IV13885: RUNNING A SAVED QUICK SEARCH THROWS A NULLPOINTER EXCEPTION

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• During the saved search retreval customer got the null pointer
  exception. From trace we see below excpetions,
  
  [1/21/12 19:31:39:093 EST] 0000002b util          >
  com.ibm.sr.ui.util.GlobalExceptionHandler execute ENTRY
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  ExceptionConfig[type=java.lang.Exception,key=error.unexpected.ex
  ception,
  path=pages/error.jsp,scope=request]
  ActionConfig[path=/RunSavedSearch,parameter=run,scope=session,ty
  pe=com.i
  bm.sr.ui.actions.SaveSearchAction null
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.srt.SRTServletRequest@45074507
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.srt.SRTServletResponse@45794579
  [1/21/12 19:31:39:093 EST] 0000002b util          3
  com.ibm.sr.ui.util.GlobalExceptionHandler execute
  error.unexpected.exception
                                   java.lang.NullPointerException
   at
  com.ibm.sr.ui.util.XPathUtils.getReturnType(XPathUtils.java:147)
  

Local fix

• NA
  

Problem summary

• When using the web UI to run a saved search originally performed
  from the Quick Search, the following exception is thrown:
  
  java.lang.NullPointerException
   at
  com.ibm.sr.ui.util.XPathUtils.getReturnType(XPathUtils.java:147)
   at
  com.ibm.sr.ui.mediators.QueryMediator.executeSavedSearch(QueryMe
  diator.java:1046)
   at
  com.ibm.sr.ui.mediators.QueryMediator.runSavedSearch(QueryMediat
  or.java:974)
   at
  com.ibm.sr.ui.actions.SaveSearchAction.run(SaveSearchAction.java
  :344)
  

Problem conclusion

• The web UI xPath parser had not been completely updated to check
  for and handle the new 'textsearch' xPath function introduced
  in v7.5 of WSRR.
  
  The xPath parsing code has now been updated to check for and
  correctly process the 'textsearch' function. Failures to parse
  xPath will also no longer result in a NullPointerException.
  
  This fix is targeted for inclusion in fix pack 3 for WSRR v7.5.
  

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:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  SERVICE REGISTR

• Fixed component ID

  5724N7200

Applicable component levels

• R750 PSY

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