IV02297: NPE ON PROMOTION WHEN IGNORE-RELATIONSHIP IS SET TO APPLIESTO.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• NPE on promotion when ignore-relationship is set to appliesTo.
  

Local fix

• Not applicable
  

Problem summary

• In certain circumstances attempting to promote an artifact to
  the Production environment may cause a Null pointer Exsception.
  Specifically when  ignore-relationship is set to applies to
  
  The exception looks like:
  
  [6/22/11 16:51:39:197 BST] 00000024 api 3
  com.ibm.sr.api.impl.MoveDataDBImpl capture Examining
  modelledMetadata with name : appliesTo isMany : true isContained
  : false type com.ibm.serviceregistry.sdo.BaseObject
  [6/22/11 16:51:39:197 BST] 00000024 api 3
  com.ibm.sr.api.impl.MoveDataDBImpl capture Decided this is a
  relationship/containment to ignore targets; appliesTo
  [6/22/11 16:51:39:197 BST] 00000024 api 3
  com.ibm.sr.api.impl.MoveDataDBImpl capture Will select those
  targets that are in same governance collection
  [6/22/11 16:51:39:198 BST] 00000024 api E
  com.ibm.sr.api.ServiceRegistryModifierImpl invokeModifiers
  GSR5000I: Captured exception [188]:
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  [6/22/11 16:51:39:201 BST] 00000024 api E
  com.ibm.sr.api.ServiceRegistryModifierImpl invokeModifiers
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  at
  com.ibm.sr.api.impl.MoveDataDBImpl.capture(MoveDataDBImpl.java:8
  68)
  at
  com.ibm.sr.governance.api.ServiceRegistryPromotionImpl.exportMet
  aData(ServiceRegistryPromotionImpl.java:513)
  at
  com.ibm.sr.promotion.modifier.PromotionModifier.promoteToFile(Pr
  omotionModifier.java:331)
  at
  com.ibm.sr.promotion.modifier.PromotionModifier.transition(Promo
  tionModifier.java:136)
  at
  com.ibm.sr.api.ServiceRegistryModifierImpl.invokeModifiers(Servi
  ceRegistryModifierImpl.java:163)
  at
  com.ibm.sr.api.ServiceRegistryModifierImpl.transition(ServiceReg
  istryModifierImpl.java:285)
  at
  com.ibm.sr.governance.api.ServiceRegistryGovernanceImpl.invokeMo
  dification(ServiceRegistryGovernanceImpl.java:1265)
  at
  com.ibm.sr.governance.api.ServiceRegistryGovernanceImpl.transiti
  on(ServiceRegistryGovernanceImpl.java:609)
  at
  com.ibm.serviceregistry.governance.ServiceRegistryGovernanceBean
  .transition(ServiceRegistryGovernanceBean.java:442)
  at
  com.ibm.serviceregistry.governance.EJSLocalStatelessServiceRegis
  tryGovernance_602675c1.transition(EJSLocalStatelessServiceRegist
  ryGovernance_602675c1.java:538)
  at
  com.ibm.sr.ui.delegate.GovernanceDelegate.transition(GovernanceD
  elegate.java:310)
  at
  com.ibm.sr.ui.mediators.GovernanceMediator.transition(Governance
  Mediator.java:558)
  at
  com.ibm.sr.ui.actions.GovernanceAction.transition(GovernanceActi
  on.java:287)
  at
  com.ibm.sr.ui.actions.GovernanceAction.buttonPressed(GovernanceA
  ction.java:372)
  at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor1071.invoke(Unknown
  Source)
  at
  sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethod
  AccessorImpl.java:25)
  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:600)
  at
  org.apache.struts.actions.DispatchAction.dispatchMethod(Dispatch
  Action.java:280)
  at
  com.ibm.sr.ui.actions.ServiceRegistryMappingDispatchAction.execu
  te(ServiceRegistryMappingDispatchAction.java:101)
  at
  org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.processActionPerform(R
  equestProcessor.java:484)
  at
  org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.process(RequestProcess
  or.java:274)
  at
  org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.process(ActionServlet.jav
  a:1482)
  at
  org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.doPost(ActionServlet.java
  :525)
  at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:738)
  at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:831)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWr
  apper.java:1657)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest(Ser
  vletWrapper.java:939)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest(Ser
  vletWrapper.java:502)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapperImpl.handleRequest
  (ServletWrapperImpl.java:179)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebApp.handleRequest(WebApp.java:
  3826)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebGroup.handleRequest(WebGroup.j
  ava:276)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.WebContainer.handleRequest(WebContainer.
  java:931)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.WSWebContainer.handleRequest(WSWebContai
  ner.java:1583)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.channel.WCChannelLink.ready(WCChannelLin
  k.java:186)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.handleDiscr
  imination(HttpInboundLink.java:445)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.handleNewRe
  quest(HttpInboundLink.java:504)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.processRequ
  est(HttpInboundLink.java:301)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.ready(HttpI
  nboundLink.java:275)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.ssl.channel.impl.SSLConnectionLink.determineNextChann
  el(SSLConnectionLink.java:1016)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.ssl.channel.impl.SSLConnectionLink$MyReadCompletedCal
  lback.complete(SSLConnectionLink.java:639)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.ssl.channel.impl.SSLReadServiceContext$SSLReadComplet
  edCallback.complete(SSLReadServiceContext.java:1772)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.AioReadCompletionListener.futureComp
  leted(AioReadCompletionListener.java:165)
  at
  com.ibm.io.async.AbstractAsyncFuture.invokeCallback(AbstractAsyn
  cFuture.java:217)
  at
  com.ibm.io.async.AsyncChannelFuture$1.run(AsyncChannelFuture.jav
  a:205)
  at com.ibm.ws.util.ThreadPool$Worker.run(ThreadPool.java:1563)
  [6/22/11 16:51:39:203 BST] 00000024 api E
  com.ibm.sr.api.ServiceRegistryModifierImpl invokeModifiers
  GSR5001I: Captured exception [188] ends
  [6/22/11 16:51:39:204 BST] 00000024 plugin 3
  com.ibm.sr.api.ServiceRegistryModifierImpl invokeModifiers
  Caught exception: java.lang.NullPointerException
  

Problem conclusion

• The Null Pointer has been fixed and promotion will now occur as
  intended.
  
  The fix is targeted for WSRR 7.0.0.5
  

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

  SERVICE REGISTR

• Fixed component ID

  5724N7200

Applicable component levels

• R700 PSY

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