JR49919: ECM INTEGRATION SERVICE FAILS IF CONTENT LENGTH IS NULL

Version 8.5 Refresh Pack 5 for the IBM Business Process Manager products
Version 8.5.0 Fix Pack 2 for the IBM Business Process Manager products

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When the ECM integration service is invoked with the
  createDocument ECM operation and the contentLength property in
  the ECMContentStream object is omitted, the service invocation
  fails with the following NullPointerException:
  
  
  java.lang.NullPointerException
   at com.ibm.bpm.integration.runtime.databinding.TWObjectToECM.
    mapDocumentContentStream(TWObjectToECM.java:55)
   at com.ibm.bpm.integration.runtime.ECMIntegrationServices.
    createDocument(ECMIntegrationServices.java:556)
   at com.lombardisoftware.component.ecmconnector.worker.
    ECMConnectorWorker.createDocument(ECMConnectorWorker.
    java:323)
   at com.lombardisoftware.component.ecmconnector.worker.
    ECMConnectorWorker.doJob(ECMConnectorWorker.java:111)
   at com.lombardisoftware.component.common.workflow.ExecutionJob.
    doJob(ExecutionJob.java:409)
  

Local fix

• Yes. Set the contentLength property in the ECMContentStream
  object to the actual length of the document before invoking the
  integration service.
  

Problem summary

• You receive a NullPointerException when you invoke the ECM
  integration service with the createDocument ECM operation if the
  contentLength property of the Content stream parameter (type
  ECMContentStream) is not specified.
  
  PROBLEM DETAILED DESCRIPTION:
  The problem occurs when the IBM BPM runtime object (TWObject) is
  converted to an ECM object because the implementation code does
  not expect that the contentLength property to be null.
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix for IBM BPM V8.5.0.1 is available that allows the
  contentLength property to be omitted.
  
  On Fix Central (http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral), search
  for JR49919:
  
  1.  Select BM Business Process Manager with your edition 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 JR49919, 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

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 STANDARD

• Fixed component ID

  5725C9500

Applicable component levels

• R850 PSY

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