PH49911: IBM DEVELOPER FOR Z/OS - SCAN FOR COMPATIBILITY PRODUCES JAVA NULL POINTER ERROR

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Issuing the IDz Menu option, Scan for Compatibility from the
  Remote Systems: Local Files view produces the following Java
  Null Pointer Error.  Running the tool on a source file in the
  Local zOS projects view or from a member in a PDS on the host
  does not produce the problem.
  
  !ENTRY org.eclipse.core.jobs 4 2 20yy-mm-dd 12:48:32.979
  !MESSAGE An internal error occurred during: "Scanning for
  Compatibility...".
  !STACK 0
  java.lang.NullPointerException
      at
  com.ibm.ftt.resource.uss.PBResourceUssUtils.convertResource(PBRe
  sourceUssUtils.java:978)
      at
  com.ibm.ftt.rse.cobol.scan.analyzer.COBOLCallAnalyzer.checkForMi
  ssingCallees(COBOLCallAnalyzer.java:457)
      at
  com.ibm.ftt.rse.cobol.scan.analyzer.COBOLCallAnalyzer.parseUsing
  CodeReview(COBOLCallAnalyzer.java:395)
      at
  com.ibm.ftt.rse.cobol.scan.analyzer.COBOLCallAnalyzer.scan(COBOL
  CallAnalyzer.java:161)
      at
  com.ibm.ftt.rse.cobol.scan.jobs.AbstractDownloadAndScanJob.downl
  oadAndScan(AbstractDownloadAndScanJob.java:86)
      at
  com.ibm.ftt.rse.cobol.scan.jobs.AbstractDownloadAndScanJob.run(A
  bstractDownloadAndScanJob.java:64)
      at org.eclipse.core.internal.jobs.Worker.run(Worker.java:60)
  

Local fix

• Place your source file in a Local zOS Project or in a member of
  a PDS on the host and run the Scan for Compatibility tool from
  there.
  

Problem summary

• The Scan for Compatibility action is meant to be used by
  selecting multiple COBOL sources in a Local  z/OS Project, or a
  remote z/OS Project or from the MVS file system in the Remote
  Systems View, and then running the action.
  

Problem conclusion

• The exception was resolved by recognizing that a resource had
  been selected in the Local file system in the Remote Systems
  view and handling this scenario.
  

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

  DEV FOR Z/OS

• Fixed component ID

  5724T0700

Applicable component levels