JR46427: BROKENREFERENCEEXCEPTION COMPLETING A TASK

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

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• BrokenReferenceException completing a task
  .
  The documented API is :
  /v1/task/{taskId}?action={string}?&parts={string}??params={strin
  g}?
  The customer is hitting these urls:
  http://bpmHost/rest/bpm/wle/v1/task/1234?action=finish&params={"
  myString":""}&parts=all
  http://bpmHost/rest/bpm/wle/v1/task/1234?action=finish&params={"
  myString":"asdf"}&parts=all
  the url looks proper.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  Applications using REST API to complete     *
  *                  tasks.                                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: A BrokenReferenceException happens      *
  *                      when completing a task using REST API.  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When using REST API
  /rest/bpm/wle/v1/task/{taskId}?action=finish&params... a
  BrokenREferenceException occurs and the flow is interupted.
  The exception happens only when parameters are present.
  The following exception may be seen:
  [2/27/13 10:31:38:751 EST] 00000093 RestHelper    W   src
  context: Snapshot.3f119d27-2abe-4dd3-b450-ec5232ee0d33, path:
  9e99bc96-67ec-4de9-bec3-9642af018b21
  com.lombardisoftware.client.persistence.common.BrokenReferenceEx
  ception: src context:
  Snapshot.3f119d27-2abe-4dd3-b450-ec5232ee0d33, path:
  9e99bc96-67ec-4de9-bec3-9642af018b21
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.persistence.common.Reference.resolve
  (Reference.java:145)
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.persistence.common.Reference.resolve
  (Reference.java:114)
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.persistence.common.factorydelegate.V
  ersionedFactoryDelegate.findByPrimaryKey(VersionedFactoryDelegat
  e.java:68)
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.persistence.common.AbstractVersioned
  POFactory.findByPrimaryKey(AbstractVersionedPOFactory.java:123)
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.persistence.common.AbstractVersioned
  POFactory.findByPrimaryKey(AbstractVersionedPOFactory.java:111)
  at
  com.ibm.bpm.rest.util.BulkDataProcessor.buildBusinessObjects(Bul
  kDataProcessor.java:418)
  at
  com.ibm.bpm.rest.util.BulkDataProcessor.setData(BulkDataProcesso
  r.java:135)
  at
  com.ibm.bpm.rest.internal.impl.WLE75InternalAPIImpl.finishTask(W
  LE75InternalAPIImpl.java:431)
  

Problem conclusion

• Code changes have been made to properly resolve the completion
  of the task.  An interim fix is available on v8.0.1.0.  The
  fix will be integrated into the next fix pack.
  

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

• R800 PSY

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