JR42452: PROCESS PORTAL EXPORT FAILS WITH NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION ON MANAGED ASSET 'PORTAL-INTEGRATION.JAR'

Version 7.5.1 Fix Pack 1 for the IBM Business Process Manager products

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Customers who need to install language packs according to the
  procedure described at
  
  http://wiki.lombardi.com/display/commwiki/Adding+Custom+Language
  +Packs+to+WLE+7.5
  
  need to export a new Process Portal snapshot after the changes
  have been applied.
  
  The export of the Process Portal application fails with
  
  Error message: Export failed on ManagedAsset
  'portal-integration.jar':
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  Users of BPM Express, BPM Standard and BPM  *
  *                  Advanced.                                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Export of the Process Portal            *
  *                      application fails with a                *
  *                      NullPointerException.                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  Customers who need to install language packs according to the
  procedure described at
  http://wiki.lombardi.com/display/commwiki/Adding+Custom+Language
  +Packs+to+WLE+7.5
  need to export a new Process Portal snapshot after the changes
  have been applied.
  The export of the Process Portal application fails with
  Error message: Export failed on ManagedAsset
  'portal-integration.jar':
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  

Problem conclusion

• An interim fix for Business Process Manager Version 7.5.1 has
  been published to Fix Central.
  
  This interim fix has the following prerequisite fixes:
  
  JR42220
  (http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1JR42220)
  JR42331
  (http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1JR42331)
  
  In turn, JR42220 prereqs JR42280
  (http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1JR42280),
  and JR42280 prereqs JR42012
  (http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1JR42012).
  
  Installation steps:
  
  1. Install JR42012 then JR42280 on both Process Designer and
  Process Center/Server using Installation Manager.  Ensure that
  the Process Designer fixes are installed one at a time.
  
  2. Install JR42220 using Installation Manager.
  3. Install JR42331 using Installation Manager.
  4. Install JR42452 using Installation Manager.
  5. Run the instructions/steps listed in:
  
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1JR42280
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1JR42012
  
  Please also note in
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1JR42220
  documents a change made by JR42220 to the 60Database.xml file
  (to bypass querying of tasks which are assigned to users
  directly) and instructions to reverse this change if the
  behavior it introduces is not desired.
  

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

  BPM STANDARD

• Fixed component ID

  5725C9500

Applicable component levels

• R750 PSY

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