IV05533: NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION DURING APPLICATION INSTALLATION IF THE APPLICATION CONTAINS A BPEL PROCESS WITH XPATH..

WebSphere Process Server V7.0.0 Fix Pack 5 (V7.0.0.5)
WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus V7.0.0 Fix Pack 5 (7.0.0.5)

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When a BPEL process uses XPATH expressions which contain a "//"
  literal
  a NullPointerException like the following will be thrown during
  application installation.
  
  [10/08/11 11:06:22:031 CEST] 0000005b TraceBPE      3
  com.ibm.bpe.deployment.BPELDeployer.installBPEL(BPELDeployer.jav
  a:800)
  <Null Message>
                                   java.lang.NullPointerException
   at
  com.ibm.bpe.xpathbase.XPathAnalyser.applyVisitorOnStep(XPathAnal
  yser.jav
  a:338)
   at
  com.ibm.bpe.xpathbase.XPathAnalyser.applyVisitorOnPath(XPathAnal
  yser.jav
  a:277)
   at
  com.ibm.bpe.xpathbase.XPathAnalyser.applyVisitorOnExpression(XPa
  thAnalys
  er.java:142)
   at
  com.ibm.bpe.xpathbase.XPathAnalyser.analyseExpression(XPathAnaly
  ser.java
  :113)
   at
  com.ibm.bpe.xpathbase.XPathAnalyser.analyseExpression(XPathAnaly
  ser.java
  :93)
   at
  com.ibm.bpe.deployment.bpel.importer.impl.ImporterImpl.getPrefix
  2Namespa
  ceMap(ImporterImpl.java:2020)
   at
  com.ibm.bpe.deployment.bpel.importer.impl.AssignMapper.addCopy(A
  ssignMap
  per.java:299)
   at
  com.ibm.bpe.deployment.bpel.importer.impl.AssignMapper.install(A
  ssignMap
  per.java:168)
   at
  com.ibm.bpe.deployment.bpel.importer.impl.ImporterImpl.install(I
  mporterI
  mpl.java:470)
   at
  com.ibm.bpe.deployment.bpel.importer.impl.ImporterImpl.install(I
  mporterI
  mpl.java:246)
   at
  com.ibm.bpe.deployment.BPELDeployer$2.run(BPELDeployer.java:735)
   at
  com.ibm.bpe.deployment.BPELDeployer$2.run(BPELDeployer.java:592)
   at
  java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.jav
  a:251)
   at
  com.ibm.bpe.deployment.BPELDeployer.installBPEL(BPELDeployer.jav
  a:591)
   at
  com.ibm.bpe.admin.AdminService.installProcessComponent(AdminServ
  ice.java
  :227)
   at
  com.ibm.bpe.management.application.process.ProcessApplicationMan
  ager.ins
  tallApplication(ProcessApplicationManager.java:161)
   at
  com.ibm.bpe.management.application.process.ProcessApplicationMan
  ager.ins
  tallApplication(ProcessApplicationManager.java:93)
   at
  com.ibm.bpe.framework.ProcessContainer.installApplication(Proces
  sContain
  er.java:1914)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
   at
  sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessor
  Impl.jav
  a:60)
   at
  

Local fix

• NA
  

Problem summary

• Fixes a null pointer exception which occurs during installation
  of process applications.
  The null pointer exception occurs only if a BPEL process is
  contained and in this BPEL process an XPath expression
  is used which itself contains a "//" literal.
  

Problem conclusion

• Problem fixed
  iFix available on top V7004
  

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:

  JR40367

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  BUS PRC CHOREOG

• Fixed component ID

  5655FLW11

Applicable component levels