JR52697: BPMN IMPORT FROM 3RD PARTY FAILS BUT WORKS THROUGH BLUE WORKS LIVE

Version 8.5 Refresh Pack 7 for the IBM Business Process Manager products

APAR status

• Closed as fixed if next.

Error description

• If you export a .bpm model from 3rd party process modeling tool
  (e.g. BizzDesign) and try to import it into PD 8.5.5 a
  nullpointer exception is fired
  
  exception from ae.log:
  ----------------------
  2015-02-13 10:21:14,433 [main] ERROR
  com.lombardisoftware.client.ae.core.TWAbstractPlugin  - An error
  has occurred.
  com.lombardisoftware.core.TeamWorksException: An error occurred
  while processing the "Y:\tmp\AJ\ArchiSurance Claims_with.zip"
  file: An error occurred while processing the
  "Y:\tmp\AJ\ArchiSuranceClaims_with.zip"
  file: Error 500: javax.servlet.ServletException:
  com.lombardisoftware.client.delegate.BusinessDelegateException:
  java.lang.NullPointerException
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.ae.library.ImportJob.doServerOperati
  on(ImportJob.java:97)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.ae.library.ImportJob.doServerOperati
  on(ImportJob.java:42)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.ae.server.TWServerJob.run(TWServerJo
  b.java:131)
   at org.eclipse.core.internal.jobs.Worker.run(Worker.java:54)
  
  PRODUCTS AFFECTED:
  IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) Advanced
  IBM BPM Standard
  IBM BPM Express
  

Local fix

• * import .bpm model into BlueWorks Live first
  * import from BW Live into PD
  

Problem summary

• No additional information is available.
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix will be incorporated into a later release.
  

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

Applicable component levels

• R856 PSN

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