PM45303: Null Pointer Exception from RAM API using RAMCategorySchema to get sub category

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Customer is getting NPE when using
  RAMCategorySchema from RAM API to get sub category based on
  parent category id.
  
  This has found to be a valid defect against RAM.
  RAMCategorySchema has a problem in that whenever you ask for
  getSubCategoryById() it permanently remembers what subcategories
  were
  available *at that time*. Now when we ask it the  twice using
  that API - the second time it failed as it never updated its
  internal map.
  
  
  This will be fixed in RAM 7.5.1.0.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  Dirtying up the Category schema (adding/removing/changing
  children) will now flush the subcategory id cache.
  
  Released a testcase also.
  

Problem conclusion

• Fixed in v7.5.1
  

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 ASSET MGR

• Fixed component ID

  5724R4200

Applicable component levels

• R750 PSN

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