JR45111: NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION WHEN DESERIALIZING WORKBASKET DEFINITIONS

Version 8.0.1 Fix Pack 1 for the IBM Business Process Manager products
Version 7.5.1 Fix Pack 2 for the IBM Business Process Manager products

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When deserializing WorkBasket Definitions, in seldom cases
  deserialization of users and groups may fail. A NullPointerExcep
  tion like the following might be seen in the log:
  
  
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  at
  com.ibm.task.core.OrganizationalEntityImpl.hashCode(Organization
  alEntity Impl.java:324)
  at
  com.ibm.task.core.OrganizationalEntityImpl.toString(Organization
  alEntity Impl.java:345)
  ...
  This interim fix adds code to ensure that deserialization will a
  lways work correctly.
  

Local fix

• n/a
  

Problem summary

• Problem Description:
  NullPointerException can happen when reading WorkBasket
  Definitions
  
  Problem Summary:
  When deserializing WorkBasket Definitions, in seldom cases
  deserialization of users and groups may fail. A
  NullPointerException
  like the following might be seen in the log:
  java.lang.NullPointerException
   at
  com.ibm.task.core.OrganizationalEntityImpl.hashCode(Organization
  alEntityImpl.java:324)
   at
  com.ibm.task.core.OrganizationalEntityImpl.toString(Organization
  alEntityImpl.java:345)
   ...
  
  Problem Conclusion:
  This interim fix adds code to ensure that deserialization will
  always work correctly.
  

Problem conclusion

• Problem fixed
  iFix available on top of V751 FP1
  

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:

  JR45131 JR45134

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  BPM ADVANCED

• Fixed component ID

  5725C9400

Applicable component levels

• R751 PSY

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