PM70037: CTE Null Pointer: com.ibm.rational.clearcase.ide.plugin.ResourceSelectionManager.g

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Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 21 (8.0.0.21) for 8.0

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• during runtime the following exception is observed in ClearTeam
  Explorer:
  
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  ??????? at
  com.ibm.rational.clearcase.ide.plugin.ResourceSelectionManager.g
  etCcProviderByPath(ResourceSelectionManager.java:1055)
  ??????? at
  com.ibm.rational.clearcase.ide.plugin.ResourceSelectionManager.c
  onvertFileToModel(ResourceSelectionManager.java:976)
  ??????? at
  com.ibm.rational.clearcase.ide.plugin.ResourceSelectionManager.c
  onvertIResourceToModel(ResourceSelectionManager.java:1136)
  ??????? at
  com.ibm.rational.clearcase.ide.plugin.ResourceSelectionManager.c
  onvertIResourceToModel(ResourceSelectionManager.java:1111)
  ??????? at
  com.ibm.rational.clearcase.ide.plugin.ResourceSelectionManager.m
  apToLogicalResource(ResourceSelectionManager.java:689)
  ??????? at
  com.ibm.rational.clearcase.ide.plugin.ResourceSelectionManager.c
  onvertToModelObject(ResourceSelectionManager.java:535)
  ??????? at
  com.ibm.rational.clearcase.ide.plugin.ResourceSelectionManager.c
  onvertToModelObjectDecorator(ResourceSelectionManager.java:447)
  ??????? at
  com.ibm.rational.clearcase.ide.plugin.CMImageDecorator.decorate(
  CMImageDecorator.java:191)
  ??????? at
  org.eclipse.ui.internal.decorators.LightweightDecoratorDefinitio
  n.decorate(LightweightDecoratorDefinition.java:263)
  ??????? at
  org.eclipse.ui.internal.decorators.LightweightDecoratorManager$L
  ightweightRunnable.run(LightweightDecoratorManager.java:81)
  ??????? at
  org.eclipse.core.runtime.SafeRunner.run(SafeRunner.java:42)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
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  The ClearTeam Explorer decorator can throw an NPE during
  decoration
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is available in ClearCase version 8.0.0.4
  

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

  CLEARCASE WIN

• Fixed component ID

  5724G2900

Applicable component levels

• R800 PSN

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