PM95558: Rational Developer for System z V8.5.1 client experiences a Null Pointer Exception with use of push to client

Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 4 (8.5.1.4) for 8.5.1
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 5 (8.5.1.5) for 8.5.1
Rational Developer for System z Interim Fix 1 for 8.5.1.6
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 7 (8.5.1.7) for 8.5.1
Rational Developer for System z Interim Fix 1 for 8.5.1.4
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 6 (8.5.1.6) for 8.5.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• APAR Error Description:
  Abstract: Rational Developer for System z V8.5.1 client
  experiences a Null Pointer Exception after configuration files
  are pushed down from the host with use of push to client.
  
  A user can observe the following error message in the client's
  .log file of the appropriate workspace:
  
  Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
      at
  com.ibm.ftt.configurations.file.ConfigurationFile.getLocalFileNa
  mes(Unknown
  Source)
      at
  com.ibm.ftt.configurations.file.ConfigurationFile.isImportedFile
  Exist(Unknown
  Source)
      at
  com.ibm.ftt.configurations.file.ConfigurationFile.getContents(Un
  known
  Source)
      at
  com.ibm.ftt.configurations.file.ConcatenatedConfigurationFiles.g
  etContents(Unknown
  Source)
      at
  com.ibm.ftt.projects.core.impl.logical.LogicalProjectRegistryImp
  l.checkForConfigurationFiles(Unknown
  Source)
      at
  com.ibm.ftt.ui.common.project.navigator.MVSTreeContentProvider.s
  ystemResourceChanged(Unknown
  Source)
      at
  org.eclipse.rse.internal.core.model.SystemResourceChangeManager.
  notify(Unknown
  Source)
      at
  org.eclipse.rse.internal.core.model.SystemRegistry.fireEvent(Unk
  nown
  Source)
      at
  org.eclipse.rse.internal.core.model.SystemRegistry.connectedStat
  usChange(Unknown
  Source)
      at
  org.eclipse.rse.internal.core.model.SystemRegistry.connectedStat
  usChange(Unknown
  Source)
      at org.eclipse.rse.core.subsystems.SubSystem$2.run(Unknown
  Source)
      at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.RunnableLock.run(Unknown Source)
  
  Local fix:
  None
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• See error description.
  

Problem conclusion

• The problem listed in this APAR has been resolved with
  IBM Rational Developer for System z V8.5.1.4 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

  RATL DEV FOR SY

• Fixed component ID

  5724T0700

Applicable component levels

• R850 PSY

     UP