PM63955: Exporting an EAR file might result in an org.eclipse.jst.jee.archive.ArchiveSaveFailureException

Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software 8.5.1
Rational Application Developer Standard Edition, Version 8.0.4.2

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Abstract:
  
  Attempts to export an EAR file results in an
  org.eclipse.jst.jee.archive.ArchiveSaveFailureException
  
  Problem:
  
  When you attempt to export an Enterprise Application project to
  an EAR file then you receive the following error:
  
  org.eclipse.core.commands.ExecutionException: Error
  exportingC:/Projects/MyProject/MyProject.ear at
  org.eclipse.jst.j2ee.internal.archive.operations.
  ComponentExportOperation.execute(Unknown Source)
  at
  org.eclipse.wst.common.frameworks.internal.datamodel.DataModelPa
  usibleOperationImpl$1.run(Unknown
  Source)
  
  Caused by:
  org.eclipse.jst.jee.archive.ArchiveSaveFailureException:
  org.eclipse.jst.jee.archive.ArchiveSaveFailureException:
  java.lang.NullPointerException at
  org.eclipse.jst.j2ee.internal.archive.operations.FlatComponentAr
  chiver.saveArchive(Unknown
  Source)
  
  This error occurs when the workspace is out of sync with the
  local file system.  In most cases a refresh of the projects will
  resolve the error.  In some cases, source control systems have
  created a virtual 'placeholder' entry with no physical file on
  the file system.
  
  Local fix:
  
  There is no known workaround at this time.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  This error occurs when the workspace is out of sync with the
  local file system.  In most cases a refresh of the projects
  will resolve the error.  In some cases, source control
  systems have created a virtual "placeholder" entry with no
  physical file on the file system.
  

Problem conclusion

• If projects which are part of the EAR are out of sync with
  the local file system, they are refreshed before exporting.
  If after refreshing the workspace, they are still out of
  sync with the file system (this can happen when source
  control systems have created a virtual "placeholder" entry
  with no physical file on the file system), an
  org.eclipse.jst.jee.archive.ArchiveSaveFailureException will
  be thrown, with the name of the file that caused the
  failure.
  
  The fix for this APAR is included in Rational Application
  Developer v8.0.4.2.
  

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

• R804 PSN

     UP