PI57161: RATIONAL DEVELOPER FOR SYSTEM Z (RDZ) CUSTOM PLUGIN FAILS WITH JAVANULLPOINTEREXCEPTION IN REFRESH OF ZOSRESOURCE

Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 1 (9.1.1.4) for 9.1.1.
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 1 (9.1.1.5) for 9.1.1.
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 1 (9.1.1.6) for 9.1.1.
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 1 (9.1.1.7) for 9.1.1.
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 1 (9.1.1.8) for 9.1.1
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 9 (9.1.1.9) for 9.1.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Rational Developer for System z - RDz - v9.1
  Custom plugin fails with JavaNullPointerException (NPE)
  in:
  com.ibm.ftt.resources.zos.zosphysical.impl.
  ZOSResourceImpl.refresh(ZOSResourceImpl.java:727)
  
  The following Stack trace and error can be found in the
  user's <workspace>\.metadata\.log file:
  
  !ENTRY org.eclipse.ui 4 0 2015-11-05 16:20:45.375
  !MESSAGE Unhandled event loop exception
  !STACK 0
  java.lang.NullPointerException
      at
  com.ibm.ftt.resources.zos.zosphysical.impl.ZOSResourceImpl.refre
  sh(ZOSResourceImpl.java:727)
      at
  com.test.plugins.rdz.tmf.tableviewer.utils.HostUtils.allocateSeq
  Dataset(HostUtils.java:544)
      at
  com.test.plugins.rdz.tmf.tableviewer.recievers.TmAbstractRecieve
  r.createRequest(TmAbstractReciever.java:71)
      ......
  
  This NPE occurs when RDz returns to
  ZOSPhysicalResourceFactoryImpl.getPhysicalResource
  from invoking GetMvsResource for the dataset with an HLQ
  of a lowercase name.
  

Local fix

• Modify the plugin to UPPERCASE the entire dataset name
  

Problem summary

• See error description.
  

Problem conclusion

• The problem listed in this APAR has been res
  olved with IBM Rational Developer for System z V9.1.1.4 Fix Pack
  which is available from Recommended Fixes support download page:
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=2294&uid=swg27006335
  

Temporary fix

• n/a
  

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros

• 999
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  RATL DEV FOR SY

• Fixed component ID

  5724T0700

Applicable component levels

• R910 PSY

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