"Object reference not set..." is always an indicator of a bug in the software. But perhaps there is a workaround.
I suggest that you open a track with SAS Technical Support with all of the details. It might help if you capture the Application Log (turn on in Tools->Options) as you reproduce the the problem and include that as well.
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