JR61556: YOU GET A NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION FROM THE ACTIVATE METHOD OF THE COM.IBM.BPM.PFS.DS.PERSISTENCE BUNDLE

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• You received a NullPointerException similar to the following
  exception when the IBM Process Federation Server server.xml
  configuration file doesn't include an
  <ibmPfs_federatedPersistence> configuration element:
  
  
  [9/29/19 7:35:27:705
  EDT] 00000046 LogService-192-com.ibm.bpm.federated.persistence E
  CWWKE0701E: bundle
  com.ibm.bpm.federated.persistence:1.0.0.201906041301
  (192)[com.ibm.bpm.pfs.ds.persistence(368)] : The activate method
  has thrown an exception java.lang.NullPointerException
  at com.i
  bm.bpm.federated.persistence.impl.PersistenceServiceImpl.modifie
  d(PersistenceServiceImpl.java:69)
  at com.ibm.bpm.federated.pers
  istence.impl.PersistenceServiceImpl.activate(PersistenceServiceI
  mpl.java:60)
  at
  sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
  at
  sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessor
  Impl.java:90)
  at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invok
  e(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:55)
  at
  java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:508)
  at org.apache.
  felix.scr.impl.inject.methods.BaseMethod.invokeMethod(BaseMethod
  .java:228)
  at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.inject.methods.BaseMeth
  od.access$500(BaseMethod.java:41)
  at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.
  inject.methods.BaseMethod$Resolved.invoke(BaseMethod.java:664)
  
  at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.inject.methods.BaseMethod.invoke(Ba
  seMethod.java:510)
  at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.inject.methods.
  ActivateMethod.invoke(ActivateMethod.java:317)
  at org.apache.fe
  lix.scr.impl.inject.methods.ActivateMethod.invoke(ActivateMethod
  .java:307)
  at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.SingleComponent
  Manager.createImplementationObject(SingleComponentManager.java:3
  40)
  at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.SingleComponentManager
  .createComponent(SingleComponentManager.java:114)
  at org.apache
  .felix.scr.impl.manager.SingleComponentManager.getService(Single
  ComponentManager.java:982)
  
  PRODUCTS AFFECTED
  IBM Business Automation Workflow
  

Local fix

• Add an <ibmPfs_FederatedPersistence> configuration element to
  the server.xml file. This element can be empty.
  

Problem summary

• No additional information is available.
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix that ensures the Process Federation Server server.xml
  configuration file includes an <ibmPfs_federatedPersistence>
  configuration element will be available for future releases of
  Business Automation Workflow.
  

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