PI40014: USING THE "SEND HTTP CALL" STEP OF THE WEB UTILITIES PLUGIN FAILS WHEN MAKING A POST OR PUT REQUEST WITH AN EMPTY PAYLOAD

APAR status

• Closed as unreproducible in next release.

Error description

• The Web Utilities plugin contains a step called "Send HTTP
  Call". When configured to use the PUT or POST methods, if a
  request body is not specified in the "Data / Data File" field,
  the step will fail. The log will contain  the following output:
  
  Caught: java.lang.NullPointerException
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  	at
  groovyx.net.http.HTTPBuilder$RequestConfigDelegate.setBody(HTTPB
  uilder.java:1204)
  	at
  groovyx.net.http.HTTPBuilder$RequestConfigDelegate.setProperties
  FromMap(HTTPBuilder.java:1115)
  	at
  groovyx.net.http.HTTPBuilder$RequestConfigDelegate.<init>(HTTPBu
  ilder.java:950)
  	at groovyx.net.http.RESTClient.post(RESTClient.java:141)
  	at groovyx.net.http.RESTClient$post.call(Unknown Source)
  	at sendHttpCall.run(sendHttpCall.groovy:138)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * UCD users using the web-utility v1 plugin step to call       *
  * PUT/POST HTTP request with an empty body.                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Throws a null pointer exception when calling a PUT/POST HTTP *
  * request with an empty body in version 1 of the web-utilities *
  * plugin.                                                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Upgrade to current plugin version and read step              *
  * documentation as there is a non-obvious requirement in this  *
  * use case.                                                    *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• Expanded some of the documentation on the current version of the
  plugin in regards to this issue as well.
  

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

  UC DEPLOY

• Fixed component ID

  5725M5400

Applicable component levels

• R600 PSN

     UP

• R600 PSY

     UP

• R601 PSN

     UP

• R601 PSY

     UP