JR55295: AFTER APPLYING JR52677 YOU CANNOT WORK WITH A BPD AFTER IMPORTING PROCESS APP TO PROCESS CENTER

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

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• After you apply interim fix JR52677, one or both of the
  following issues might occur:
  
  -After you import a process application to IBM Process Center,
  you cannot work with a business process definition (BPD),
  although you are in the respective ?exposed to? group.
  
  When you model a BPD, you can define three different groups that
  can start the process, see business data of the process, and
  monitor the performance of process instances.
  
  When you import a process application (.twx file) that contains
  such a BPD with all three exposed-to roles assigned to different
  groups, these groups are mixed-up during the import. As a
  result, you might not be authorized to start a BPD from IBM
  Process Portal, although you expect to be authorized.
  
  -After you import a process application (.twx file) to Process
  Center, you find a NullPointerException in the log.
  
  When you import a process application to Process Center, the
  import completes without an error being displayed in Process
  Center. However, the SystemOut.log file contains exceptions like
  the following exception:
  
  CWLLG0528E: Failed to create favorite for object id <details
  about the favorite>.
  com.lombardisoftware.client.delegate.BusinessDelegateException:
  java.lang.NullPointerException
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.delegate.BusinessDelegateException.a
  sBusinessDelegateException(BusinessDelegateException.java:46)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.delegate.ParticipantGroupsDelegateDe
  fault.resolveAddress(ParticipantGroupsDelegateDefault.java:266)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.runtime.RuntimeServicesCore.reso
  lveToGroupQuietly(RuntimeServicesCore.java:1307)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.runtime.RuntimeServicesCore.reso
  lveToGroup(RuntimeServicesCore.java:1298)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.runtime.RuntimeServicesCore.acce
  ss$500(RuntimeServicesCore.java:211)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.runtime.RuntimeServicesCore$4.ge
  tOrCreateFavorites(RuntimeServicesCore.java:980)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.runtime.RuntimeServicesCore$4.cr
  eateFavorite(RuntimeServicesCore.java:894)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.runtime.RuntimeServicesCore$4.vi
  sit(RuntimeServicesCore.java:784)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.persistence.common.versioning.Refere
  nceHelper.breadthFirstVisit(ReferenceHelper.java:772)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.persistence.common.versioning.Refere
  nceHelper.breadthFirstVisit(ReferenceHelper.java:767)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.runtime.RuntimeServicesCore.expo
  se(RuntimeServicesCore.java:692)
   at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor294.invoke(Unknown
  Source)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• No additional information is available.
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is available for IBM BPM V8.5.6 cumulative fix 2 (CF02)
  that adds the correct checks to the code, preventing these
  issues from occurring.
  
  
  On Fix Central (http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral), search
  for JR55295:
  
  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 JR55295 , 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 STANDARD

• Fixed component ID

  5725C9500

Applicable component levels

• R856 PSY

     UP

• R857 PSY

     UP