PI90590: IBM DEVELOPER FOR Z SYSTEMS (RDZ/IDZ) RDZ 9.5.1.5 PROGRAM CONTROL FLOW RESULTS IN NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION

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

• Rational Developer for z Systems 9.5.1.5 Program Control
  Flow on COBOL programs results in NullPointerException when
  using a preprocessor integration.
  
  The following exception is shown in the .log file:
  !ENTRY com.ibm.systemz.cobol.analysis 4 16 2017-11-14
  17:04:50.608
  !MESSAGE Unexpected internal error found:
  (ProgramControlFlowDriver.16). Additional information may be
  written to trace if enabled.
  !STACK 0
  java.lang.NullPointerException
      at
  com.ibm.systemz.cobol.analysis.program.model.ProgramModelAdapter
  .getFileId(Unknown Source)
  

Local fix

• The problem does not exist at RDz levels 9.1 and 9.5.1.iFix1.
  

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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