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RS03467: CLASS COMPARATORWITHNULL HAS BEEN REMOVED WHICH CAUSES NOCLASSDEFFOUNDERROR WHEN EXECUTING RULESETS BUILT WITH PREV...

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Ruleset generated with 8.10.0 and 8.10.1  using the class
ComparatorWithNull cannot be compiled with the latest version of
8.10.2

[9/21/19 7:34:14:559 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError:
com/ibm/rules/engine/bytecode/runtime/ComparatorWithNull
[9/21/19 7:34:14:560 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at com.ibm.rules.generated.ConstantArrayHolder0.init(Unknown
Source)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:593 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at
com.ibm.rules.generated.ConstantArrayHolder0.<clinit>(Unknown
Source)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:593 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at
com.ibm.rules.generated.ruleflow.matrix$0020flow$003eCommon.Cond
ExecEnv.evaluateObjectMethod0_0(Unknown Source)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:593 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at
com.ibm.rules.generated.ruleflow.matrix$0020flow$003eCommon.Cond
ExecEnv.evaluateObjectMethod0(Unknown Source)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:593 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at
com.ibm.rules.generated.ruleflow.matrix$0020flow$003eCommon.Cond
ExecEnv.evaluateObjectMethodHook(Unknown Source)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:600 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at
com.ibm.rules.engine.rete.runtime.state.AbstractConditionExecEnv
.evaluateObjectMethod(AbstractConditionExecEnv.java:118)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:601 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at
com.ibm.rules.engine.rete.runtime.network.impl.IlrStandardTupleM
atchNode.evaluateMatchMethod(IlrStandardTupleMatchNode.java:61)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:601 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at
com.ibm.rules.engine.rete.runtime.network.impl.IlrStandardTupleM
atchNode.initMemory(IlrStandardTupleMatchNode.java:179)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:601 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at
com.ibm.rules.engine.rete.runtime.network.impl.IlrAbstractTupleB
ranchNode.activate(IlrAbstractTupleBranchNode.java:118)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:601 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at
com.ibm.rules.engine.rete.runtime.network.impl.IlrStandardTupleC
aseNode.activate(IlrStandardTupleCaseNode.java:138)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:601 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at
com.ibm.rules.engine.rete.runtime.network.impl.IlrDynamicRuleAct
ionNode.activate(IlrDynamicRuleActionNode.java:238)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:602 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at
com.ibm.rules.engine.rete.runtime.network.impl.IlrStandardNetwor
k.activateRulesSingletonGroup(IlrStandardNetwork.java:218)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:602 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at
com.ibm.rules.engine.rete.runtime.network.impl.IlrStandardNetwor
k.activateRules(IlrStandardNetwork.java:138)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:602 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at
com.ibm.rules.engine.rete.runtime.AbstractReteEngine.transiteHar
dToOngoingState(AbstractReteEngine.java:482)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:603 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at
com.ibm.rules.engine.rete.runtime.AbstractReteEngine.execute(Abs
tractReteEngine.java:427)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:604 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at
com.ibm.rules.engine.rete.runtime.AbstractReteEngine.execute(Abs
tractReteEngine.java:409)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:604 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at
com.ibm.rules.generated.ruleflow.matrix$0020flow$003eCommon.Task
.run(Unknown Source)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:604 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at
com.ibm.rules.generated.ruleflow.matrix$0020flow.Task.body(Unkno
wn Source)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:604 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at
com.ibm.rules.generated.ruleflow.matrix$0020flow.Task.run(Unknow
n Source)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:605 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at
com.ibm.rules.generated.ruleflow.BOP$0020Service$0020Flow$003eta
sk_1.Task.body(Unknown Source)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:605 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at
com.ibm.rules.generated.ruleflow.BOP$0020Service$0020Flow$003eta
sk_1.Task.run(Unknown Source)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:605 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at
com.ibm.rules.generated.ruleflow.BOP$0020Service$0020Flow.Task.l
abelSwitch(Unknown Source)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:605 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at
com.ibm.rules.generated.ruleflow.BOP$0020Service$0020Flow.Task.b
ody(Unknown Source)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:605 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at
com.ibm.rules.generated.ruleflow.BOP$0020Service$0020Flow.Task.r
un(Unknown Source)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:605 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at
com.ibm.rules.generated.ruleflow.AbstractGeneratedRuleflowEngine
.execute(Unknown Source)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:606 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at
com.ibm.rules.generated.ruleflow.AbstractGeneratedRuleflowEngine
.execute(Unknown Source)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:606 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at
com.ibm.rules.res.xu.engine.de.internal.DEManager.performExecute
(DEManager.java:208)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:606 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at
com.ibm.rules.res.xu.engine.internal.BaseEngineManager.execute(B
aseEngineManager.java:778)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:606 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at
ilog.rules.res.xu.spi.IlrManagedXUConnection.engineExecute(IlrMa
nagedXUConnection.java:845)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:606 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at
ilog.rules.res.xu.cci.IlrXUConnection.engineExecute(IlrXUConnect
ion.java:484)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:606 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at
com.ibm.rules.res.xu.client.internal.DirectXURuleEngineSession.e
xecute(DirectXURuleEngineSession.java:57)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:607 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at
ilog.rules.res.session.impl.IlrStatefulSessionBase.execute(IlrSt
atefulSessionBase.java:756)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:607 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at
ilog.rules.res.session.impl.IlrStatefulSessionBase.execute(IlrSt
atefulSessionBase.java:745)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:607 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at
ilog.rules.res.session.impl.IlrStatefulSessionBase.execute(IlrSt
atefulSessionBase.java:657)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:608 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at
ilog.rules.res.session.impl.IlrStatefulSessionBase.execute(IlrSt
atefulSessionBase.java:301)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:608 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at
com.ibm.rules.htds.DecisionServiceController.executeRuleset(Deci
sionServiceController.java:385)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:608 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at
com.ibm.rules.htds.handlers.RESTExecutionRequestHandler.execute(
RESTExecutionRequestHandler.java:289)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:608 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at
com.ibm.rules.htds.handlers.RESTExecutionRequestHandler.handleRe
quest(RESTExecutionRequestHandler.java:187)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:609 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at
com.ibm.rules.htds.servlet.RESTDecisionServiceServlet.doPost(RES
TDecisionServiceServlet.java:128)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:609 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:707)

[9/21/19 7:34:14:611 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown
Source)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:614 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:614 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException:
com.ibm.rules.engine.bytecode.runtime.ComparatorWithNull
[9/21/19 7:34:14:614 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at
com.ibm.rules.engine.load.JarStreamClassLoader.findClass(JarStre
amClassLoader.java:135)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:614 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:614 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
[9/21/19 7:34:14:615 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr
R  ... 69 more

Local fix

  • Regenerate ruleset with current version of engine

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
* USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
* Users using IF001 Engine and executing old rulesets.         *
****************************************************************
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
* Ruleset generated with 8.10.0 and 8.10.1  using the class    *
* ComparatorWithNull cannot be compiled with the latest        *
* version of 8.10.2                                            *
*                                                              *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:559 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError:                            *
* com/ibm/rules/engine/bytecode/runtime/ComparatorWithNull     *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:560 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* com.ibm.rules.generated.ConstantArrayHolder0.init(Unknown    *
* Source)                                                      *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:593 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* com.ibm.rules.generated.ConstantArrayHolder0.<clinit>(Unknow *
* n Source)                                                    *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:593 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* com.ibm.rules.generated.ruleflow.matrix$0020flow$003eCommon. *
* CondExecEnv.evaluateObjectMethod0_0(Unknown Source)          *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:593 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* com.ibm.rules.generated.ruleflow.matrix$0020flow$003eCommon. *
* CondExecEnv.evaluateObjectMethod0(Unknown Source)            *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:593 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* com.ibm.rules.generated.ruleflow.matrix$0020flow$003eCommon. *
* CondExecEnv.evaluateObjectMethodHook(Unknown Source)         *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:600 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* com.ibm.rules.engine.rete.runtime.state.AbstractConditionExe *
* cEnv.evaluateObjectMethod(AbstractConditionExecEnv.java:118) *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:601 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* com.ibm.rules.engine.rete.runtime.network.impl.IlrStandardTu *
* pleMatchNode.evaluateMatchMethod(IlrStandardTupleMatchNode.j *
* ava:61)                                                      *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:601 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* com.ibm.rules.engine.rete.runtime.network.impl.IlrStandardTu *
* pleMatchNode.initMemory(IlrStandardTupleMatchNode.java:179)  *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:601 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* com.ibm.rules.engine.rete.runtime.network.impl.IlrAbstractTu *
* pleBranchNode.activate(IlrAbstractTupleBranchNode.java:118)  *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:601 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* com.ibm.rules.engine.rete.runtime.network.impl.IlrStandardTu *
* pleCaseNode.activate(IlrStandardTupleCaseNode.java:138)      *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:601 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* com.ibm.rules.engine.rete.runtime.network.impl.IlrDynamicRul *
* eActionNode.activate(IlrDynamicRuleActionNode.java:238)      *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:602 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* com.ibm.rules.engine.rete.runtime.network.impl.IlrStandardNe *
* twork.activateRulesSingletonGroup(IlrStandardNetwork.java:21 *
* 8)                                                           *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:602 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* com.ibm.rules.engine.rete.runtime.network.impl.IlrStandardNe *
* twork.activateRules(IlrStandardNetwork.java:138)             *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:602 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* com.ibm.rules.engine.rete.runtime.AbstractReteEngine.transit *
* eHardToOngoingState(AbstractReteEngine.java:482)             *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:603 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* com.ibm.rules.engine.rete.runtime.AbstractReteEngine.execute *
* (AbstractReteEngine.java:427)                                *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:604 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* com.ibm.rules.engine.rete.runtime.AbstractReteEngine.execute *
* (AbstractReteEngine.java:409)                                *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:604 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* com.ibm.rules.generated.ruleflow.matrix$0020flow$003eCommon. *
* Task.run(Unknown Source)                                     *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:604 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* com.ibm.rules.generated.ruleflow.matrix$0020flow.Task.body(U *
* nknown Source)                                               *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:604 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* com.ibm.rules.generated.ruleflow.matrix$0020flow.Task.run(Un *
* known Source)                                                *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:605 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* com.ibm.rules.generated.ruleflow.BOP$0020Service$0020Flow$00 *
* 3etask_1.Task.body(Unknown Source)                           *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:605 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* com.ibm.rules.generated.ruleflow.BOP$0020Service$0020Flow$00 *
* 3etask_1.Task.run(Unknown Source)                            *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:605 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* com.ibm.rules.generated.ruleflow.BOP$0020Service$0020Flow.Ta *
* sk.labelSwitch(Unknown Source)                               *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:605 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* com.ibm.rules.generated.ruleflow.BOP$0020Service$0020Flow.Ta *
* sk.body(Unknown Source)                                      *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:605 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* com.ibm.rules.generated.ruleflow.BOP$0020Service$0020Flow.Ta *
* sk.run(Unknown Source)                                       *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:605 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* com.ibm.rules.generated.ruleflow.AbstractGeneratedRuleflowEn *
* gine.execute(Unknown Source)                                 *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:606 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* com.ibm.rules.generated.ruleflow.AbstractGeneratedRuleflowEn *
* gine.execute(Unknown Source)                                 *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:606 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* com.ibm.rules.res.xu.engine.de.internal.DEManager.performExe *
* cute(DEManager.java:208)                                     *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:606 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* com.ibm.rules.res.xu.engine.internal.BaseEngineManager.execu *
* te(BaseEngineManager.java:778)                               *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:606 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* ilog.rules.res.xu.spi.IlrManagedXUConnection.engineExecute(I *
* lrManagedXUConnection.java:845)                              *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:606 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* ilog.rules.res.xu.cci.IlrXUConnection.engineExecute(IlrXUCon *
* nection.java:484)                                            *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:606 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* com.ibm.rules.res.xu.client.internal.DirectXURuleEngineSessi *
* on.execute(DirectXURuleEngineSession.java:57)                *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:607 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* ilog.rules.res.session.impl.IlrStatefulSessionBase.execute(I *
* lrStatefulSessionBase.java:756)                              *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:607 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* ilog.rules.res.session.impl.IlrStatefulSessionBase.execute(I *
* lrStatefulSessionBase.java:745)                              *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:607 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* ilog.rules.res.session.impl.IlrStatefulSessionBase.execute(I *
* lrStatefulSessionBase.java:657)                              *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:608 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* ilog.rules.res.session.impl.IlrStatefulSessionBase.execute(I *
* lrStatefulSessionBase.java:301)                              *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:608 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* com.ibm.rules.htds.DecisionServiceController.executeRuleset( *
* DecisionServiceController.java:385)                          *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:608 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* com.ibm.rules.htds.handlers.RESTExecutionRequestHandler.exec *
* ute(RESTExecutionRequestHandler.java:289)                    *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:608 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* com.ibm.rules.htds.handlers.RESTExecutionRequestHandler.hand *
* leRequest(RESTExecutionRequestHandler.java:187)              *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:609 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* com.ibm.rules.htds.servlet.RESTDecisionServiceServlet.doPost *
* (RESTDecisionServiceServlet.java:128)                        *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:609 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:707) *
*                                                              *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:611 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown   *
* Source)                                                      *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:614 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)                   *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:614 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException:               *
* com.ibm.rules.engine.bytecode.runtime.ComparatorWithNull     *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:614 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at                                                        *
* com.ibm.rules.engine.load.JarStreamClassLoader.findClass(Jar *
* StreamClassLoader.java:135)                                  *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:614 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)        *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:614 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)        *
* [9/21/19 7:34:14:615 PDT] 0000028b SystemErr                 *
* R  ... 69 more                                               *
****************************************************************
* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
****************************************************************

Problem conclusion

  • The class has been added again

Temporary fix

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Comments


    

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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    RS03467
    • 

  • Reported component name
    WDS FOR RULES
    • 

  • Reported component ID
    5725B6903
    • 

  • Reported release
    8A0
    • 

  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
    • 

  • PE
    NoPE
    • 

  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
    • 

  • Special Attention
    NoSpecatt / Xsystem
    • 

  • Submitted date
    2019-09-23
    • 

  • Closed date
    2019-09-23
    • 

  • Last modified date
    2019-09-23
    • 





    

  • 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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Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    WDS FOR RULES
    • 

  • Fixed component ID
    5725B6903
    • 



Applicable component levels


    

  • R8A0  PSY
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            17 February 2022
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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