RS00250: NPE WHEN PUBLISHING DT FROM RTS TO RSO

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• One will get the following stack trace when publishing a DT from
  RTS to RSO
  
   Unexpected error
  Rule Team Server has encountered an unexpected error. The
  internal error message is:
  
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  Please contact your administrator for further details.
  
  Hide Stack <<
  java.lang.NullPointerException
      at
  ilog.rules.dataaccess.rso.openxml.StyleSheetWriter.addNumFmt(Sty
  leSheetWriter.java:126)
      at
  ilog.rules.dataaccess.rso.openxml.StyleSheetWriter.findOrCreateN
  umFmtId(StyleSheetWriter.java:247)
      at
  ilog.rules.dataaccess.rso.openxml.StyleSheetWriter.getCustomCell
  StyleId(StyleSheetWriter.java:257)
      at
  ilog.rules.dataaccess.rso.openxml.StyleSheetWriter.getOrAddCusto
  mCellStyleId(StyleSheetWriter.java:193)
      at
  ilog.rules.dataaccess.rso.openxml.WorksheetHandler.setOperatorIf
  Needed(WorksheetHandler.java:639)
      at
  ilog.rules.dataaccess.rso.openxml.WorksheetHandler.writeValueToC
  ell(WorksheetHandler.java:581)
      at
  ilog.rules.dataaccess.rso.openxml.WorksheetHandler.addRow(Worksh
  eetHandler.java:501)
      at
  ilog.rules.dataaccess.rso.openxml.WorksheetHandler.writeWorkshee
  tDoc(WorksheetHandler.java:152)
      at
  ilog.rules.dataaccess.rso.openxml.WorksheetHandler.save(Workshee
  tHandler.java:84)
      at
  ilog.rules.dataaccess.rso.openxml.RSOExcelDataStore.save(RSOExce
  lDataStore.java:742)
      at
  ilog.rules.dataaccess.rso.openxml.OfficeDocumentStore.save(Offic
  eDocumentStore.java:158)
      at
  ilog.rules.dataaccess.rso.RSODataProvider.commitTransaction(RSOD
  ataProvider.java:107)
      at
  ilog.rules.synchronization.remote.direct.DirectRemoteRuleModelDa
  taAccess.publish(DirectRemoteRuleModelDataAccess.java:359)
      at
  ilog.rules.synchronization.operations.PublishOperation.run(Publi
  shOperation.java:174)
      at
  ilog.rules.teamserver.web.synchronization.rso.RTSRSOSubscriber.p
  ublishArtifacts(RTSRSOSubscriber.java:270)
      at
  ilog.rules.teamserver.web.gwt.rsosync.services.PublishOperationH
  andler.run(PublishOperationHandler.java:214)
      at
  ilog.rules.teamserver.web.gwt.rsosync.services.RSOServiceImpl.do
  SyncOperation(RSOServiceImpl.java:324)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native
  Method)
      at
  sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessor
  Impl.java:39)
      at
  sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethod
  AccessorImpl.java:37)
      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:599)
      at
  com.google.gwt.user.server.rpc.RPC.invokeAndEncodeResponse(RPC.j
  ava:527)
      at
  com.google.gwt.user.server.rpc.RemoteServiceServlet.processCall(
  RemoteServiceServlet.java:164)
      at
  com.google.gwt.user.server.rpc.RemoteServiceServlet.doPost(Remot
  eServiceServlet.java:86)
      at
  javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:637)
      at
  javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
      at
  org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter
  (ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
      at
  org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(Applica
  tionFilterChain.java:206)
      at
  ilog.rules.teamserver.web.servlets.filter.IlrSecurityFilter.doFi
  lter(IlrSecurityFilter.java:28)
      at
  org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter
  (ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
      at
  org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(Applica
  tionFilterChain.java:206)
      at
  org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWra
  pperValve.java:233)
      at
  org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardCon
  textValve.java:191)
      at
  org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(Authe
  nticatorBase.java:433)
      at
  org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostVa
  lve.java:128)
      at
  org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportVa
  lve.java:102)
      at
  org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngi
  neValve.java:109)
      at
  org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapte
  r.java:286)
      at
  org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor
  .java:845)
      at
  org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.
  process(Http11Protocol.java:583)
      at
  org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.ja
  va:447)
      at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:735)
  

Local fix

• n/a
  

Problem summary

• when publishing a DT from RTS to RSO, one can get a
  NullPointerException (through a fairly uncommon scenario)
  

Problem conclusion

• Code has been modified to work in all cases, including in this
  scenario
  

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

  WS ILOG JRULES

• Fixed component ID

  5724X9800

Applicable component levels

• R703 PSY

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