PI53683: UNCLEAR ERROR MESSAGE WHEN A BAD RESOURCE PATH IS PASSED TO A GENERIC PROCESS

IBM UrbanCode Deploy 6.2.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Generic Processes require a resource path to an agent in order
  to run.  When the resource path does not correspond to an actual
  resource, a null pointer is thrown.  The message does not
  provide any information on the issue.
  
  Sample Stack trace follows:
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  
         at
  com.urbancode.ds.subsys.process.activity.RunProcessActivity.exec
  ute(RunProcessActivity.java:310)
  
         at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native
  Method)
  
         at
  sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessor
  Impl.java:76)
  
         at
  sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMet
  
     hodAccessorImpl.java:43)
  
         at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:607)
  
         at
  com.urbancode.air.workflow.ExecutionContext.executeActivityMe
  
     thod(ExecutionContext.java:658)
         ...
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * users running generic processes from other processes.        *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * UNCLEAR ERROR MESSAGE WHEN A BAD RESOURCE PATH IS PASSED TO  *
  * A GENERIC PROCESS                                            *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• fixed in 6.2.1.0
  

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

• R620 PSN

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