PM42054: NullPointerException when invoking the generation of Workspace And System Summary

Rational Software Architect Interim Fix 1 for 8.0.4.2
Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software Interim Fix 1 for 8.0.4.2

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When invoking the action:
  
  Help? Performance ? Generate Diagnostic Information ? Workspace
  And System Summary
  
  the following exception is produced and the
  expected summary JAR file is not generated.
  
  !ENTRY org.eclipse.core.resources 4 566 2011-05-27 17:14:27.931
  
  !MESSAGE An error occurred while traversing resources.
  
  !STACK 0
  
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  at
  com.ibm.etools.performance.core.internal.handlers.DumpWorkspace$
  ResourceProcessor.visit(Unknown
  Source)
  at org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.Resource$2.visit(Unknown
  Source)
  at
  org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.Resource$1.visitElement(Unkn
  own
  Source)
  at
  org.eclipse.core.internal.watson.ElementTreeIterator.doIteration
  (Unknown
  Source)
  at
  org.eclipse.core.internal.watson.ElementTreeIterator.doIteration
  (Unknown
  Source)
  at
  ...
  at
  
  com.ibm.etools.performance.core.internal.handlers.DumpWorkspace$
  DumpWorkspaceJob.run(Unknown
  Source)
  at
  org.eclipse.core.internal.jobs.Worker.run(Unknown Source)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  When the action:
  
  Help? Performance ? Generate Diagnostic Information ?
  Workspace And System Summary
  
  is invoked on the Linux SUSE 64-bit platform a
  NullPointerException is generated and the resulting summary
  file is not generated.
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem has been fixed in Rational Application
  Developer v7.5.5.5 and v8.0.4
  

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 APP DEV WI

• Fixed component ID

  5724J1901

Applicable component levels

• R801 PSN

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