JR33965: NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION IN ASSETIMPORTSERVICEIMPL WHEN PRUNING UNRE FERENCED LINK POINTS

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• A NullPointerException occurs during import of BG data, with
  the following stack trace:
  
  java.lang.Exception: java.lang.NullPointerException: null
      at
  com.ibm.xmeta.service.importexport.AssetImportServiceImpl.unset
  Refs(AssetImportServiceImpl.java:1290)
      at
  com.ibm.xmeta.service.importexport.AssetImportServiceImpl.prune
  LinkPoint(AssetImportServiceImpl.java:1079)
      at
  com.ibm.xmeta.service.importexport.AssetImportServiceImpl.prune
  UnreferencedLinkPoints(AssetImportServiceImpl.java:1635)
      at
  com.ibm.xmeta.service.importexport.AssetImportServiceImpl.prune
  ImportGraph(AssetImportServiceImpl.java:1050)
      at
  com.ibm.xmeta.service.importexport.AssetImportServiceImpl.doImp
  ort(AssetImportServiceImpl.java:518)
      at
  com.ibm.xmeta.service.importexport.AssetImportServiceImpl.impor
  tEObjects(AssetImportServiceImpl.java:230)
      at
  com.ibm.xmeta.service.importexport.AssetImportPojoBusiness.impo
  rtEObjects(AssetImportPojoBusiness.java:134)
      at
  com.ibm.xmeta.binding.importexport.impl.AssetImportBusinessBind
  ing.importEObjects(AssetImportBusinessBinding.java:88)
      at
  com.ibm.xmeta.client.importexport.impl.DefaultAssetImportClient
  .importEObjects(DefaultAssetImportClient.java:116)
      at
  com.ibm.bg.importexport.persistence.GlossaryImport.importEObjec
  ts(GlossaryImport.java:84)
      at
  com.ibm.bg.interchange.shared.GlossaryInterchangeImport.importE
  Objects(GlossaryInterchangeImport.java:113)
  
  The version of the XMeta code when this occurred was 8.1 with
  the JR33950 rollup patch applied.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  All Business Glossary Users on IS 8.1 that have JR33277
  installed
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  All Business Glossary Users on IS 8.1 that have JR33277
  installed will be unable to import Glossary Archive
  ****************************************************************
  RECOMMENDATION:
  Apply patch JR33965.
  This change is included in 8.1 Fix Pack 1.
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• BG users can now import Archive
  

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:

Modules/Macros

• XMETA
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WIS METADATA SE

• Fixed component ID

  5724Q36MS

Applicable component levels

• R810 PSN

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