IC69798: HOD SESSION WILL NOT START IF 'RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON' FUNCTION IS DISABLED

Rational Host On-Demand 11.0.3
Rational Host On-Demand 11.0.9
Rational Host On-Demand 11.0.11
Rational Host On-Demand 11.0.10

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• If the HOD administrator has disabled the 'Right Mouse Button'
  function, the sessions will not start.  A pop up java error is
  presented: Java.lang.null.pointer.exception
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users disabling the right mouse buttom on    *
  *                 session screens                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: If the right mouse button is disabled   *
  *                      in the HODAdmin or Deployment Wizard,   *
  *                      the session will not start. A java      *
  *                      exception can be seen in the java       *
  *                      console:                                *
  *                      java.lang.NullPointerException          *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When disable right mouse buttom is set, the menu object is not
  getting initialized. This is also true for enabling 'copy as
  fields'.
  

Problem conclusion

• The code was modified to fix the nullpointer exception so the
  sessions will start when the right mouse button is disabled.
  
  Fix is scheduled for HOD 11.0.3 Refresh pack
  

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

  HOD

• Fixed component ID

  5733A5901

Applicable component levels

• RB00 PSY

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