JR43500: NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION OCCURS WHILE PROCESSING NULL NAMESPACE URI

Version 8.0 Refresh Pack 1 for the IBM Business Process Manager products
Version 7.5.1 Fix Pack 1 for the IBM Business Process Manager products

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• A NullPointerException can occur when a null namespace URI is
  passed to the SCA OperationTypeAdapter due to insufficient
  checking for this condition.
  
  
  In practical use, this error can occur if a customer uses
  WebService Binding with the following usage combination:
  -WSDL binding style doc-literal non-wrapped
  -null namespace parameter (DataObject)
  
  The error stack may contain the following:
  
    Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
  
   at
  com.ibm.wsspi.sca.scdl.impl.OperationTypeAdapterImpl.isJavaInter
  face(Ope
  rationTypeAdapterImpl.java:192)
   at
  com.ibm.ws.sca.internal.container.util.ContainerUtil.isJavaOpera
  tionType
  (ContainerUtil.java:100)
   at
  com.ibm.ws.sca.internal.jaxws.util.WebServiceLazyParsingUtil.mat
  chSOAPTo
  DataObject(WebServiceLazyParsingUtil.java:535)
   at
  com.ibm.ws.sca.internal.jaxws.util.WebServiceLazyParsingUtil.mat
  chInputF
  romSOAPToDataObject(WebServiceLazyParsingUtil.java:572)
   at
  com.ibm.ws.sca.internal.jaxws.util.WebServiceLazyParsingUtil.par
  seBody(W
  ebServiceLazyParsingUtil.java:718)
   at
  com.ibm.wsspi.sca.jaxws.data.JaxWsNativeDataHolder.getBody(JaxWs
  NativeDa
  taHolder.java:405)
  

Local fix

• Workaround:
  
  Either change the WSDL to a different binding style (e.g.
  doc/lit wrapped)
  
  OR
  use non-null namespace for the parameter
  
  
  The error only occurs when both aspects of the problem are used
  together.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  Users of Business Process Management        *
  *                  Advanced                                    *
  *                  Edition utilizing null namespace WSDL       *
  *                  documents.                                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When a null namespace is utilized in an *
  *                      SCA interaction, a NullPointerException *
  *                      may occur.                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When a null namespace is utilized in an SCA interaction, a
  NullPointerException may occur due to no checking for a null
  condition when performing POJO evaluations.
  

Problem conclusion

• To prevent the NullPointerException, the type checking code has
  been updating to check for the null condition prior to further
  checking.
  

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 ADVANCED

• Fixed component ID

  5725C9400

Applicable component levels

• R750 PSY

     UP

• R800 PSY

     UP