JR57636: PROCESS ADMIN CONSOLE'S EVENT MANAGER MONITOR CAN'T BE DISPLAYED

bpm.8570.cf2017.06.delta.repository

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Process Admin Console's Event Manager Monitor can't be
  displayed. Without fixes to properly display the error stack in
  the SystemOut.log file, only the generic message is displayed
  with a random GUID:
  
  
  [2/23/17 15:06:07:816 CET] 0000013e wle_portal    E   Ask the
  administrator to check the SystemOut.log file for more
  information to resolve the error.
  (708d25b2-108b-416a-b87a-d977a1cf661f)
  
  FFDC file showed true error in the "caused by":
  
  Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.server.scheduler.CronEvaluator.getDayOfWeek
  First(CronEvaluator.java:1105)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.server.scheduler.CronEvaluator.getNextSched
  uledTime(CronEvaluator.java:1088)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.eventmgr.SchedulerStatusReportBu
  ilder.addTimingInfo(SchedulerStatusReportBuilder.java:197)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.eventmgr.SchedulerStatusReportBu
  ilder.createTaskElement(SchedulerStatusReportBuilder.java:160)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.eventmgr.SchedulerStatusReportBu
  ilder.buildStatusReport(SchedulerStatusReportBuilder.java:100)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.eventmgr.SchedulerStatusReportBu
  ilder.buildStatusReport(SchedulerStatusReportBuilder.java:68)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.servlet.util.manager.EventMonitorRM$1.doInT
  ransaction(EventMonitorRM.java:110
  
  
  PRODUCT AFFECTED
  IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) Advanced
  IBM BPM Standard
  IBM BPM Express
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• You experience this issue when one of the process applications
  on the system contains an undercover agent (UCA) that is set to
  fire each first Monday within each year at 09:00.
  After the UCA fired on 01.01.2017, it failed for some reason.
  The UCA was converted to a ReplayOnHoldTask, which is scheduled
  for 01.02.2099.
  In the Event Manager Monitor (in Process Admin Console), the
  UCA's next schedule time is to be displayed, which would be
  04.01.2100. However, to stop computing next schedule times with
  invalid definitions all dates after 31.12.2099 return null,
  causing a NullPointerException if the schedule definition
   contains a "first day" specification.
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix will be available in IBM BPM V8.5.7 cumulative fix 2017.06
   that handles "first-day" specifications correctly.
  

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

• R857 PSY

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