PI62194: THE EGL DEBUGGER THROWS AN EXCEPTION WHERE THE MAIN PROGRAM IMPLEMENTS A SERVICE INTERFACE

Rational Business Developer 9.5.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Debugging the application an ServiceLib.bindService call throws
  an exception after prompting for the source code eg
  
  EGL1603E An error occurred while loading the service1a service.
  Error: Could not resolve the runtime part for the variable named
  service1a.
  EGL0002I The error occurred in Service1 processing the
  callService function.
  EGL1622E An error occurred while trying to invoke function: on
  EGL Service:.
  EGL0002I The error occurred in MainProgram processing the
  callService function.
  EGL0098E The reference variable named iServiceX is null.
  
  The same program runs fine when run as a Java application.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * when  assign ServiceLib.bindService to a service interface,  *
  * the debugger may not work correctly                          *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Debugging the application an ServiceLib.bindService call     *
  * throws                                                       *
  * an exception after prompting for the source code             *
  * EGL1603E An error occurred while loading the service1a       *
  * service.                                                     *
  * Error: Could not resolve the runtime part for the variable   *
  * named                                                        *
  * service1a.                                                   *
  * EGL0002I The error occurred in Service1 processing the       *
  * callService function.                                        *
  * EGL1622E An error occurred while trying to invoke function:  *
  * on                                                           *
  * EGL Service:.                                                *
  * EGL0002I The error occurred in MainProgram processing the    *
  * callService function.                                        *
  * EGL0098E The reference variable named iServiceX is null.     *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• This is a defect in RBD debugger,the issue is fixed in the RBD
  951.
  

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

  RATL BUS DEV

• Fixed component ID

  5724S5000

Applicable component levels

• R950 PSY

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