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RS02496: PROBLEM DEPLOYING DECISION SERVICE WITH BRANCH SECURITY ENABLED

Fixes are available

Operational Decision Manager V8.8.1.1: Interim Fix 52
Operational Decison Manager z/OS 8.8.1.2 Fix Pack
Operational Decision Manager V8.8.1.2 Fix Pack
Operational Decision Manager V8.8.1.1: Interim Fix 54
Operational Decision Manager V8.8.0.1: Interim Fix 83
Operational Decision Manager V8.8.1.1: Interim Fix 55

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • When branch security is enforced, deploying Decision Service
fails to determine the latest deployed version when the current
 user cannot access some decision operation in the Decision
Service project.

Following exception found in SystemOut.log

 HandlerMethod E   An unexpected error has occurred. Contact
your administrator.
                                 java.lang.NullPointerException
 at ilog.rules.teamserver.model.decisionservice.wrapper.
DCIDsDeploymentOperation.getPropertiesForThisDepOperation(
DCIDsDeploymentOperation.java:205)
 at ilog.rules.teamserver.model.decisionservice.wrapper.
DCIDsDeploymentOperation.getRulesetProperties(
DCIDsDeploymentOperation.java:146)
 at com.ibm.rules.decisionservice.DsUtil.getRulesetVersion(
DsUtil.java:857)
 at com.ibm.rules.decisionservice.internal.DsDeployedVersions.
applyVersionPolicy(DsDeployedVersions.java:218)
 at com.ibm.rules.decisionservice.internal.
DsDeployedVersionsManager.deploy(DsDeployedVersionsManager.java:
70)
 at com.ibm.rules.decisioncenter.web.core.deployment.
DeploymentService.getRulesetsVersions(DeploymentService.java:
995)
 at com.ibm.rules.decisioncenter.web.core.deployment.
DeploymentService.getDeployedRulesetsVersions(DeploymentService.
java:963)
 at com.ibm.rules.decisioncenter.web.core.deployment.
DeploymentController.getDeployedRulesetsVersions(
DeploymentController.java:117)
 at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
 at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(
NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:95)
 at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(
DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:56)
 at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:620)
 at org.springframework.web.method.support.
InvocableHandlerMethod.invoke(InvocableHandlerMethod.java:215)
 at org.springframework.web.method.support.
InvocableHandlerMethod.invokeForRequest(InvocableHandlerMethod.
java:132)
 at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.
ServletInvocableHandlerMethod.invokeAndHandle(
ServletInvocableHandlerMethod.java:104)
 at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.
RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.invokeHandleMethod(
RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.java:743)
 at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.
RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.handleInternal(
RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.java:672)
 at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.
AbstractHandlerMethodAdapter.handle(
AbstractHandlerMethodAdapter.java:82)
 at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.
doDispatch(DispatcherServlet.java:919)
 at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doService(
DispatcherServlet.java:851)
 at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.
processRequest(FrameworkServlet.java:953)
 at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.doGet(
FrameworkServlet.java:844)
 at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:575)

 at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.service(
FrameworkServlet.java:829)
 at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:668)

 at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.service(
ServletWrapper.java:1232)
 at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.
handleRequest(ServletWrapper.java:781)
 at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.
handleRequest(ServletWrapper.java:480)
 at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapperImpl.
handleRequest(ServletWrapperImpl.java:178)
 at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.
invokeTarget(WebAppFilterChain.java:136)
 at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.doFilter(
WebAppFilterChain.java:97)
 at com.ibm.rules.decisioncenter.web.core.filters.
SecurityCheckPointFilter.doFilter(SecurityCheckPointFilter.java:
95)
 at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.FilterInstanceWrapper.
doFilter(FilterInstanceWrapper.java:195)
 at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.doFilter(
WebAppFilterChain.java:91)
 at com.ibm.rules.decisioncenter.web.core.filters.
RemoteSessionFilter.doFilterInternal(RemoteSessionFilter.java:
79)
 at com.ibm.rules.decisioncenter.web.core.filters.
RemoteSessionFilter.doFilter(RemoteSessionFilter.java:59)
 at com.ibm.rules.decisioncenter.web.core.filters.SessionFilter.
access$001(SessionFilter.java:32)
 at com.ibm.rules.decisioncenter.web.core.filters.SessionFilter$
1.doFilter(SessionFilter.java:73)
 at org.springframework.web.filter.RequestContextFilter.
doFilterInternal(RequestContextFilter.java:99)
 at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.
doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:106)
 at com.ibm.rules.decisioncenter.web.core.filters.SessionFilter.
doFilter(SessionFilter.java:70)
 at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.FilterInstanceWrapper.
doFilter(FilterInstanceWrapper.java:195)
 at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.doFilter(
WebAppFilterChain.java:91)
 at org.springframework.web.filter.CharacterEncodingFilter.
doFilterInternal(CharacterEncodingFilter.java:88)
 at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.
doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:106)
 at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.FilterInstanceWrapper.
doFilter(FilterInstanceWrapper.java:195)
 at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.doFilter(
WebAppFilterChain.java:91)
 at com.ibm.rules.decisioncenter.web.core.filters.
HttpPUTRequestFilter.doFilterInternal(HttpPUTRequestFilter.java:
65)
 at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.
doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:106)
 at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.FilterInstanceWrapper.
doFilter(FilterInstanceWrapper.java:195)
 at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.doFilter(
WebAppFilterChain.java:91)
 at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterManager.doFilter(
WebAppFilterManager.java:967)
 at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterManager.
invokeFilters(WebAppFilterManager.java:1107)
 at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebApp.handleRequest(WebApp.
java:3926)
 at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebGroup.handleRequest(
WebGroup.java:304)
 at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.WebContainer.handleRequest(
WebContainer.java:1007)
 at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.WSWebContainer.handleRequest(
WSWebContainer.java:1817)
 at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.channel.WCChannelLink.ready(
WCChannelLink.java:200)
 at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.
handleDiscrimination(HttpInboundLink.java:463)
 at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.
handleNewRequest(HttpInboundLink.java:530)
 at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.
processRequest(HttpInboundLink.java:316)
 at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpICLReadCallback.
complete(HttpICLReadCallback.java:88)
 at com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.AioReadCompletionListener.
futureCompleted(AioReadCompletionListener.java:175)
 at com.ibm.io.async.AbstractAsyncFuture.invokeCallback(
AbstractAsyncFuture.java:217)
 at com.ibm.io.async.AsyncChannelFuture.fireCompletionActions(
AsyncChannelFuture.java:161)
 at com.ibm.io.async.AsyncFuture.completed(AsyncFuture.java:138)

 at com.ibm.io.async.ResultHandler.complete(ResultHandler.java:
204)
 at com.ibm.io.async.ResultHandler.runEventProcessingLoop(
ResultHandler.java:775)
 at com.ibm.io.async.ResultHandler$2.run(ResultHandler.java:905)

 at com.ibm.ws.util.ThreadPool$Worker.run(ThreadPool.java:1881)

Local fix

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Problem summary


    

  • The Problem we have is when branch security is enforced, the
deployment of Decision Service fails to determine the lastest
deployed version when the current user cannot access some
decision operation in the Decision Service project.
The action end by an Null Pointer Exception.

    



Problem conclusion


    

  • The code is fixed

    



Temporary fix


    

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Comments


    

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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    RS02496
    • 

  • Reported component name
    WS DECISION CTR
    • 

  • Reported component ID
    5725B6900
    • 

  • Reported release
    881
    • 

  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
    • 

  • PE
    NoPE
    • 

  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
    • 

  • Special Attention
    NoSpecatt / Xsystem
    • 

  • Submitted date
    2016-09-07
    • 

  • Closed date
    2016-11-30
    • 

  • Last modified date
    2016-11-30
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  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
    

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  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
    

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Modules/Macros


    

  • 999

    



Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    WS DECISION CTR
    • 

  • Fixed component ID
    5725B6900
    • 



Applicable component levels


    

  • R881  PSY
       UP
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            Modified date:
            

            03 November 2021
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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