JR49557: GENERATE MONITOR MODEL WIZARD DOES NOT OPEN FOR SOME PROCESS APPLICATIONS

Version 8.5 Refresh Pack 5 for the IBM Business Process Manager products
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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• In some cases, when you right-click a process application in the
  Business Integration view of IBM Integration Designer and
  choose Generate Monitor Model, the Generate Monitor Model wizard
   does not open.
  
  PRODUCTS AFFECTED:
  IBM Business Monitor
  IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) Advanced
  IBM BPM Standard
  IBM BPM Express
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• This problem occurs when the process application has incomplete
  references, such as a broken reference in a service or a task
  that does not reference a service. The Integration Designer
  workspace .metadata\.log file has a message that is similar to
  the following message:
  
  !MESSAGE Unhandled event loop exception
  !STACK 0
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  at
  com.ibm.wbimonitor.xml.editor.gen.wizard.SelectEventSourceWizard
  Page.<init>(SelectEventSourceWizardPage.java:222)
  at
  com.ibm.wbimonitor.xml.editor.gen.wizard.GenerateMMWizard.addPag
  es(GenerateMMWizard.java:370)
  at
  org.eclipse.jface.wizard.WizardDialog.createContents(WizardDialo
  g.java:603)
  at
  org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.create(Window.java:431)
  at
  org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.Dialog.create(Dialog.java:1089)
  at
  com.ibm.wbimonitor.xml.editor.gen.util.ExtensionPointUtils.launc
  h(ExtensionPointUtils.java:203)
  at
  com.ibm.wbimonitor.xml.editor.gen.util.ExtensionPointUtils.launc
  h(ExtensionPointUtils.java:224)
  at
  com.ibm.wbit.cei.mad.tools.gen.GenerateMADAction.run(GenerateMAD
  Action.java:98)
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is available for IBM BPM V8.0.1.1 and V8.0.1.2 that allows
   the Generate Monitor Model wizard to display in IBM Integration
   Designer even though a process application contains incomplete
  references.
  
  On Fix Central (http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral), search
  for JR49557:
  
  1. Select IBM Business Process Manager from the product
  selector, the installed version to the fix pack level, and your
  platform, and then click Continue.
  2. Select APAR or SPR, enter JR49557, and click Continue.
  
  When you download fix packages, ensure that you also download
  the readme file for each fix. Review each readme file for
  additional installation instructions and information about the
  fix.
  

Temporary fix

• Not applicable
  

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

  WEB BUS MONITOR

• Fixed component ID

  5724M2400

Applicable component levels

• R801 PSY

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