the command and error are as follows: I have the jar file present in the directory and the JAVA_HOME path is set .
sqoop job --create incjob2 -- import --connect "jdbc:oracle:thin:@(description=(address=(protocol=tcp)(host=patronQA)(port=1526))(connect_data=(service_name=patron)))" --username PATRON --hive-import --hive-table pa_lane_txn --check-column TXN_PROCESS_DATE --incremental lastmodified --merge-key TXN_ID --table PATRON.TAB1 --columns 'TXN_ID,TXN_PROCESS_DATE,TRANSP_ID,TRANSP_CLASS,EXT_PLAZA_ID,EXT_LANE_ID,EXT_LANE_TYPE_CODE,EXT_DATE_TIME,TRANSP_CUR_BAL,AVC_CLASS,TOLL_AMT_CHARGED,TOLL_AMT_COLLECTED,TOLL_AMT_FULL,CREDIT_LIST_UPDATE_FLAG,TRANS_SOURCE,REVCLASS_REV_CLASS_CODE,PAYMENT_METHOD_CODE,ENT_PLAZA_ID,ENT_DATE_TIME,ENT_LANE_ID,ENT_LANE_TYPE_CODE,AGENCY_REJECT_CODE,MSG_ID,TRANSP_INTERNAL_NUM,UFM_PAYMENT_CODE,VEH_LIC_NUM,STATE_ID_CODE,ORIG_TXN_ID'
error:
18/01/16 22:49:00 INFO mapreduce.ImportJobBase: Transferred 9.1112 MB in 175.8448 seconds (53.0577 KB/sec)
18/01/16 22:49:00 INFO mapreduce.ImportJobBase: Retrieved 54607 records.
18/01/16 22:49:00 INFO mapreduce.ImportJobBase: Publishing Hive/Hcat import job data to Listeners
18/01/16 22:49:00 INFO tool.ImportTool: Final destination exists, will run merge job.
18/01/16 22:49:00 ERROR tool.ImportTool: Encountered IOException running import job: java.io.IOException: Could not load jar /tmp/sqoop-hdfs/compile/242e347c38648f646006f8c7405bb806/PATRON.TAB1.jar into JVM. (Could not find class PATRON.TAB1.)