PM79094: Running Prepare for Deployment might result in a NullPointerException

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Abstract:
  
  Attempt to run Prepare for Deployment might result in a
  NullPointerException.
  
  Problem:
  
  1. File ? New, EJB ? EJB Project, EJB module version 2.0,
  specify name test. Click Finish
  2. File ? New, Java ? Source Folder, specify name ejbdeploy
  4. File ? New, EJB ? Enterprise Bean (1.x-2.x), select CMP,
  press Finish
  5. Select project test, open JavaEE ? Prepare for deployment
  6. Delete everything generated within ejbModule except
  ejbModule\META-INF\ibm_ejbext.properties
  7. Select project test, open Project Properties, property page
  EJB Deployment folder ejbdeploy
  8. Select project test, open JavaEE ? Prepare for deployment
  Result:
  NullPointerException
  !MESSAGE Problem with WAS EJB Deploy:
  !STACK 0
  java.lang.NullPointerException
      at
  com.ibm.etools.ejbdeploy.plugin.EJBDeployOperation.generateEjbEx
  tensionPropertyFile(EJBDeployOperation.java:2304)
      at
  com.ibm.etools.ejbdeploy.plugin.EJBDeployOperation.doRun(EJBDepl
  oyOperation.java:1624)
      at
  com.ibm.etools.ejbdeploy.plugin.EJBDeployOperation.run(EJBDeploy
  Operation.java:1492)
  
  Local fix:
  
  Delete the file ibm_ejbext.properties within the source folder
  ejbModule and continue
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• EJB Deploy was looking to an incorrect file path when creating
  properties files for the backend.
  

Problem conclusion

• The path to the backend properties file was corrected.
  The fix for this APAR is included in Rational Application
  Developer v8.5.5.
  

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

  RATL APP DEV WI

• Fixed component ID

  5724J1901

Applicable component levels

• R900 PSY

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