PM93463: Opening class diagram (.dnx) results in NullPointerException

Rational Software Architect RealTime Edition Fix Pack 1 (9.0.0.1) for 9.0
Rational Software Architect Fix Pack 1 (9.0.0.1) for 9.0
Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software Fix Pack 1 (9.0.0.1) for 9.0

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Abstract:
  Attempts to open a class diagram that contains an association
  between two visualized Java classes result in error: 'Failed to
  create the part's controls'(java.lang.NullPointerException),
  when using IBM Rational Software Architect v9.
  
  Error Description:
  The following steps reproduce the issue in Rational Software
  Architect for WebSphere v9 on Windows 7:
  
  0. Create a Java Project
  1. Make it target the JVM 1.7 shipped with the Rational Software
  Architect installation
  2. Create the Java class Class1
  3. Create the Java class Class2
  4. Create a Class Diagram (.dnx file)
  5. Drop the two classes on the diagram
  6. Draw an association between the two classes
  7. Save the diagram.
  8. Close the diagram
  9. Reopen the diagram
  
  The following error appears in a pop-up dialog:
  'Failed to create the part's controls'
  
  The following exception appears in the Error Log view:
  java.lang.NullPointerException                              at
  
  com.ibm.xtools.viz.j2se.ui.internal.util.J2SEUtil.getFieldDispla
  yString(
  
  J2SEUtil.java:398)
  
  If you create such a diagram in IBM Rational Software Architect
  v8.5, you can open it successfully in that version, but in v9 it
  will give the above errors.
  
  WORKAROUND:
  Not available.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  Attempts to open a class diagram that contains an
  association between two visualized Java classes result in
  error: "Failed to create the part's
  controls"(java.lang.NullPointerException).
  

Problem conclusion

• Attempts to open a class diagram that contains an
  association between two visualized Java classes no longer
  result in error: "Failed to create the part's
  controls"(java.lang.NullPointerException).
  

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

  SW ARCHITECT WI

• Fixed component ID

  5724I7001

Applicable component levels

• R851 PSN

     UP