PM00458: NPE WHEN VIEW PZN PICKER LIST

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• defect 251073
  
  1. Upgraded to Portal 6103 successfully
  2. Login Portal and go to Applications - Content -
  Personalization - Business Rules Portlet
  3. Create a Content Spot, then Select a Default Rule
  4. On the Personalization Picker portlet, cick View as list. The
  following NPE in SystemOut.log:
  
  Notes: Similar issue is 247903 which was fixed in build 166_01.
  
  [11/5/09 11:08:59:289 MST] 00000047 CmResourceLis W
  com.ibm.wps.caf.jcr.views.CmResourceListRootNode getParent <Null
  Message>
  [11/5/09 11:08:59:317 MST] 00000047 CmResourceLis W
  com.ibm.wps.caf.jcr.views.CmResourceListRootNode getParent <Null
  Message>
                                   java.lang.NullPointerException
   at
  com.ibm.wps.caf.jcr.views.CmResourceListRootNode.getParent(CmRes
  urceListRootNode.java:124)
   at
  com.ibm.wps.caf.views.model.TreeNodeDecorator.getParent(TreeNode
  ecorator.java:93)
   at
  com.ibm._jsp._actionToolbar._jspService(_actionToolbar.java:243)
  
   at
  com.ibm.ws.jsp.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:98)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• 1. Upgraded to Portal 6103 successfully
  2. Login Portal and go to Applications - Content - Personalizati
  on - Business Rules Portlet
  3. Create a Content Spot, then Select a Default Rule
  4. On the Personalization Picker portlet, cick View as list. A N
  PE is in SystemOut.log
  

Problem conclusion

• Updated code to handle problem and avoid throwing NPE.
  

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

  WEBSPHERE PORTA

• Fixed component ID

  5724E7600

Applicable component levels

• R61C PSY

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