Fixes are available
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
If the interim fix for APAR JR46347 is installed (on Version 8.0.1.0 or Version 8.0.1.1 of Business Process Manager), when executing a human service in Process Designer in debug mode, or when executing a human service in Process Portal as a dashboard, an error similar to the following is displayed in a browser debug console (for example, Firebug, or Developer Tools in Internet Explorer) upon clicking a button in a coach (example below is for Internet Explorer 9): SCRIPT5007: Unable to get value of the property 'batch': object is null or undefined (dojo.js, line 8 character 272037) This error has no functional impact on the product.
Local fix
n/a
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: Users of BPM Advanced, BPM Standard, and * * BPM Express, who have installed the * * interim fix for APAR JR46347. * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: If the interim fix for APAR JR46347 * * is installed, when executing a human * * service in Process Designer in debug * * mode, or when executing a human * * service in Process Portal as a * * dashboard, an error similar to the * * following is displayed in a * * browser debug console (for example, * * Firebug, or Developer Tools in * * Internet Explorer) upon clicking a * * button in a coach. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * **************************************************************** Code added in the JR46347 interim fix did not take into account that a function to unsubscribe collaboration channels could be called in a scenario where collaboration would not be active, resulting in an attempt to access a null object (named "batch") when collaboration is not active.
Problem conclusion
Adding a check to ensure that collaboration is active prior to attempting to unsubscribe collaboration channels resolves the issue. An interim fix for Business Process Manager Version 8.0.1.1 has been published to Fix Central. Please refer to the separate file that is automatically downloaded with the interim fix for prerequisite information and installation/uninstallation instructions.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
JR47996
Reported component name
BPM STANDARD
Reported component ID
5725C9500
Reported release
801
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2013-10-07
Closed date
2013-12-13
Last modified date
2013-12-13
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 STANDARD
Fixed component ID
5725C9500
Applicable component levels
R800 PSY
UP
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Document Information
Modified date:
07 October 2021