PH00532: LOOKUP TEST DATA FAILS WITH NULL POINTER EXCEPTION

Rational Performance Test Server 9.2.1
Rational Integration Tester 9.2.1
Rational Test Virtualization Server 9.2.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When accessing test data in a stub, the Lookup Test Data step
  can fail with the following error:
  
  [RunTests/instance5 (6)]: [06/21/2018, 12:59:58.072 PM] [Error]
  Instance 6: Lookup Test Data: Search "XXXXXX (Lookup)" for
  "%%XXXXXX%%" in "XXXXXX" and for "%%XXXXXX%%" in "XXXXXX" Null
  Pointer Exception: null
  [RunTests/instance5 (6)]:
  com.ghc.ghTester.runtime.actions.TestDataLookupAction.X_performL
  ookup(TestDataLookupAction.java:281)
  [RunTests/instance5 (6)]:
  com.ghc.ghTester.runtime.actions.TestDataLookupAction.execute(Te
  stDataLookupAction.java:153)
  [RunTests/instance5 (6)]:
  com.ghc.ghTester.runtime.actions.GHTesterAction.execute(GHTester
  Action.java:107)
  
  WORKAROUND:
  
  Deploy the stub with 1 Worker.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users of Rational Integration Tester with test actions that  *
  * lookup test data                                             *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * In some circumstances, a stub using a Lookup Test Data       *
  * action could have intermittent failures.                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Fixed in 9.2.1
  

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 INTEGRA TE

• Fixed component ID

  5725G79IT

Applicable component levels

• R800 PSN

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• R801 PSN

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• R850 PSN

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• R851 PSN

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• R860 PSN

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• R870 PSN

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• R871 PSN

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• R900 PSN

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• R901 PSN

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• R910 PSN

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• R911 PSN

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• R920 PSN

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• R921 PSY

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