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JR46435: NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION WAS DISPLAYED ON THE UI WHEN TRYING TO ADD A NEW ITEM IN THE COLLABORATION AREA JUST AFTER VIEWING ALOOKUP

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • After clicking on the lookup table's magnifying glass, if the
    user navigates to "Worklist Summary Page", then navigate to a
    workflow step and click "New" to create a new item in the step,
    Widget Error with NullPointerException is shown on the UI.
    
    This error was seen in the appsvr/rendering.log file, which is
    similar to the widget error displayed on the UI.
    
    2013-04-12 15:36:46,736 [jsp_295: classicornew.wpc] ERROR
    com.ibm.ccd.rendering.widgets.AbstractWidget - CWREN0004E:- - -
          [render] /ITEM3/IDW [ /ITEM3/IDW (
    content/ItemDataEntryWidget )],
    Exception:java.lang.NullPointerException
            at
    com.ibm.ccd.content.widgets.DataEntryWidget.useSimpleSearchConsi
    deringLookupTables(DataEntryWidget.java:451)
            at
    com.ibm.ccd.content.widgets.DataEntryWidget._render(DataEntryWid
    get.java:468)
            at
    com.ibm.ccd.rendering.widgets.AbstractWidget.render(AbstractWidg
    et.java:238)
            at
    com.ibm.ccd.content.widgets.ItemDataEntryScreen._render(ItemData
    EntryScreen.java:205)
            at
    com.ibm.ccd.rendering.widgets.AbstractWidget.render(AbstractWidg
    et.java:238)
            at
    com.ibm.ccd.rendering.common.SmartRenderer.renderForMain(SmartRe
    nderer.java:980)
            at
    com.ibm.ccd.rendering.common.SmartRenderer.render(SmartRenderer.
    java:251)
            at
    com.ibm.ccd.rendering.common.SmartRenderer.render(SmartRenderer.
    java:131)
    
    Steps to reproduce:
    Pre-req settings:
    1) New UI
    2) Home->My Home: Configure the home page is set to: "Worklist
    Summary Page".
    
    Steps to reproduce:
    1. Log in to MDMPIM
    
    2. Navigate to the Lookup Table Console and browse one lookup
    table --> Key Step to replicate the issue.
    
    3. Click on the Home Menu -> My Home
    Key Note: Configure the home page is set to: "Worklist Summary
    Page" under Home -> My Settings
    
    4. Click on one of the collaboration area links from "Worklist
    Summary Page" and navigate to one of the workflow steps
    
    5. Click Add to add a new item
    
    Expected Results:  page opens and allows the user to enter
    values
    
    Actual Results:  Null Pointer Exception appears on the page -
    CWPCT0231E: WIDGET /ITEM1/IDW THREW AN EXCEPTION
    

Local fix

  • Home -> My settings, set Configure the home page to:
    "Collaboration Area Console", then running the same steps will
    not create this error.
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
    * All Master Data Management Collaboration Server              *
    * implementations are affected by this issue.                  *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
    * After clicking on the lookup table's magnifying glass, if    *
    * the                                                          *
    * user navigates to "Worklist Summary Page", then navigate to  *
    * a                                                            *
    * workflow step and click "New" to create a new item in the    *
    * step,                                                        *
    * Widget Error with NullPointerException is shown on the UI.   *
    *                                                              *
    * This error was seen in the appsvr/rendering.log file, which  *
    * is                                                           *
    * similar to the widget error displayed on the UI.             *
    *                                                              *
    * 2013-04-12 15:36:46,736 [jsp_295: classicornew.wpc] ERROR    *
    * com.ibm.ccd.rendering.widgets.AbstractWidget - CWREN0004E:-  *
    * - -                                                          *
    *       [render] /ITEM3/IDW [ /ITEM3/IDW (                     *
    * content/ItemDataEntryWidget )],                              *
    * Exception:java.lang.NullPointerException                     *
    *         at                                                   *
    * com.ibm.ccd.content.widgets.DataEntryWidget.useSimpleSearchC *
    * onsi                                                         *
    * deringLookupTables(DataEntryWidget.java:451)                 *
    *         at                                                   *
    * com.ibm.ccd.content.widgets.DataEntryWidget._render(DataEntr *
    * yWid                                                         *
    * get.java:468)                                                *
    *         at                                                   *
    * com.ibm.ccd.rendering.widgets.AbstractWidget.render(Abstract *
    * Widg                                                         *
    * et.java:238)                                                 *
    *         at                                                   *
    * com.ibm.ccd.content.widgets.ItemDataEntryScreen._render(Item *
    * Data                                                         *
    * EntryScreen.java:205)                                        *
    *         at                                                   *
    * com.ibm.ccd.rendering.widgets.AbstractWidget.render(Abstract *
    * Widg                                                         *
    * et.java:238)                                                 *
    *         at                                                   *
    * com.ibm.ccd.rendering.common.SmartRenderer.renderForMain(Sma *
    * rtRe                                                         *
    * nderer.java:980)                                             *
    *         at                                                   *
    * com.ibm.ccd.rendering.common.SmartRenderer.render(SmartRende *
    * rer.                                                         *
    * java:251)                                                    *
    *         at                                                   *
    * com.ibm.ccd.rendering.common.SmartRenderer.render(SmartRende *
    * rer.                                                         *
    * java:131)                                                    *
    *                                                              *
    * Steps to reproduce:                                          *
    * Pre-req settings:                                            *
    * 1) New UI                                                    *
    * 2) Home->My Home: Configure the home page is set to:         *
    * "Worklist                                                    *
    * Summary Page".                                               *
    *                                                              *
    * Steps to reproduce:                                          *
    * 1. Log in to MDMPIM                                          *
    *                                                              *
    * 2. Navigate to the Lookup Table Console and browse one       *
    * lookup                                                       *
    * table --> Key Step to replicate the issue.                   *
    *                                                              *
    * 3. Click on the Home Menu -> My Home                         *
    * Key Note: Configure the home page is set to: "Worklist       *
    * Summary                                                      *
    * Page" under Home -> My Settings                              *
    *                                                              *
    * 4. Click on one of the collaboration area links from         *
    * "Worklist                                                    *
    * Summary Page" and navigate to one of the workflow steps      *
    *                                                              *
    * 5. Click Add to add a new item                               *
    *                                                              *
    * Expected Results:  page opens and allows the user to enter   *
    * values                                                       *
    *                                                              *
    * Actual Results:  Null Pointer Exception appears on the page  *
    * -                                                            *
    * CWPCT0231E: WIDGET /ITEM1/IDW THREW AN EXCEPTION             *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    * IBM recommends that customers facing the issue reported by   *
    * this APAR apply  Master Data Management Collaboration Server *
    * version 10.1.0-FP006 to gain resolution to this problem.     *
    ****************************************************************
    

Problem conclusion

  • A fix for this problem has been included in Master Data
    Management Collaboration Server version 10.1.0-FP006
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    JR46435

  • Reported component name

    MDM SERVER FOR

  • Reported component ID

    5724V5100

  • Reported release

    A00

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2013-04-23

  • Closed date

    2013-07-18

  • Last modified date

    2013-07-18

  • 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

    MDM SERVER FOR

  • Fixed component ID

    5724V5100

Applicable component levels

  • RA10 PSY

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Document Information

Modified date:
18 July 2013