JR41992: CMVC 218914 - AVOID A NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION GENERATED DURING DSL WIZARD EXECUTION.

7.0.0-WS-WCServer-FP009
WebSphere Commerce Version 7.0.0.6 Fix Pack
WebSphere Commerce Version 7.0.0.7 Fix Pack
WebSphere Commerce Version 7.0.0.8 Fix Pack
WebSphere Commerce Version 7.0.0.9 Fix Pack

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Following the Info Center steps- allow to extends the OOB db
  schema and generate the data service layer objects- an exception
  "An Error occurred during code generation" could run as soon as
  you try to complete the DSL Wizard as described in the following
  IC tutorial:
  Adding day-of-month scheduling support for recurring orders
  http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wchelp/v7r0m0/topic/com
  .ibm.commerce.madisons-starterstore.doc/tutorial/tsmschedulingsu
  pport_intro.htm
  
  Looking at the .log workspace log it reports a
  NullPointerException:
  ENTRY com.ibm.commerce.toolkit.internal.dataaccess....
  !MESSAGE
  com.ibm.commerce.toolkit.internal.dataaccess.wizards.SDOGenerati
  onWizard.performFinish():
  !STACK 0
  java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
   at org.eclipse.jface.operation.ModalContext.run(Unknown Source)
   at org.eclipse.jface.wizard.WizardDialog.run(Unknown Source)
   at
  com.ibm.commerce.toolkit.internal.dataaccess.wizards.SDOGenerati
  onWizard.performFinish(Unknown Source)
   at org.eclipse.jface.wizard.WizardDialog.finishPressed(Unknown
  Source)
   at org.eclipse.jface.wizard.WizardDialog.buttonPressed(Unknown
  Source)
   at org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.Dialog$2.widgetSelected(Unknown
  Source)
   at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.TypedListener.handleEvent(Unknown
  Source)
   at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(Unknown Source)
   at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Unknown Source)
   at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Unknown
  Source)
   at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Unknown
  Source)
   at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.runEventLoop(Unknown Source)
   at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.open(Unknown Source)
   at
  org.eclipse.ui.internal.handlers.WizardHandler$New.executeHandle
  r(Unknown Source)
   at
  org.eclipse.ui.internal.handlers.WizardHandler.execute(Unknown
  Source)
   at
  org.eclipse.ui.internal.handlers.HandlerProxy.execute(Unknown
  Source)
   at org.eclipse.core.commands.Command.executeWithChecks(Unknown
  Source)
   at
  org.eclipse.core.commands.ParameterizedCommand.executeWithChecks
  (Unknown Source)
   at
  org.eclipse.ui.internal.handlers.HandlerService.executeCommand(U
  nknown Source)
   at
  org.eclipse.ui.internal.handlers.SlaveHandlerService.executeComm
  and(Unknown Source)
   at
  org.eclipse.ui.internal.actions.CommandAction.runWithEvent(Unkno
  wn Source)
   at
  org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem.handleWidgetSele
  ction(Unknown Source)
   at
  org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem.access$2(Unknown
  Source)
   at
  org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem$5.handleEvent(Un
  known Source)
   at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(Unknown Source)
   at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Unknown Source)
   at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Unknown
  Source)
   at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Unknown
  Source)
   at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runEventLoop(Unknown
  Source)
   at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runUI(Unknown Source)
   at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.access$4(Unknown Source)
   at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$5.run(Unknown Source)
   at
  org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Unk
  nown Source)
   at
  org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createAndRunWorkbench(Unknown
  Source)
   at org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI.createAndRunWorkbench(Unknown
  Source)
   at
  org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.application.IDEApplication.start(Unk
  nown Source)
   at
  org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(Unknown
  Source)
   at
  org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.run
  Application(Unknown Source)
   at
  org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.sta
  rt(Unknown Source)
   at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(Unknown
  Source)
   at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(Unknown
  Source)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
   at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown
  Source)
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
   at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Unknown
  Source)
   at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Unknown Source)
   at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Unknown Source)
   at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.main(Unknown Source)
  Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
   at
  com.ibm.commerce.toolkit.internal.dataaccess.wizards.tasks.Ecore
  ToSDO.createGenModel(Unknown Source)
   at
  com.ibm.commerce.toolkit.internal.dataaccess.wizards.tasks.Ecore
  ToSDO.execute(Unknown Source)
   at
  com.ibm.commerce.toolkit.internal.dataaccess.wizards.tasks.Ecore
  ToSDOWrapper.execute(Unknown Source)
   at
  org.eclipse.ui.actions.WorkspaceModifyOperation$1.run(Unknown
  Source)
   at org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.Workspace.run(Unknown
  Source)
   at org.eclipse.ui.actions.WorkspaceModifyOperation.run(Unknown
  Source)
   at
  com.ibm.commerce.toolkit.internal.dataaccess.wizards.SDOGenerati
  onWizard$1.run(Unknown Source)
   at
  org.eclipse.jface.operation.ModalContext$ModalContextThread.run(
  Unknown Source)
  Root exception:
  java.lang.NullPointerException
   at
  com.ibm.commerce.toolkit.internal.dataaccess.wizards.tasks.Ecore
  ToSDO.createGenModel(Unknown Source)
   at
  com.ibm.commerce.toolkit.internal.dataaccess.wizards.tasks.Ecore
  ToSDO.execute(Unknown Source)
   at
  com.ibm.commerce.toolkit.internal.dataaccess.wizards.tasks.Ecore
  ToSDOWrapper.execute(Unknown Source)
   at
  org.eclipse.ui.actions.WorkspaceModifyOperation$1.run(Unknown
  Source)
   at org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.Workspace.run(Unknown
  Source)
   at org.eclipse.ui.actions.WorkspaceModifyOperation.run(Unknown
  Source)
   at
  com.ibm.commerce.toolkit.internal.dataaccess.wizards.SDOGenerati
  onWizard$1.run(Unknown Source)
   at
  org.eclipse.jface.operation.ModalContext$ModalContextThread.run(
  Unknown Source)
  

Local fix

• The  genmodels- under  the folder
  {toolkit}\wc.modules\ejbs\cloudscape\Service-Server.jar- could
  be missing.
  To avoid the issue could be enough copy Installments-Server.jar
  from another environment to
  {toolkit}\wc.modules\ejbs\cloudscape\.
  

Problem summary

• USERS AFFECTED:
  WebSphere Commerce users on v7.0 FEP2 Toolkit
  
  PROBLEM ABSTRACT:
  NullPointerException using the DSL Wizard on Commerce Toolkit
  
  BUSINESS IMPACT:
  Impossibility to generate custom data layer objects using the
  DSL Wizard
  
  RECOMMENDATION:
  

Problem conclusion

• What this fix does is to find the jar file from the
  WCD_INSTALL/workspace/WC directory which contains all the
  commerce jar files.
  
  
  -------------------------------------------------------------
  The latest available maintenance information can be obtained
  from the Recommended Fixes for WebSphere Commerce technote:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=3046&uid=swg21261296
  

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

  WC BUS EDITION

• Fixed component ID

  5724I3800

Applicable component levels

• R700 PSY

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