PM58939: WMQFTE V704 AGENT ABEND-001 JAVA NPE

WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition V7.0 Fix Pack 7.0.4.2

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• WMQ FTE Agent fails with uncaughtexception, NullPointerException
  in FTEDatasetFactory.java.
  This occurs when using enableFunctionalFixPack=7041 in the
  wmqfte.properties file.
  
  ABEND log contains the following:
  Level:      f704-FP1-20111114-1732
  
  Time:       22/02/2012 09:41:56:530 EST
  Thread:     23 (CommandHandlerWorker-4)
  Class:      com.ibm.wmqfte.thread.FTEThread
  Instance:   61026102
  Method:     uncaughtException
  Probe:      ABEND_001
  Cause:      java.lang.NullPointerException
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  at
  com.ibm.wmqfte.io.zos.FTEDatasetFactory.isSupported(FTEDatasetFa
  ctory.ja
  va:87)
  at
  com.ibm.wmqfte.io.zos.FTEDatasetFactory.isSupported(FTEDatasetFa
  ctory.ja
  va:70)
  at
  com.ibm.wmqfte.io.FTEFileFactory.generatePath(FTEFileFactory.jav
  a:661)
  at
  com.ibm.wmqfte.cmdhandler.impl.FTETransferItemGenerator.generate
  SourceIt
  em(FTETransferItemGenerator.java:449)
  at
  com.ibm.wmqfte.cmdhandler.impl.FTETransferItemGenerator.generate
  Transfer
  ItemPairs(FTETransferItemGenerator.java:152)
  at
  com.ibm.wmqfte.cmdhandler.impl.FTECommandHandlerDOMParser.walkIt
  emNodeLi
  st(FTECommandHandlerDOMParser.java:1122)
  at
  com.ibm.wmqfte.cmdhandler.impl.FTECommandHandlerDOMParser.walkTr
  ansferSe
  tNodeList(FTECommandHandlerDOMParser.java:772)
  at
  com.ibm.wmqfte.cmdhandler.impl.FTECommandHandlerDOMParser.walkNo
  de(FTECo
  mmandHandlerDOMParser.java:739)
  at
  com.ibm.wmqfte.cmdhandler.impl.FTECommandHandlerDOMParser.walkNo
  deList(F
  TECommandHandlerDOMParser.java:700)
  at
  com.ibm.wmqfte.cmdhandler.impl.FTECommandHandlerDOMParser.walkNo
  de(FTECo
  mmandHandlerDOMParser.java:741)
  at
  com.ibm.wmqfte.cmdhandler.impl.FTECommandHandlerDOMParser.walkNo
  deList(F
  TECommandHandlerDOMParser.java:700)
  at
  com.ibm.wmqfte.cmdhandler.impl.FTECommandHandlerDOMParser.walkNo
  de(FTECo
  mmandHandlerDOMParser.java:741)
  at
  com.ibm.wmqfte.cmdhandler.impl.FTECommandHandlerDOMParser.walkNo
  deList(F
  TECommandHandlerDOMParser.java:700)
  at
  com.ibm.wmqfte.cmdhandler.impl.FTECommandHandlerDOMParser.parser
  XML(FTEC
  ommandHandlerDOMParser.java:613)
  at
  com.ibm.wmqfte.cmdhandler.impl.FTECommandHandlerDOMParser.parser
  XML(FTEC
  ommandHandlerDOMParser.java:527)
  at
  com.ibm.wmqfte.cmdhandler.impl.MessageHandlerImpl.externalMessag
  eHandler
  (MessageHandlerImpl.java:174)
  at
  com.ibm.wmqfte.cmdhandler.impl.MessageHandlerImpl.processCommand
  (Message
  HandlerImpl.java:145)
  at
  com.ibm.wmqfte.cmdhandler.impl.FTECommandHandlerWorkerThread.pro
  cessComm
  and(FTECommandHandlerWorkerThread.java:247)
  at
  com.ibm.wmqfte.cmdhandler.impl.FTECommandHandlerWorkerThread.run
  (FTEComm
  andHandlerWorkerThread.java:151)
   at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:736)
   at com.ibm.wmqfte.thread.FTEThread.run(FTEThread.java:64)
  Stack ids:
  com.ibm.wmqfte.cmdhandler.impl.FTETransferItemGenerator.$sccsid=
  @(#)
  com.ibm.wmqfte.agent/src/com/ibm/wmqfte/cmdhandler/impl/FTETrans
  ferItemG
  enerator.java,jazz,f704,f704-FP1-20111114-1732
  enerator.java,jazz,f704,f704-FP1-20111114-1732 11/14/2011
  05:37:08 PM
  [11/14/2011 05:37:08 PM]
  com.ibm.wmqfte.cmdhandler.impl.MessageHandlerImpl.$sccsid=@(#)
  com.ibm.wmqfte.agent/src/com/ibm/wmqfte/cmdhandler/impl/MessageH
  andlerIm
  pl.java,jazz,f704,f704-FP1-20111114-1732
  pl.java,jazz,f704,f704-FP1-20111114-1732 11/14/2011 05:37:08 PM
  [11/14/2011 05:37:08 PM]
  com.ibm.wmqfte.cmdhandler.impl.FTECommandHandlerDOMParser.$sccsi
  d=@(#)
  com.ibm.wmqfte.agent/src/com/ibm/wmqfte/cmdhandler/impl/FTEComma
  ndHandle
  rDOMParser.java,jazz,f704,f704-FP1-20111114-1732
  rDOMParser.java,jazz,f704,f704-FP1-20111114-1732 11/14/2011
  05:37:08 PM
  [11/14/2011 05:37:08 PM]
  com.ibm.wmqfte.io.zos.FTEDatasetFactory.$sccsid=@(#)
  com.ibm.wmqfte.io/src/com/ibm/wmqfte/io/zos/FTEDatasetFactory.ja
  va,jazz,
  f704,f704-FP1-20111114-1732
  f704,f704-FP1-20111114-1732 11/14/2011 05:37:08 PM [11/14/2011
  05:37:08
  PM]
  com.ibm.wmqfte.thread.FTEThread.$sccsid=@(#)
  com.ibm.wmqfte.common/src/com/ibm/wmqfte/thread/FTEThread.java,j
  azz,f704
  ,f704-FP1-20111114-1732
  ,f704-FP1-20111114-1732 11/14/2011 05:37:08 PM [11/14/2011
  05:37:08 PM]
  com.ibm.wmqfte.io.FTEFileFactory.$sccsid=@(#)
  com.ibm.wmqfte.io/src/com/ibm/wmqfte/io/FTEFileFactory.java,jazz
  ,f704,f7
  04-FP1-20111114-1732
  04-FP1-20111114-1732 11/14/2011 05:37:08 PM [11/14/2011 05:37:08
  PM]
  Arg[0]:     Thread[CommandHandlerWorker-4,5,main]
  [EOF]
  

Local fix

• A ++APAR is available.
  

Problem summary

• The agent could ABEND when attempting to transfer a file to or
  from a dataset due to an invalid pathname check.
  
  USERS AFFECTED:
  Users of the new function for 7.0.4.1 enabled using the property
  enableFunctionalFixPack=7041
  
  PLATFORMS AFFECTED:
  z/OS
  

Problem conclusion

• The code has been altered to correct the invalid pathname check
  and prevent the exception which results in the ABEND.
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in fix
  pack 7.0.4.2.
  

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

  WMQ FTE Z/OS

• Fixed component ID

  5655U8000

Applicable component levels

• R704 PSY

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