JR41785: STORE AND FORWARD THROWS A NULL POINTER EXCEPTION IN A CLUSTER

Version 7.5.1 Fix Pack 1 for the IBM Business Process Manager products

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• In a cluster configuration (applicable to all topology patterns)
  accessing Store and Forward from Business Space will throw a
  Null Pointer Exception like below:
  
  StoreAndForwa E
  com.ibm.wbiserver.storeandfwd.restapis.StoreAndForwardAPIServlet
  processRequest CWRCV1502E: Failed to execute URI
  "/bpm/qos/storeandforward/v1/configurationGroups" with error
  "null" and exception java.lang.NullPointerException.
  
  This error happens due to the failure to retrieve the server
  information from the configuration.
  

Local fix

• n/a
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  Users who are trying to access the          *
  *                  Business Space store and forward widget in  *
  *                  a clustered environment                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Null Pointer Exception is thrown when   *
  *                      the store and forward widget is         *
  *                      opened in Business Space in a           *
  *                      clustered environment.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  The store and forward widget was trying to access to get a list
  of unique MBeans across all members of a cluster and the API
  used for this purpose was incorrect.
  

Problem conclusion

• The API to access the unique MBean was changed to get the
  required results
  

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

  BPM ADVANCED

• Fixed component ID

  5725C9400

Applicable component levels

• R750 PSY

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