PK76326: SYNDICATION ABORTS DUE TO CORRUPT CONTENT WITH JAVA.LANG.NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Syndication aborts due to corrupt content
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Syndication aborts abruptly while processing a corrupt content
  item.Customer reported that syndciation terminated with the
  following exception after migration :
  
  [11/9/08 16:20:26:908 EST] 00000037 SubscriberTas E
  IWKSY1037X: Unexpected exception thrown while updating
  subscription: IWKSY1096X: [IceId:
  <4de379804b8ab396a851bf8501fa5dd7> Current State:
  <ICE-INITIAL>], exception: java.lang.NullPointerException
                                   java.lang.NullPointerException
   at java.lang.Class.forNameImpl(Native Method)
   at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:130)
   at
  com.aptrix.identity.IdentityControl.getTypeClass(IdentityControl
  .java:269)
   at
  com.aptrix.identity.IdentityControl.createReference(IdentityCont
  rol.java:665)
   at
  com.aptrix.pluto.control.Controllable.extractReference(Controlla
  ble.java:346)
   at
  com.aptrix.deployment.subscriber.PackageProcessor.repositorySave
  New(PackageProcessor.java:3385)
   at
  com.aptrix.deployment.subscriber.PackageProcessor.saveNewItem(Pa
  ckageProcessor.java:3026)
   at
  com.aptrix.deployment.subscriber.PackageProcessor.saveItemAndPar
  ents(PackageProcessor.java:2957)
   at
  com.aptrix.deployment.subscriber.PackageProcessor.addItemsToRepo
  sitory(PackageProcessor.java:2169)
   at
  com.aptrix.deployment.subscriber.PackageProcessor.finishPackage(
  PackageProcessor.java:1791)
  

Problem conclusion

• It was determined that the Nullpointer exception was thrown
  while processing a corrupt item. Syndication has been made more
  robust to handle such conditions and will now log the exception
  and will continue processing the remaining items.
  

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

  LOTUS WEB CONT

• Fixed component ID

  5724I2900

Applicable component levels

• R610 PSY

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