PI80010: RATIONAL PROGRAMMING PATTERNS : COMPARISON ON TWO STATES OF A DATA ELEMENT FAILS WITH JAVA.LANG.NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION.

Rational Programming Patterns Interim Fix 5 for 9.5.1
Rational Programming Patterns 9.6

APAR status

• Closed as fixed if next.

Error description

• Rational Programming Patterns - v9.5.1
  
  When a comparison is made on a data element on which the
  "Inherits from" value has been modified (code of parent data
  element has been changed), the comparator fails with :
  
  !MESSAGE Unhandled event loop exception
  !STACK 0
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  	at
  com.ibm.pdp.compare.ui.engine.PTCompareEngine.doCompare(PTCompar
  eEngine.java:113)
  	at
  com.ibm.pdp.compare.ui.viewer.content.PTContentMergeViewer.setIn
  put(PTContentMergeViewer.java:253)
  	at
  org.eclipse.compare.CompareViewerSwitchingPane.setInput(CompareV
  iewerSwitchingPane.java:277)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All RPP Users using comparison between 2 data elements       *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * When using comparison between 2 versions of a data element,  *
  * if there is an update of the parent data element, there is   *
  * an exception and the use of the comparator is not possible.  *
  ****************************************************************
  * 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

     UP

• R900 PSY

     UP

• R901 PSY

     UP

• R910 PSY

     UP

• R911 PSY

     UP

• R912 PSY

     UP

• R950 PSY

     UP

• R951 PSY

     UP