JR60426: TWDATESCR.GETCURRENTTIMEZONE JAVASCRIPT API CAUSES A NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION

workflow.19001.delta.repository

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• After you set the <client-time-zone-has-precedence>
  configuration property to true and run JavaScript, such as a new
   tw.object.Date().format("MM/dd/yy");, inside a heritage human
  service, you get a NullPointerException similar to the following
   example:
  
  [3/21/18 7:35:50:172 PDT] 000003b8 EJBWorkflowMa E
  com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.workflow.EJBWorkflowManagerBean
  doResumeWorkflowEngine CWLLG0594E: An exception occurred while
  initializing the runnable thread. Error: {0}
  com.lombardisoftware.core.TeamWorksRuntimeException:
  [TeamworksException name='new
  tw.object.Date().format("MM/dd/yy");', message='Internal Script
  error: java.lang.NullPointerException', line=1, pos=0
  nested=<none>]
  . . .
  Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.core.script.js.objects.TWDateSCR.getCurrent
  TimeZone(TWDateSCR.java:650)
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.core.script.js.objects.TWDateSCR.jsFunction
  _format(TWDateSCR.java:405)
  at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
  . . .
  
  PRODUCTS AFFECTED
  IBM Business Process Manager (BPM)
  IBM BPM Express
  IBM Business Automation Workflow
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• You receive the NullPointerException because Business Automation
   Workflow tries to get the time zone from the user preference of
   the execution context, but the user preference is not set.
  

Problem conclusion

• A future release of IBM Business Automation Workflow will
  include a fix that checks each step to make sure the return
  value is not null. If the user preference is null, the
  server-side time zone is used. As a result, you will no longer
  receive a NullPointerException.
  

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

  BUS AUTO WORKFL

• Fixed component ID

  5737H4100

Applicable component levels

• RI00 PSY

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