JR50956: YOU RECEIVE A NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION FROM THE MIMETYPEUTILS CLASS

Version 8.5 Refresh Pack 6 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

• You might notice a NullPointerException in the server logs,
  logged by by a class named MimeTypeUtils.
  
  These are the errors that will be logged.
  .
  [3/15/17 18:27:51:985 CST] 000008d3 ServletWrappe E
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper service
  SRVE0068E: An exception was thrown by one of the service methods
   of the servlet [/data-redirect.jsp] in application
  [IBM_BPM_Teamworks_AppCluster]. Exception created :
  [java.lang.NullPointerException
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.servlet.util.MimeTypeUtils.getMimeTypeForDo
  wnloadableData(MimeTypeUtils.java:25)
   at
  com.ibm._jsp._data_2D_redirect._jspService(_data_2D_redirect.jav
  a:96)
   at
  com.ibm.ws.jsp.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:99)
   at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:668)
   at
  com.ibm.ws.cache.servlet.ServletWrapper.serviceProxied(ServletWr
  apper.java:307)
   at
  com.ibm.ws.cache.servlet.CacheHook.handleFragment(CacheHook.java
  :562)
   at
  com.ibm.ws.cache.servlet.CacheHook.handleServlet(CacheHook.java:
  255)
   at
  com.ibm.ws.cache.servlet.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWrapper.j
  ava:259)
  
  AND
  
  [3/15/17 18:27:51:987 CST] 000008d3 LocalTranCoor E   WLTC0017E:
   Resources rolled back due to setRollbackOnly() being called.
  
  [3/15/17 18:27:51:987 CST] 000008d3 webapp        E
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebApp logServletError SRVE0293E:
  [Servlet Error]-[/data-redirect.jsp]:
  java.lang.NullPointerException
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.servlet.util.MimeTypeUtils.getMimeTypeForDo
  wnloadableData(MimeTypeUtils.java:25)
   at
  com.ibm._jsp._data_2D_redirect._jspService(_data_2D_redirect.jav
  a:96)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• This error can occur because of unexpected data, such as when
  you do not specify a file name while exporting data from IBM
  Process Portal.
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is available for IBM BPM V8.0.1.2 that handles unexpected
  conditions and prevents the exception from occurring.
  

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

• R800 PSY

     UP

• R850 PSY

     UP

• R855 PSY

     UP

• R856 PSY

     UP