PI29648: EMAIL NOTIFICATION FAILS TO SEND WITH NULL POINTER EXCEPTION IN THE LOGS

IBM UrbanCode Deploy 6.1.1
IBM UrbanCode Deploy Fix Pack 1 (6.1.1.1) for 6.1.1
IBM UrbanCode Deploy Fix Pack 2 (6.1.1.2) for 6.1.1
IBM UrbanCode Deploy Fix Pack 3 (6.1.1.3) for 6.1.1
IBM UrbanCode Deploy Fix Pack 4 (6.1.1.4) for 6.1.1
IBM UrbanCode Deploy Fix Pack 5 (6.1.1.5) for 6.1.1
IBM UrbanCode Deploy Fix Pack 6 (6.1.1.6) for 6.1.1
IBM UrbanCode Deploy Fix Pack 7 (6.1.1.7) for 6.1.1
IBM UrbanCode Deploy Fix Pack 8 (6.1.1.8) for 6.1.1
IBM UrbanCode Deploy iFix 1 for 6.1.1.7
IBM UrbanCode Deploy iFix 2 for 6.1.1.8

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• UrbanCode Deploy fails to send an email notification, and the
  following error is observed in the logs:
  
  2014-11-12 13:24:29,502 ERROR AsynEventService-1
  com.urbancode.ds.subsys.notification.ApplicationProcessNotificat
  ionEventListener - Error sending workflow notification
  com.urbancode.air.notification.NotificationException:
  java.io.IOException: error writing templated content
      at
  com.urbancode.air.notification.email.spooler.SpoolingTemplatedEm
  ailSender.send(SpoolingTemplatedEmailSender.java:222)
      at
  com.urbancode.air.notification.email.spooler.EmailSpoolManager.s
  end(EmailSpoolManager.java:132)
      at
  com.urbancode.ds.subsys.notification.domain.NotificationScheme.s
  endNotifications(NotificationScheme.java:172)
  ...
  Caused by: java.io.IOException: error writing templated content
      at
  com.urbancode.air.notification.template.TemplateApplication.writ
  eTo(TemplateApplication.java:151)
      at
  com.urbancode.air.notification.email.spooler.SpoolingTemplatedEm
  ailSender.send(SpoolingTemplatedEmailSender.java:101)
      ... 18 more
  Caused by:
  org.apache.velocity.exception.MethodInvocationException:
  Invocation of method 'getChangeTypeColor' in class
  com.urbancode.ds.subsys.notification.DeployTemplateHelper threw
  exception java.lang.NullPointerException @
  <unknowntemplate>[197,62]
      at
  org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTMethod.execute(ASTMet
  hod.java:286)
      at
  org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTReference.execute(AST
  Reference.java:203)
  ...
  Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
      at
  com.urbancode.ds.subsys.notification.DeployTemplateHelper.getCha
  ngeTypeColor(DeployTemplateHelper.java:95)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native
  Method)
      at
  sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessor
  Impl.java:76)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All users of IBM UrbanCode Deploy 6.1.0 and prior            *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Email Notification fails to send with Null Pointer Exception *
  * in the logs                                                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Upgrade to UCD 6.1.1                                         *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is available in IBM UrbanCode Deploy 6.1.1
  

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

  UC DEPLOY

• Fixed component ID

  5725M5400

Applicable component levels

• R610 PSY

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