PI67014: RDZ -CREATING A NEW FILTER NO LONGER WORKS IN MY WORKSPACE

Rational Developer for z Systems Interim Fix 4 for 9.5.1.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Rational Developer for z Systems - When attempting to create a
  new filter from the Remote Systems view, the 'Next' button is
  greyed out although the filter string is valid.
  
  For example:
  Right click on MVS Files>>New Filter
  Filter string value,ABDC.*
  The 'Next' button may be greyed out when it should not be
  
  The workspace .log file may have an entry like the following:
  
  org.eclipse.rse.ui
  Error
  Fri August 10:49:02 CEST 2016
  Error in createPageControls of SystemNewFilterWizard
  
  java.lang.NullPointerException
      at
  org.eclipse.rse.ui.filters.dialogs.SystemNewFilterWizard.getFilt
  erNameValidator(Unknown Source)
      at
  org.eclipse.rse.ui.filters.dialogs.SystemNewFilterWizard.getFilt
  erNameValidator(Unknown Source)
      at
  org.eclipse.rse.ui.filters.dialogs.SystemNewFilterWizard.createP
  ageControls(Unknown Source)
      at
  org.eclipse.jface.wizard.WizardDialog.createPageControls(Unknown
  Source)
      at
  org.eclipse.jface.wizard.WizardDialog.createContents(Unknown
  Source)
      at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.create(Unknown Source)
      at org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.Dialog.create(Unknown Source)
      at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.open(Unknown Source)
      at
  org.eclipse.rse.ui.actions.SystemBaseDialogAction.run(Unknown
  Source)
      at org.eclipse.jface.action.Action.runWithEvent(Unknown
  Source)
      at
  org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem.handleWidgetSele
  ction(Unknown Source)
      at
  org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem.access$2(Unknown
  Source)
      at
  org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem$5.handleEvent(Un
  known Source)
      at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(Unknown
  Source)
      at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.sendEvent(Unknown Source)
      at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Unknown Source)
      at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Unknown
  Source)
      at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Unknown
  Source)
      at
  org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine$9.r
  un(Unknown Source)
      at
  org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Unk
  nown Source)
      at
  org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.run
  (Unknown Source)
      at
  org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.E4Workbench.createAndRunUI(
  Unknown Source)
      at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$5.run(Unknown Source)
      at
  org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Unk
  nown Source)
      at
  org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createAndRunWorkbench(Unknown
  Source)
      at org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI.createAndRunWorkbench(Unknown
  Source)
      at
  org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.application.IDEApplication.start(Unk
  nown Source)
      at
  org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(Unknown
  Source)
      at
  org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.run
  Application(Unknown Source)
      at
  org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.sta
  rt(Unknown Source)
      at
  org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(Unknown
  Source)
      at
  org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(Unknown
  Source)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native
  Method)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown
  Source)
      at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown
  Source)
      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
      at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Unknown
  Source)
      at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Unknown
  Source)
      at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Unknown Source)
      at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.main(Unknown Source)
  

Local fix

• The error seen is only associated to the workspace, so starting
  a new workspace resolves the issue.
  

Problem summary

• See error description.
  

Problem conclusion

• The problem listed in this APAR has been resolved with
  IBM Rational Developer for System z V9.5.1.1 iFix which
  is available from the Recommended Fixes support download page:
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=2294&uid=swg27006335
  

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 DEV FOR SY

• Fixed component ID

  5724T0700

Applicable component levels

• R951 PSY

     UP