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JR57904: YOU RECEIVE A NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION DURING A TEAM UPDATE WHEN SUBGROUPS ARE ADDED TO GROUPS

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bpm.8570.cf2017.06.delta.repository

 

APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • If you defined a team by using a team retrieval service (TRS),
the TRS returns a Team business object with a subgroup as a
member, and you refresh this team, you might get a
NullPointerException.

A typical stack trace of this exception is

java.lang.NullPointerException
 at
com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.security.ParticipantGroupsCore.u
pdateMembershipSorted(ParticipantGroupsCore.java:1577)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.security.ParticipantGroupsCore.u
pdateMembership(ParticipantGroupsCore.java:1453)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.security.ParticipantGroupsCore.r
esolveAddressForRetrievalService(ParticipantGroupsCore.java:611)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.security.ParticipantGroupsCore.r
esolveAddressInternal(ParticipantGroupsCore.java:502)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.security.ParticipantGroupsCore.r
esolveAddress(ParticipantGroupsCore.java:411)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.security.ParticipantGroupsCore.u
pdateParticipantGroupMembership(ParticipantGroupsCore.java:1380)
 at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor295.invoke(Unknown
Source)
 at
sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethod
AccessorImpl.java:56)
 at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:620)
 at
org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.invokeJoinpointUsingRef
lection(AopUtils.java:310)
 at
org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.inv
okeJoinpoint(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:182)
 at
org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.pro
ceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:149)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.utility.spring.TransactionInterceptor$2.cal
l(TransactionInterceptor.java:70)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.utility.spring.ProgrammaticTransactionSuppo
rt$3.doInTransaction(ProgrammaticTransactionSupport.java:500)
 at
org.springframework.transaction.jta.WebSphereUowTransactionManag
er$UOWActionAdapter.run(WebSphereUowTransactionManager.java:306)
 at
com.ibm.ws.uow.embeddable.EmbeddableUOWManagerImpl.runUnderNewUO
W(EmbeddableUOWManagerImpl.java:791)
 at
com.ibm.ws.uow.embeddable.EmbeddableUOWManagerImpl.runUnderUOW(E
mbeddableUOWManagerImpl.java:370)
 at
org.springframework.transaction.jta.WebSphereUowTransactionManag
er.execute(WebSphereUowTransactionManager.java:252)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.utility.spring.ProgrammaticTransactionSuppo
rt.executeInNewTransaction(ProgrammaticTransactionSupport.java:4
88)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.utility.spring.ProgrammaticTransactionSuppo
rt.execute(ProgrammaticTransactionSupport.java:349)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.utility.spring.TransactionInterceptor.invok
e(TransactionInterceptor.java:68)
 at
org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.pro
ceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.utility.spring.CoreEntryInterceptor.invoke(
CoreEntryInterceptor.java:44)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.utility.spring.PSCoreEntryInterceptor.invok
e(PSCoreEntryInterceptor.java:14)
 at
org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.pro
ceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
 at
org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkD
ynamicAopProxy.java:204)
 at
com.sun.proxy.$Proxy77.updateParticipantGroupMembership(Unknown
Source)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.client.delegate.ParticipantGroupsDelegateDe
fault.updateParticipantGroupMembership(ParticipantGroupsDelegate
Default.java:558)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.core.script.js.objects.TeamScriptable.jsFun
ction_refresh(TeamScriptable.java:821)
 at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor294.invoke(Unknown
Source)
 at
sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethod
AccessorImpl.java:56)
 at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:620)
 at org.mozilla.javascript.MemberBox.invoke(MemberBox.java:161)
 at
org.mozilla.javascript.FunctionObject.call(FunctionObject.java:4
67)
 at
org.mozilla.javascript.Interpreter.interpretLoop(Interpreter.jav
a:3330)
 at
org.mozilla.javascript.Interpreter.interpret(Interpreter.java:24
87)
 at
org.mozilla.javascript.InterpretedFunction.call(InterpretedFunct
ion.java:164)
 at
org.mozilla.javascript.ContextFactory.doTopCall(ContextFactory.j
ava:398)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.core.script.JavaScriptContextFactory.doTopC
all(JavaScriptContextFactory.java:192)
 at
org.mozilla.javascript.ScriptRuntime.doTopCall(ScriptRuntime.jav
a:3070)
 at
org.mozilla.javascript.InterpretedFunction.exec(InterpretedFunct
ion.java:175)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.core.script.js.JSScript.exec(JSScript.java:
78)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.core.script.js.JavaScriptRunner$2.execute(J
avaScriptRunner.java:287)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.core.script.js.PreparedScope.executeWithSco
pe(PreparedScope.java:224)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.core.script.js.JavaScriptRunner.execute(Jav
aScriptRunner.java:285)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.core.script.js.JavaScriptRunner.evalScript(
JavaScriptRunner.java:392)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.component.common.workflow.ExecutionContext$
1.call(ExecutionContext.java:608)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.component.common.workflow.ExecutionContext$
1.call(ExecutionContext.java:606)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.component.common.workflow.ExecutionContext.
doWithParams(ExecutionContext.java:742)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.component.common.workflow.ExecutionContext.
evalScript(ExecutionContext.java:606)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.component.common.workflow.ExecutionContext.
evalScript(ExecutionContext.java:600)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.component.twscript.worker.ScriptWorker.doJo
b(ScriptWorker.java:73)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.component.common.workflow.ExecutionJob.doJo
b(ExecutionJob.java:461)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.workflow.EJBWorkflowManagerBean.
doResumeWorkflowEngine(EJBWorkflowManagerBean.java:1437)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.workflow.EJBWorkflowManagerBean.
executeProcessByUCA(EJBWorkflowManagerBean.java:520)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.workflow.EJSRemoteStatefulEJBWor
kflowManager_82478d70.executeProcessByUCA(Unknown Source)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.workflow._EJBWorkflowManagerInte
rface_Stub.executeProcessByUCA(_EJBWorkflowManagerInterface_Stub
.java:623)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.component.common.workflow.EJBWorkflowManage
rDelegateDefault.executeProcessByUCA(EJBWorkflowManagerDelegateD
efault.java:165)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.component.common.workflow.EJBWorkflowManage
rDelegateWebSphere$9.run(EJBWorkflowManagerDelegateWebSphere.jav
a:108)
 at
java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.jav
a:416)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.client.delegate.common.WebsphereDelegateHel
per.doAsCurrentSubjectContextSensitive(WebsphereDelegateHelper.j
ava:204)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.client.delegate.common.WebsphereDelegateHel
per.doAsCurrentSubjectContextSensitive(WebsphereDelegateHelper.j
ava:188)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.component.common.workflow.EJBWorkflowManage
rDelegateWebSphere.executeProcessByUCA(EJBWorkflowManagerDelegat
eWebSphere.java:106)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.server.eventmgr.UnderCoverAgentExecutor.exe
cute(UnderCoverAgentExecutor.java:298)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.eventmgr.EventMgrCore.executeUCA
(EventMgrCore.java:182)
 at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor340.invoke(Unknown
Source)
 at
sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethod
AccessorImpl.java:56)
 at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:620)
 at
org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.invokeJoinpointUsingRef
lection(AopUtils.java:310)
 at
org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.inv
okeJoinpoint(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:182)
 at
org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.pro
ceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:149)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.utility.spring.TransactionInterceptor$2.cal
l(TransactionInterceptor.java:70)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.utility.spring.ProgrammaticTransactionSuppo
rt$3.doInTransaction(ProgrammaticTransactionSupport.java:500)
 at
org.springframework.transaction.jta.WebSphereUowTransactionManag
er$UOWActionAdapter.run(WebSphereUowTransactionManager.java:306)
 at
com.ibm.ws.uow.embeddable.EmbeddableUOWManagerImpl.runUnderNewUO
W(EmbeddableUOWManagerImpl.java:791)
 at
com.ibm.ws.uow.embeddable.EmbeddableUOWManagerImpl.runUnderUOW(E
mbeddableUOWManagerImpl.java:370)
 at
org.springframework.transaction.jta.WebSphereUowTransactionManag
er.execute(WebSphereUowTransactionManager.java:252)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.utility.spring.ProgrammaticTransactionSuppo
rt.executeInNewTransaction(ProgrammaticTransactionSupport.java:4
88)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.utility.spring.ProgrammaticTransactionSuppo
rt.execute(ProgrammaticTransactionSupport.java:349)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.utility.spring.TransactionInterceptor.invok
e(TransactionInterceptor.java:68)
 at
org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.pro
ceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.utility.spring.CoreEntryInterceptor.invoke(
CoreEntryInterceptor.java:44)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.utility.spring.PSCoreEntryInterceptor.invok
e(PSCoreEntryInterceptor.java:14)
 at
org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.pro
ceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
 at
org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkD
ynamicAopProxy.java:204)
 at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy52.executeUCA(Unknown Source)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.eventmgr.EventMgrBean$2.execute(
EventMgrBean.java:72)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.eventmgr.EventMgrBean$2.execute(
EventMgrBean.java:70)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.EjbServerUtils.handleEjbCall(Ejb
ServerUtils.java:86)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.eventmgr.EventMgrBean.handleEjbC
all(EventMgrBean.java:50)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.eventmgr.EventMgrBean.executeUCA
(EventMgrBean.java:70)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.eventmgr.EJSRemoteStatelessEvent
Mgr_12e670a8.executeUCA(Unknown Source)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.eventmgr._EventMgrInterface_Stub
.executeUCA(_EventMgrInterface_Stub.java:326)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.client.delegate.EventMgrDelegateDefault$2.r
un(EventMgrDelegateDefault.java:156)
 at
java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.jav
a:416)
 at
com.lombardisoftware.client.delegate.common.WebsphereDelegateHel
per.doAsCurrentSubjectContextSensitive(WebsphereDelegateHelper.j
ava:204)
 at com.ibm.ws.util.ThreadPool$Worker.run(ThreadPool.java:1881)0

Local fix

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Problem summary


    

  • When you add a subgroup to a user group, which is derived from a
 team, a list is iterated that might contain null values. As a
result, you might see a NullPointerException.

    



Problem conclusion


    

  • A fix is available for IBM BPM V8.5.6 cumulative fix 2 that
iterates over the correct list, which does not contain null
values.

The problem is already fixed starting with IBM BPM 8.5.7
CF2016.09

PRODUCT AFFECTED
IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) Advanced
IBM BPM Standard
IBM BPM Express

    



Temporary fix


    

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Comments


    

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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    JR57904
    • 

  • Reported component name
    BPM STANDARD
    • 

  • Reported component ID
    5725C9500
    • 

  • Reported release
    856
    • 

  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
    • 

  • PE
    NoPE
    • 

  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
    • 

  • Special Attention
    NoSpecatt / Xsystem
    • 

  • Submitted date
    2017-05-16
    • 

  • Closed date
    2017-06-06
    • 

  • Last modified date
    2017-06-06
    • 





    

  • 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 STANDARD
    • 

  • Fixed component ID
    5725C9500
    • 



Applicable component levels


    

  • R856  PSY
       UP
    • 

  • R857  PSY
       UP
    • 








      
              
                            

              

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Document Information


            

            


                        

            Modified date:
            

            06 June 2017
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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