recordBuilder.write(out, writeTypeTag);
         } else {
             throw new NotImplementedException("Serializer for schemaless 
records is not implemented.");
         }
diff --git 
a/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/base/AMutableInterval.java 
b/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/base/AMutableInterval.java
index fa9b587..15bda6b 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/base/AMutableInterval.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/base/AMutableInterval.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.asterix.om.base;
 
-import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 
 public class AMutableInterval extends AInterval {
 
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
         super(intervalStart, intervalEnd, typetag);
     }
 
-    public void setValue(long intervalStart, long intervalEnd, byte typetag) 
throws AlgebricksException {
+    public void setValue(long intervalStart, long intervalEnd, byte typetag) 
throws HyracksDataException {
         if (intervalStart >= intervalEnd) {
-            throw new AlgebricksException("Invalid interval: the starting time 
should be less than the ending time.");
+            throw new HyracksDataException("Invalid interval: the starting 
time should be less than the ending time.");
         }
         this.intervalStart = intervalStart;
         this.intervalEnd = intervalEnd;
diff --git 
a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/common/ClosedRecordConstructorEvalFactory.java
 
b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/common/ClosedRecordConstructorEvalFactory.java
index d9f2949..d33845c 100644
--- 
a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/common/ClosedRecordConstructorEvalFactory.java
+++ 
b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/common/ClosedRecordConstructorEvalFactory.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.ICopyEvaluator;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.ICopyEvaluatorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IDataOutputProvider;
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
 import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@
                     }
                 }
                 recBuilder.write(out, true);
-            } catch (IOException | AsterixException e) {
+            } catch (HyracksDataException e) {
                 throw new AlgebricksException(e);
             }
         }
diff --git 
a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/OpenRecordConstructorDescriptor.java
 
b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/OpenRecordConstructorDescriptor.java
index 2a7348c..9dc2d1c 100644
--- 
a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/OpenRecordConstructorDescriptor.java
+++ 
b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/OpenRecordConstructorDescriptor.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.ICopyEvaluator;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.ICopyEvaluatorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IDataOutputProvider;
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
 import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@
                                 }
                             }
                             recBuilder.write(out, true);
-                        } catch (IOException | AsterixException e) {
+                        } catch (HyracksDataException e) {
                             throw new AlgebricksException(e);
                         }
                     }
diff --git 
a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/records/RecordAddFieldsDescriptor.java
 
b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/records/RecordAddFieldsDescriptor.java
index c26daca..a4cfdbd 100644
--- 
a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/records/RecordAddFieldsDescriptor.java
+++ 
b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/records/RecordAddFieldsDescriptor.java
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
                             }
                             addFields(recordPointable, listPointable);
                             recordBuilder.write(output.getDataOutput(), true);
-                        } catch (IOException | AsterixException e) {
+                        } catch (HyracksDataException e) {
                             throw new AlgebricksException(e);
                         }
                     }
diff --git 
a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/temporal/IntervalBinDescriptor.java
 
b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/temporal/IntervalBinDescriptor.java
index 73d5cd9..2e493c5 100644
--- 
a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/temporal/IntervalBinDescriptor.java
+++ 
b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/temporal/IntervalBinDescriptor.java
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@
                         switch (type2) {
                             case YEARMONTHDURATION:
 
-                                yearMonth = 
AYearMonthDurationSerializerDeserializer.getYearMonth(
-                                        argOut2.getByteArray(), 1);
+                                yearMonth = 
AYearMonthDurationSerializerDeserializer
+                                        .getYearMonth(argOut2.getByteArray(), 
1);
 
                                 int yearStart = 
GREG_CAL.getYear(chrononToStart);
                                 int monthStart = 
GREG_CAL.getMonthOfYear(chrononToStart, yearStart);
@@ -182,13 +182,13 @@
                                         + ((totalMonths < 0 && totalMonths % 
yearMonth != 0) ? -1 : 0);
 
                                 if (binIndex > Integer.MAX_VALUE) {
-                                    throw new 
AlgebricksException(getIdentifier().getName()
-                                            + ": Overflowing time value to be 
binned!");
+                                    throw new AlgebricksException(
+                                            getIdentifier().getName() + ": 
Overflowing time value to be binned!");
                                 }
 
                                 if (binIndex < Integer.MIN_VALUE) {
-                                    throw new 
AlgebricksException(getIdentifier().getName()
-                                            + ": Underflowing time value to be 
binned!");
+                                    throw new AlgebricksException(
+                                            getIdentifier().getName() + ": 
Underflowing time value to be binned!");
                                 }
 
                                 break;
@@ -210,43 +210,42 @@
                                 }
                                 return;
                             default:
-                                throw new AlgebricksException(
-                                        getIdentifier().getName()
-                                                + ": expecting 
YEARMONTHDURATION/DAYTIMEDURATION for the thrid argument but got "
-                                                + type2);
+                                throw new 
AlgebricksException(getIdentifier().getName()
+                                        + ": expecting 
YEARMONTHDURATION/DAYTIMEDURATION for the thrid argument but got "
+                                        + type2);
                         }
 
                         switch (type0) {
                             case DATE:
-                                binStartChronon = 
DurationArithmeticOperations.addDuration(chrononToStart, yearMonth
-                                        * (int) binIndex, dayTime * binIndex, 
false);
-                                binEndChronon = 
DurationArithmeticOperations.addDuration(chrononToStart, yearMonth
-                                        * ((int) binIndex + 1), dayTime * 
(binIndex + 1), false);
+                                binStartChronon = 
DurationArithmeticOperations.addDuration(chrononToStart,
+                                        yearMonth * (int) binIndex, dayTime * 
binIndex, false);
+                                binEndChronon = 
DurationArithmeticOperations.addDuration(chrononToStart,
+                                        yearMonth * ((int) binIndex + 1), 
dayTime * (binIndex + 1), false);
 
-                                binStartChronon = binStartChronon
-                                        / 
GregorianCalendarSystem.CHRONON_OF_DAY
-                                        + ((binStartChronon < 0 && 
binStartChronon
-                                                % 
GregorianCalendarSystem.CHRONON_OF_DAY != 0) ? -1 : 0);
-                                binEndChronon = binEndChronon
-                                        / 
GregorianCalendarSystem.CHRONON_OF_DAY
-                                        + ((binEndChronon < 0 && binEndChronon 
% GregorianCalendarSystem.CHRONON_OF_DAY != 0) ? -1
-                                                : 0);
+                                binStartChronon = binStartChronon / 
GregorianCalendarSystem.CHRONON_OF_DAY
+                                        + ((binStartChronon < 0
+                                                && binStartChronon % 
GregorianCalendarSystem.CHRONON_OF_DAY != 0) ? -1
+                                                        : 0);
+                                binEndChronon = binEndChronon / 
GregorianCalendarSystem.CHRONON_OF_DAY
+                                        + ((binEndChronon < 0
+                                                && binEndChronon % 
GregorianCalendarSystem.CHRONON_OF_DAY != 0) ? -1
+                                                        : 0);
                                 break;
                             case TIME:
                                 if (yearMonth != 0) {
                                     throw new 
AlgebricksException(getIdentifier().getName()
                                             + ": cannot create year-month bin 
for a time value");
                                 }
-                                binStartChronon = 
DurationArithmeticOperations.addDuration(chrononToStart, yearMonth
-                                        * (int) binIndex, dayTime * binIndex, 
true);
-                                binEndChronon = 
DurationArithmeticOperations.addDuration(chrononToStart, yearMonth
-                                        * ((int) binIndex + 1), dayTime * 
(binIndex + 1), true);
+                                binStartChronon = 
DurationArithmeticOperations.addDuration(chrononToStart,
+                                        yearMonth * (int) binIndex, dayTime * 
binIndex, true);
+                                binEndChronon = 
DurationArithmeticOperations.addDuration(chrononToStart,
+                                        yearMonth * ((int) binIndex + 1), 
dayTime * (binIndex + 1), true);
                                 break;
                             case DATETIME:
-                                binStartChronon = 
DurationArithmeticOperations.addDuration(chrononToStart, yearMonth
-                                        * (int) binIndex, dayTime * binIndex, 
false);
-                                binEndChronon = 
DurationArithmeticOperations.addDuration(chrononToStart, yearMonth
-                                        * ((int) binIndex + 1), dayTime * 
(binIndex + 1), false);
+                                binStartChronon = 
DurationArithmeticOperations.addDuration(chrononToStart,
+                                        yearMonth * (int) binIndex, dayTime * 
binIndex, false);
+                                binEndChronon = 
DurationArithmeticOperations.addDuration(chrononToStart,
+                                        yearMonth * ((int) binIndex + 1), 
dayTime * (binIndex + 1), false);
                                 break;
                             case NULL:
                                 try {
@@ -260,14 +259,13 @@
                                         + ": the first argument should be 
DATE/TIME/DATETIME/NULL but got " + type0);
 
                         }
-                        aInterval.setValue(binStartChronon, binEndChronon, 
type0.serialize());
                         try {
+                            aInterval.setValue(binStartChronon, binEndChronon, 
type0.serialize());
                             intervalSerde.serialize(aInterval, out);
                             return;
                         } catch (HyracksDataException ex) {
                             throw new AlgebricksException(ex);
                         }
-
                     }
                 };
             }

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