JR46353: JAVA.LANG.NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION IN JMS BINDING AFTER MIGRATING APP FROM BPM 7.5.1.0 TO 7.5.1.1

Download Version 8.0.1 Fix Pack 2 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

• Application was deployed under BPM 7.5.1.0.  Then the BPM
  version is upgraded to BPM 7.5.1.1.  Application with JMS
  Binding fails with this error.
  .
  [3/25/13 21:44:04:679 GMT] 00000034 JMS           >
  com.ibm.ws.sca.internal.jms.util.FailedEventManagerUtils
  invokeFailedEventManager Entry >> { java.lang.Object[]@49cd49cd
  }
  length = 5
    [0] = An error occurred while parsing native data: The error
  message
  is: commonj.connector.runtime.DataBindingException:
  java.lang.NullPointerException.
  Caused By: commonj.connector.runtime.DataBindingException:
  java.lang.NullPointerException
      at
  com.ibm.wsspi.sca.jms.data.JMSParsableNativeDataHolder.getBodyRe
  adOnly(JMSParsableNativeDataHolder.java:302)
      at
  com.ibm.ws.sca.internal.message.impl.ManagedMessageImpl.getBody(
  ManagedMessageImpl.java:1375)
  ...
  Caused by: commonj.connector.runtime.DataBindingException:
  java.lang.NullPointerException
      at
  com.ibm.wsspi.sca.jms.data.JMSParsableNativeDataHolder.getUnwrap
  pedBody(JMSParsableNativeDataHolder.java:240)
      at
  com.ibm.wsspi.sca.jms.data.JMSParsableNativeDataHolder.getBodyRe
  adOnly(JMSParsableNativeDataHolder.java:285)
      ... 21 more
  Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
      at
  com.ibm.ws.bo.service.BOTypeSPIImpl.isSimpleType(BOTypeSPIImpl.j
  ava:688)
      at
  com.ibm.ws.bo.delegate.BOTypeSPIImplDelegate.isSimpleType(BOType
  SPIImplDelegate.java:243)
      at
  com.ibm.wsspi.sca.jms.data.JMSDataHandlerBindingImpl.isObjectTyp
  e(JMSDataHandlerBindingImpl.java:297)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  Business Process Manager v7.5 users         *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: NullPointerException occurs when        *
  *                      JMS binding processing request          *
  *                      message.                                *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When JMS binding is used, the following exception could
  occurred at runtime.
  [3/25/13 20:42:32:045 GMT] 00000034 JMS           Z
  com.ibm.wsspi.sca.jms.data.JMSParsableNativeDataHolder
  com.ibm.wsspi.sca.jms.data.JMSParsableNativeDataHolder#0x07
  Exception:
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  at
  com.ibm.ws.bo.service.BOTypeSPIImpl.isSimpleType(BOTypeSPIImpl.j
  ava:688)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.bo.delegate.BOTypeSPIImplDelegate.isSimpleType(BOType
  SPIImplDelegate.java:243)
  at
  com.ibm.wsspi.sca.jms.data.JMSDataHandlerBindingImpl.isObjectTyp
  e(JMSDataHandlerBindingImpl.java:297)
  at
  com.ibm.wsspi.sca.jms.data.JMSParsableNativeDataHolder.getUnwrap
  pedBody(JMSParsableNativeDataHolder.java:221)
  at
  com.ibm.wsspi.sca.jms.data.JMSParsableNativeDataHolder.getBodyRe
  adOnly(JMSParsableNativeDataHolder.java:285)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.sca.internal.message.impl.ManagedMessageImpl.getBody(
  ManagedMessageImpl.java:1375)
  

Problem conclusion

• The problem is resolved by correcting the simple business
  object processing in JMS binding.
  
  Install/Dependency information is available in the readme.txt
  on FixCentral. When the user goes to the download files page
  in FixCentral, the readme will be available with the fix
  package as a separate download.
  

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

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