JR53176: DBUPGRADE FAILS ON STANDALONE PROFILE WHEN UPGRADING FROM 8.5.0.1 TO 8.5.5

8.5.6.0-WS-BPM-IFJR53176
8.5.5.0-WS-BPM-IFJR53176
Version 8.5 Refresh Pack 7 for the IBM Business Process Manager products

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• DBUpgrade Fails with the following error when upgrading an
  Advanced
  Standalone Profile from 8.5.0.1 to 8.5.5:
  
  Apr 9, 2015 4:41:17 PM SEVERE:
  com.lombardisoftware.ant.LoadDEInfoTask.execute - Failed to
  load DE
  information.
  java.lang.NullPointerException
   at
  com.ibm.bpm.migration.utils.BPMMigrationDEHelper.getDmgrName(BPM
  Migratio
  nDEHelper.java:515)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.ant.LoadDEInfoTask.execute(LoadDEInfoTask.j
  ava:230)
   at
  org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:
  288)
   at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor7.invoke(Unknown Source)
   at
  sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethod
  Accessor
  Impl.java:37)
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:611)
   at
  org.apache.tools.ant.dispatch.DispatchUtils.execute(DispatchUtil
  s.java:1
  06)
   at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:348)
   at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.execute(Target.java:357)
   at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.performTasks(Target.java:385)
   at
  org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeSortedTargets(Project.java:1
  337)
   at
  org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTarget(Project.java:1306)
   at
  org.apache.tools.ant.helper.DefaultExecutor.executeTargets(Defau
  ltExecut
  or.java:41)
   at
  org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTargets(Project.java:1189)
   at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.runBuild(Main.java:758)
   at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.startAnt(Main.java:217)
   at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.start(Main.java:179)
   at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.main(Main.java:268)
  

Local fix

• Workaround for the problem is to add the following information
  in the
  StandAlone.Properties file
  
  bpm.de.sourceInfo.versionInfo=8.5.0.0
  bpm.de.sourceInfo.productType=Advanced
  

Problem summary

• When you run the DBUpgrade command and the profile type is
  stand-alone, the command doesn't load the deployment environment
  and you receive a java.lang.NullPointException
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is available for IBM BPM V8.5.5.0 so that the deployment
  environment loads when you run the DBUpgrade command even if the
  profile type is stand-alone.
  
  On Fix Central (http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral), search
  for JR53176:
  
  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 JR53176, 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 ADVANCED

• Fixed component ID

  5725C9400

Applicable component levels

• R855 PSY

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