JR44599: RETRIEVING LIST OF PARTICIPANT NAMES DOES NOT WORK WITH LDAP USERS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF AN LDAP GROUP NOT KNOWN TO WAS.

Version 8.0.1 Fix Pack 1 for the IBM Business Process Manager products
Version 7.5.1 Fix Pack 2 for the IBM Business Process Manager products

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Retrieving list of participant names does not work with LDAP
  users who are members of an LDAP group not known to WAS because
  they are not a part of the base entry distinguished name.
  

Local fix

• Need ifix.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  User who wants to retrieve list of          *
  *                  participant names.                          *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Retrieving list of participant names    *
  *                      does not work with LDAP users who       *
  *                      are members of an LDAP group not        *
  *                      known to WAS.                           *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  Retrieving list of participant names does not work with
  LDAP users who are members of an LDAP group not known to WAS
  because they are not a part of the base entry distinguished
  name.
  The following messages may be seen in server log.
  CWLLG0594E: An exception occurred while initializing the
  runnable thread.
  Error:
  com.lombardisoftware.component.common.workflow.WorkflowProcessIt
  emExcept
  ion: Runtime error in script ("Process: 'test_coach'
  ProcessItem: 'get
  participant group' Type: 'ITEM'" 1:0).Internal Script error:
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  Script (line 1):
  <B>   1 :
  tw.local.userParticipantGroup=tw.system.user.participantGroups[0
  ].id;</B>
  com.lombardisoftware.component.common.workflow.WorkflowProcessIt
  emExcept
  ion: Runtime error in script ("Process: 'test_coach'
  ProcessItem: 'get
  participant group' Type: 'ITEM'" 1:0).Internal Script error:
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  Script (line 1):
  <B>   1 :
  tw.local.userParticipantGroup=tw.system.user.participantGroups[0
  ].id;</B>
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.component.common.workflow.ExecutionJob.doJo
  b(Execut
  ionJob.java:415)
  ... ...
  Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.core.script.js.objects.UserScriptable.getPa
  rticipan
  tGroupsInternal(UserScriptable.java:282)
  

Problem conclusion

• A logic was added in the flow to prevent NullPointerException
  thrown from happening.
  
  For install/uninstall instructions, please check the README
  file which can be downloaded together with the iFix file from
  Fix Central.
  

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

  BPM ADVANCED

• Fixed component ID

  5725C9400

Applicable component levels

• R750 PSY

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