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JR54706: YOU GET AN NPE WHEN ACCESSING A DE USING THE ADMIN CONSOLE IF THERE IS AN ORACLE DATA SOURCE WITHOUT THE DATABASENAME PROPERTY

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • When there is an Oracle data source without the databaseName
    property in the environment, you get the following
    NullPointerException (NPE) when accessing an IBM Business
    Process Manager (BPM) deployment environment in the admin
    console:
    
    java.lang.NullPointerException
    SourceId:com.ibm.ws.console.wbi.ndtopology.NDTopologyRTHelper.ge
    tTopologyDetailForms ProbeId:100
    Reporter:java.lang.Class@70d7efa java.lang.NullPointerException
    at
    com.ibm.bpm.config.model.ModelHelper.getDbByDatabaseName(ModelHe
    lper.java:252)
    at
    com.ibm.ws.console.wbi.ndtopology.NDTopologyRTHelper.getTopology
    DetailForm(NDTopologyRTHelper.java:283)
    at
    com.ibm.ws.console.wbi.ndtopology.NDTopologyRTHelper.getTopology
    DetailForms(NDTopologyRTHelper.java:94)
    at
    com.ibm.ws.console.wbi.ndtopology.NDTopologyHelper.initCollectio
    nFormList(NDTopologyHelper.java:445)
    at
    com.ibm.ws.console.wbi.ndtopology.NDTopologyCollectionController
    .createCollectionForm(NDTopologyCollectionController.java:49)
    at
    com.ibm.ws.console.wbi.common.BaseController2.getCollectionForm(
    BaseController2.java:198)
    at
    com.ibm.ws.console.wbi.common.BaseController2.perform(BaseContro
    ller2.java:144)
    at
    com.ibm.ws.console.wbi.ndtopology.NDTopologyCollectionController
    .perform(NDTopologyCollectionController.java:80)
    at
    org.apache.struts.tiles.TilesRequestProcessor.processTilesDefini
    tion(Unknown Source)
    at
    org.apache.struts.tiles.TilesRequestProcessor.processForwardConf
    ig(Unknown Source)
    at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.process(Unknown
    Source)
    at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.process(Unknown
    Source)
    at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.doGet(Unknown Source)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:575)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:668)
    
    
    PRODUCTS AFFECTED
    IBM Business Process Manager (BPM)  Advanced
    IBM BPM Standard
    IBM BPM Express
    

Local fix

  • internal defect
    

Problem summary

  • This problem occurs when the admin console DE wizard tries to
    access the databaseName property for all data sources in the
    environment. However, this property is not required for Oracle
    and, therefore, might be missing on custom data sources.
    

Problem conclusion

  • A fix is available for IBM BPM V8.5.0.2 so that the admin
    console DE wizard no longer accesses the properties of custom
    data sources.
    

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    JR54706

  • Reported component name

    BPM STANDARD

  • Reported component ID

    5725C9500

  • Reported release

    850

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2015-11-13

  • Closed date

    2015-12-03

  • Last modified date

    2015-12-03

  • 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

       UP

  • R856 PSN

       UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
13 October 2021