IT28970: HATS GENERATES A NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION WHEN THE LIBERTY SERVER IS STARTED USING A JCL ON ZOS.

IBM Host Access Transformation Services Fix Pack 2 (9.6.1.1) for 9.6
IBM Host Access Transformation Services Fix Pack 1 (9.7.0.1) for 9.7

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When starting Liberty server on zOS using a JCL HATS generates
  an error.
  SRVE0271E: Uncaught init() exception created by servlet
  [EntryServlet] in application
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All HATS Users.                                              *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * When HATS application is deployed on server,NPE is thrown in *
  * particular class since one variable value was null.This      *
  * variable value System.getProperty("sun.java.command") is     *
  * specific to JRE's.                                           *
  *                                                              *
  * This issue was raised on Zos.When ear file was deployed on   *
  * liberty server in Zos,NPE was thrown.                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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Problem conclusion

• NPE will not be thrown during HATS runtime as it is fixed in
  HATS code.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros

• runtime
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  RATL HATS TOOLK

• Fixed component ID

  5724U6801

Applicable component levels

• R960 PSY

     UP

• R970 PSY

     UP