PK69506: LAUNCH WEBSPHERE ADMINISTRATIVE SCRIPT: NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION: ORG.ECLIPSE.JFACE

Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software, Version 7.0.0.8
6.1.1.8: WebSphere Application Server Toolkit Version 6.1.1 Fix Pack 8

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Exception occurs when:
  Creating new Runtime Configuration of type WebSphere
  Administrative
  Script
  showing the contents of this configuration in right panel of Run
  dialog
  Exception DOES NOT occur when creating new configuration with
  Run as ->
  Websphere Administrative Script
  cid:image001.png@01C8DC56.7623E060
  Message:
  Problems occurred when invoking code from plug-in:
  "org.eclipse.jface".
  Exception Stack Trace:
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  
  and inside ./metadata/.log
  ========
  
  !ENTRY org.eclipse.jface 4 2 2008-07-07 11:11:46.909
  !MESSAGE Problems occurred when invoking code from plug-in:
  "org.eclipse.jface".
  !STACK 0
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  

Local fix

• NA
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of WebSphere Application Server   *
  *                  Toolkit v6.1.1 and Rational Application     *
  *                  Developer v7.0                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: A NullPointerException occurs when      *
  *                      creating a new WebSphere Application    *
  *                      Server script launch configuration      *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  A NullPointerException occurs when creating a new WebSphere
  Application Server script launch configuration.
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
  the WebSphere Application Server Toolkit fixpack 6.1.1.8 and
  Rational Application Developer fixpack 7.0.0.8.  Please refer
  to the following Recommended Updates page for WebSphere
  Application Server Toolkit delivery information:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27004980
  and the following Recommended Updates page for Rational
  Application Developer delivery information:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27007823
  

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

  WEBAPP SERVER A

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0820

Applicable component levels

• R610 PSY

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