JR51962: ARCHIVED BRANCH CAUSES ARTIFACT INDEXER TO THROW NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION

8.5.5.0-WS-BPM-IFJR51962
8.5.0.1-WS-BPM-IFJR51962
8.0.1.3-WS-BPM-IFJR51962
8.0.1.2-WS-BPM-IFJR51962
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

• In IBM Process Center, when you archive a branch or archive all
  the snapshots in the branch, the artifact indexer throws a
  NullPointerException and crashes. You see a stack trace that is
  similar to the following stack trace:
  Exception:java.lang.NullPointerException
  SourceId:com.ibm.bpm.search.artifact.index.ArtifactSearchIndexer
  Impl ProbeId:0001
  Reporter:com.ibm.bpm.search.artifact.index.ArtifactSearchIndexer
  Impl@b9ae425
  java.lang.NullPointerException
   at
  com.ibm.bpm.search.artifact.repo.impl.dao.RepositoryArtifactRead
  erConfigDAO.getUpdatedVersionedArtifactSummaryRecords(Repository
  ArtifactReaderConfigDAO.java:290)
   at
  com.ibm.bpm.search.artifact.repo.impl.RepositoryArtifactReaderIm
  pl.getUpdatedVersionedSummaryRecords(RepositoryArtifactReaderImp
  l.java:689)
   at
  com.ibm.bpm.search.artifact.repo.impl.RepositoryArtifactReaderIm
  pl.getSummaryRecord(RepositoryArtifactReaderImpl.java:254)
   at
  com.ibm.bpm.search.artifact.repo.impl.RepositoryArtifactReaderIm
  pl.getNextSummaryRecords(RepositoryArtifactReaderImpl.java:157)
   at
  com.ibm.bpm.search.artifact.index.ArtifactSearchIndexerImpl.crea
  teArtifactIndexInternal(ArtifactSearchIndexerImpl.java:188)
   at
  com.ibm.bpm.search.artifact.index.ArtifactSearchIndexerImpl.crea
  teArtifactIndex(ArtifactSearchIndexerImpl.java:94)
   at
  com.ibm.bpm.server.commands.impl.CommandServiceImpl.createArtifa
  ctIndex(CommandServiceImpl.java:61)
   at
  com.ibm.bpm.server.commands.impl.internal.BPMArtifactIndexFullRe
  index.execute(BPMArtifactIndexFullReindex.java:53)
   at
  com.ibm.ws.management.cmdframework.impl.RemoteCommandMgrImpl.adm
  inCmdExecute(RemoteCommandMgrImpl.java:335)
   at
  com.ibm.ws.management.cmdframework.impl.RemoteCommandMgrImpl.exe
  cute(RemoteCommandMgrImpl.java:292)
  
  
  PRODUCTS AFFECTED
  IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) Advanced
  IBM BPM Standard
  IBM BPM Express
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• No additional information is available.
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is available for IBM BPM that ignores empty branches in
  the indexer.
  
  On Fix Central (http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral), search
  for JR51962:
  1. Select IBM 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 JR51962, 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

  BPM ADVANCED

• Fixed component ID

  5725C9400

Applicable component levels

• R801 PSY

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