JR45015: NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION HAPPENS IN XMLDATAHANDLER FOR ANYTYPE

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

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Due to the behavior change on mediation output, a
  java.lang.NullPointerException may happen
  in XMLDataHandler when using a binding with anytype.
      The set of nested java exceptions may look like.
  commonj.connector.runtime.DataBindingException:
  com.ibm.websphere.sca.ServiceRuntimeException:
  commonj.connector.
  runtime.DataHandlerException: java.lang.NullPointerException:
  caused
  by: commonj.connector.runtime.DataHandlerException:
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  [12/11/12 17:13:33:070 GMT]     FFDC
  Exception:java.lang.NullPointerException
  SourceId:com.ibm.wbiserver.datahandler.xml.XMLDataHandler.transf
  ormInto(Object, Object, Object) ProbeId:172
  Reporter:com.ibm.wbiserver.datahandler.xml.XMLDataHandler@546854
  68
  java.lang.NullPointerException
   at com.ibm.xml.sdo.model.CursorAdapterHelper.getProperty
  (CursorAdap terHelper.java:1836)
   at com.ibm.xml.sdo.model.DataObjectElement.set
  (DataObjectElement.ja va:2719)
   at
  com.ibm.ws.sdox.extension.DataObjectElementExt.set(DataObjectEle
  mentExt.java:507)
   at
  com.ibm.ws.box.bomodel.impl.BusinessObjectStaticBase.set(Busines
  sObjectStaticBase.java:501)
   at
  com.ibm.wbiserver.datahandler.xml.XMLDataHandler.getXMLDocument(
  XMLDataHandler.java:248)
   at
  com.ibm.wbiserver.datahandler.xml.XMLDataHandler.writeDataObject
  (XMLDataHandler.java:211)
   at
  com.ibm.wbiserver.datahandler.xml.XMLDataHandler.transformInto(X
  MLDataHandler.java:160)
   at
  com.ibm.wsspi.sca.jms.data.JMSDataHandlerBindingImpl.dataHandler
  Write(JMSDataHandlerBindingImpl.java:562)
   at
  com.ibm.wsspi.sca.jms.data.JMSDataHandlerBindingImpl.write(JMSDa
  taHandlerBindingImpl.java:188)
  

Local fix

• Test fix is requested.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  Business Process Management Adv users       *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When using XML DataHandler with         *
  *                      anytype as request parameter in         *
  *                      the interface, NullPointerException     *
  *                      may happen.                             *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  In order to process XCI business object, the mediation
  module for SMO has changed it's behavior from creating a
  wrapper for the type to directly outputing the AnyType content.
  This has caused the binding and datahandler to incorrectly
  handle the business object resulting in exception.
  

Problem conclusion

• This ifix will handle the change on mediation module. And
  handle that in the XMLdatahandler.
  
  Install/Dependency information is available in the readme.txt
  on FixCentral. When the user goes to the download files page
  in FixCentral, the readme will be available with the fix
  package as a separate download.
  
  The ifix and readme file can be downloaded in the 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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