APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
The integration from CICS Explorer Transaction View to CICS PA is not working. Right click on a transaction , select Performance History -> Transaction Timeline. It generates an "unhandled event loop exception" . *** CICS Explorer Details: CMCI User Agent: IBM_CICS_Explorer/5.5.20.202111140452 IBM_zOS_Explorer/3.2.17.202110212030 JRE/1.8.0_251 (Windows 8) !ENTRY org.eclipse.ui 4 0 2021-11-24 09:31:52.355 !MESSAGE Unhandled event loop exception !STACK 0 java.lang.NullPointerException at com.ibm.cics.pa.ui.menus.Timeline.getContributionItems(Timeline. java:56) at org.eclipse.ui.actions.CompoundContributionItem.getContributionI temsToFill(CompoundContributionItem.java:80)
Local fix
Problem summary
When using CICS Explorer 5.5 with the CICS Performance Analyzer plug-in 5.4 connected to a CICSplex (CMCI) and a CICS Performance Analyzer database, where the database contains data for a region that is managed by the CICSplex, an unhandled loop exception occurs when a transaction has been selected in the transaction view (in SM perspective) and the Performance History is selected from the context menu. A Null Pointer Exception occurs in the Timeline.
Problem conclusion
A Null Pointer Exception no longer occurs in the Transaction Timeline when the Performance History has been selected for a given transaction. . This fix will be made available in Version 5.4.0.9 of the CICS Performance Analyzer plug-in for CICS Explorer. . For installation instructions please see: Ordering maintenance for IBM CICS Explorer and CICS Explorer plug-ins http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21380083
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
IJ36548
Reported component name
CICS PA EXPL PL
Reported component ID
5655Y2301
Reported release
540
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2021-12-14
Closed date
2022-03-13
Last modified date
2022-03-13
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
CICS PA EXPL PL
Fixed component ID
5655Y2301
Applicable component levels
[{"Line of Business":{"code":"LOB35","label":"Mainframe SW"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU058","label":"IBM Infrastructure w\/TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSPPU4","label":"CICS Performance Analyzer for z\/OS"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"5.4"}]
Document Information
Modified date:
14 March 2022