JR54872: YOU RECEIVE AN ILLEGALARGUMENTEXCEPTION WHEN INSTALLING MULTIPLE SNAPSHOTS OF A PROCESS APPLICATION

8.5.5.0-WS-BPM-IFJR54872
Version 8.5 Refresh Pack 7 for the IBM Business Process Manager products

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When you install a snapshot of an existing process application
  that contains BPEL processes and these processes use web service
  definitions with the parameterOrder property set, migration
  specifications are calculated to allow process instance
  migration from one snapshot to another. This calculation can
  fail and cause an IllegalArgumentException similar to the
  following exception:
  
  Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Null object 1
   at com.ibm.xtools.comparemerge.emf.delta.util.Assert.
    isNotNull(Assert.java:27)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• No additional information is available.
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is/will be available for IBM BPM 8.5.5.0 that ensures the
  calculation does not fail so you do not receive the
  IllegalArgumentException when installing a new snapshot of a
  process application that contains BPEL processes.
  
  On Fix Central (http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral), search
  for JR54872:
  
  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 JR54872, 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

• R855 PSY

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