PH06435: RATIONAL PROGRAMMING PATTERNS : IMPORT OF TA2 FILE FAILS WITH NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION.

Rational Programming Patterns Interim Fix 2 for 9.6.2
Rational Programming Patterns Interim Fix 9 for 9.6.1

APAR status

• Closed as fixed if next.

Error description

• Rational Programming Patterns - v9.6.2
  
  In some circumstances when a Pacbase Library is coded on two
  characters instead of usual three (even is allowed in Pacbase)
  the import of the TA2 file coming from the MIBR procedure fails
  with a NullPointerException.
  
  
  !MESSAGE NullPointerException: null
  !STACK 0
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  	at
  com.ibm.pdp.pacbase.migration.modeltrans.ModelTransformation2.en
  dOfType(Unknown Source)
  	at
  com.ibm.pdp.pacbase.migration.modeltrans.ModelTransformation2.sa
  vePreviousDifferentTypeEntities(Unknown Source)
  	at
  com.ibm.pdp.pacbase.migration.plugin.ImportMigration2.importFile
  (Unknown Source)
  	at
  com.ibm.pdp.explorer.model.service.PTMigrationService.importFile
  (Unknown Source)
  	at com.ibm.pdp.explorer.wizard.PTImportWizard$1.run(Unknown
  Source)
  	at
  org.eclipse.jface.operation.ModalContext$ModalContextThread.run(
  Unknown Source)
  
  This exception does not occur if the library coded on two
  characters is merged with an other one by the extraction
  process.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users that want to use the migration process with a library  *
  * code with only 2 characters (or less).                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * During the migration process, if you have a library code on  *
  * 2 characters, and another library code (on 3 characters)     *
  * that starts with the 2 same characters and an entity that is *
  * on the first library and starts wih the last character of    *
  * the second one, you may have a problem during the migration  *
  * process.                                                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

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

Applicable component levels

• R850 PSY

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• R900 PSY

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• R901 PSY

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• R910 PSY

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• R911 PSY

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• R912 PSY

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• R950 PSY

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• R951 PSY

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• R960 PSY

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• R961 PSY

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• R962 PSY

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