PI81762: RDZ 9.5.1.4, ERROR OCCURS WHILE LOADING HOST BASED PROJECT AFTER CONNECTING TO REMOTE HOST

Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 5 (9.5.1.6) for 9.5.1.
Rational Developer for z Systems Fix Pack 7 (9.5.1.7) for 9.5.1.
Rational Developer for z Systems Fix Pack 8 (9.5.1.8) for 9.5.1.
Rational Developer for z Systems Fix Pack 9 (9.5.1.9) for 9.5.1.
Rational Developer for z Systems Fix Pack 10 (9.5.1.10) for 9.5.1.
Rational Developer for z Systems Fix Pack 11 (9.5.1.11) for 9.5.1.
Rational Developer for z Systems Fix Pack 12 (9.5.1.12) for 9.5.1.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• In Rational Developer for z Systems (RDz) v9.5.1.4, after the
  connection to the remote host, only one host based project is
  loaded in the z/OS Projects and an error message dialog displays
  the following error:
  
  There was an error processing the host based project
  configuration files.
  
  After the error message, the rest of the host based projects are
  not loaded.
  
  The following NPE can also be seen in the error log file
  (<workspace>\.metadata\.log):
  java.lang.NullPointerException
      at
  com.ibm.ftt.projects.core.impl.logical.LogicalProjectRegistry.lo
  adHostBasedSubProjectProperties(LogicalProjectRegistry.java:1234
  )
   at
  com.ibm.ftt.projects.core.impl.logical.LogicalProjectRegistry.lo
  adHostBasedSubProject(LogicalProjectRegistry.java:1151)
   at
  com.ibm.ftt.projects.core.impl.logical.LogicalProjectRegistry.lo
  adHostBasedSubProjects(LogicalProjectRegistry.java:942)
   at
  com.ibm.ftt.projects.core.impl.logical.LogicalProjectRegistry.lo
  adHostBasedProject(LogicalProjectRegistry.java:1651)
   at
  com.ibm.ftt.projects.core.impl.logical.LogicalProjectRegistry.lo
  adHostBasedProjectUsingConfig(LogicalProjectRegistry.java:1708)
   at
  com.ibm.ftt.projects.core.impl.logical.LogicalProjectRegistry.ac
  cess$0(LogicalProjectRegistry.java:1701)
   at
  com.ibm.ftt.projects.core.impl.logical.LogicalProjectRegistry$2.
  visit(LogicalProjectRegistry.java:1444)
   at
  com.ibm.ftt.configurations.file.ConfigurationFile.accept(Configu
  rationFile.java:204)
   at
  com.ibm.ftt.configurations.file.ConcatenatedConfigurationFiles.a
  ccept(ConcatenatedConfigurationFiles.java:107)
   at
  com.ibm.ftt.projects.core.impl.logical.LogicalProjectRegistry.ch
  eckForConfigurationFiles(LogicalProjectRegistry.java:1437)
   at
  com.ibm.ftt.projects.core.impl.logical.LogicalProjectRegistry.ch
  eckConnectedSystemsForHostBasedProjects(LogicalProjectRegistry.j
  ava:380)
   at
  com.ibm.ftt.projects.core.impl.logical.LogicalProjectRegistry.ge
  tProjects(LogicalProjectRegistry.java:417)
   at
  com.ibm.ftt.ui.common.project.navigator.MVSTreeContentProvider.g
  etChildren(MVSTreeContentProvider.java:273)
   at
  com.ibm.ftt.ui.common.project.navigator.MVSTreeContentProvider.g
  etElements(MVSTreeContentProvider.java:454)
   at
  org.eclipse.ui.internal.navigator.extensions.SafeDelegateTreeCon
  tentProvider.getElements(SafeDelegateTreeContentProvider.java:10
  

Local fix

• Disconnect and reconnect to get the complete list of host based
  project.
  

Problem summary

• See error description.
  

Problem conclusion

• The problem listed in this APAR has been resolved with
  IBM Rational Developer for z Systems V9.5.1.6 Fix Pack 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

  DEV FOR Z SYS

• Fixed component ID

  5724T0700

Applicable component levels

• R951 PSY

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