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JR42711: INFROMATION SERVER - BG IMPORT FAILS WITH NPE WHILE MERGING LINK POINT OBJECTS TO REAL OBJECTS

 

APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • BG import fails with NPE while merging LinkedPoints objects to
Real Objects

NPE ERRROR:

[4/4/12 3:55:49:987 PDT] 0000002b RefactoredAss E   Error
importing asset
                                 java.lang.NullPointerException
    at
com.ibm.xmeta.service.importexport.enhanced.LinkPointHelper.reso
lveExistingReferencesToLinkPoint(LinkPointHelper.java:2198)
    at
com.ibm.xmeta.service.importexport.enhanced.LinkPointHelper.clea
nupLinkPointDuplicate(LinkPointHelper.java:2065)
    at
com.ibm.xmeta.service.importexport.enhanced.AssetImportMergeImpl
.cleanupLinkPointDuplicates(AssetImportMergeImpl.java:5186)
    at
com.ibm.xmeta.service.importexport.enhanced.AssetImportMergeImpl
.doMerge(AssetImportMergeImpl.java:660)

Local fix

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Problem summary


    

  • BG import fails with NPE while merging Link Point objects to
Real Objects


 Error Stack:
 [4/4/12 3:55:49:987 PDT] 0000002b RefactoredAss E   Error
importing asset
                                 java.lang.NullPointerException
    at
com.ibm.xmeta.service.importexport.enhanced.LinkPointHelper.reso
lveExistingReferencesToLinkPoint(LinkPointHelper.java:2198)
    at
com.ibm.xmeta.service.importexport.enhanced.LinkPointHelper.clea
nupLinkPointDuplicate(LinkPointHelper.java:2065)
    at
com.ibm.xmeta.service.importexport.enhanced.AssetImportMergeImpl
.cleanupLinkPointDuplicates(AssetImportMergeImpl.java:5186)
    at
com.ibm.xmeta.service.importexport.enhanced.AssetImportMergeImpl
.doMerge(AssetImportMergeImpl.java:660)

    



Problem conclusion


    

  • This error is fixed in current development stream and fix is
backported to 8.5maintainence branch

    



Temporary fix


    

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Comments


    

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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    JR42711
    • 

  • Reported component name
    WIS BUSINESS GL
    • 

  • Reported component ID
    5724Q36BG
    • 

  • Reported release
    850
    • 

  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
    • 

  • PE
    NoPE
    • 

  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
    • 

  • Special Attention
    NoSpecatt
    • 

  • Submitted date
    2012-05-04
    • 

  • Closed date
    2012-06-18
    • 

  • Last modified date
    2012-06-18
    • 





    

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
    

    • 

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
    

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Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    WIS BUSINESS GL
    • 

  • Fixed component ID
    5724Q36BG
    • 



Applicable component levels


    

  • R850  PSY
       UP
    • 








      
              
                            

              

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Document Information


            

            


                        

            Modified date:
            

            12 October 2021
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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