JR46969: SCHEDULED UCAs NO LONGER WORK AFTER SNAPSHOTS DELETED USING BPMDELETESNAPSHOT WSADMIN COMMAND

Version 8.0.1 Fix Pack 2 for the IBM Business Process Manager products
Version 8.5.0 Fix Pack 1 for the IBM Business Process Manager products
Version 8.5 Refresh Pack 5 for the IBM Business Process Manager products

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• If you use the BPMDeleteSnapshot wsadin command to delete
  process application or toolkit snapshots (including default
  snapshots) that are deployed on IBM Process Server and contain
  scheduled under cover agents (UCA), you receive a
  NullPointerException error.
  
  [11/12/13 19:03:04:244 BRST] 00000781 wle_ucaexcept E
  CWLLG0181E: An
  exception occurred during execution of task 1,157.  Error:
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  
  com.lombardisoftware.client.delegate.BusinessDelegateException:
  java.lang.NullPointerException
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.delegate.BusinessDelegateException.a
  sBusines
  sDelegateException(BusinessDelegateException.java:41)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.delegate.common.WebsphereDelegateHel
  per.doAs
  CurrentSubjectContextSensitive(WebsphereDelegateHelper.java:177)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.delegate.EventMgrDelegateDefault.exe
  cuteUCA(
  EventMgrDelegateDefault.java:142)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.server.scheduler.tasks.UcaExecutorTask.exec
  ute(UcaE
  xecutorTask.java:39)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.server.scheduler.Engine.execute(Engine.java
  :787)
  
  PRODUCTS AFFECTED:
  IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) Advanced
  IBM BPM Standard
  IBM BPM Express
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• The NullPointerException has the following stack trace
  information:
  
  Stack Trace:
  0000010a wle_ucaexcept E   CWLLG0181E: An exception occurred
  during execution of task xxxx.  Error:
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  
  com.lombardisoftware.client.delegate.BusinessDelegateException:
  java.lang.NullPointerException
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.delegate.BusinessDelegateException.a
  sBusinessDelegateException(BusinessDelegateException.java:41)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.delegate.common.WebsphereDelegateHel
  per.doAsCurrentSubjectContextSensitive(WebsphereDelegateHelper.j
  ava:177)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.delegate.EventMgrDelegateDefault.exe
  cuteUCA(EventMgrDelegateDefault.java:142)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.server.scheduler.tasks.UcaExecutorTask.exec
  ute(UcaExecutorTask.java:39)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.server.scheduler.Engine.execute(Engine.java
  :759)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.server.scheduler.Engine.access$300(Engine.j
  ava:76)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.server.scheduler.Engine$1.run(Engine.java:4
  81)
  ...
  Caused by: com.lombardisoftware.core.TeamWorksException:
  java.lang.NullPointerException
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.server.eventmgr.UnderCoverAgentExecutor.exe
  cute(UnderCoverAgentExecutor.java:291)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.eventmgr.EventMgrCore.executeUCA
  (EventMgrCore.java:169)
   at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor412.invoke(Unknown
  Source)
   at
  sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethod
  AccessorImpl.java:37)
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:611)
   at
  org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.invokeJoinpointUsingRef
  lection(AopUtils.java:310)
   at
  org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.inv
  okeJoinpoint(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:182)
   at
  org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.pro
  ceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:149)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.utility.spring.TransactionInterceptor$1.cal
  l(TransactionInterceptor.java:52)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.utility.spring.ProgrammaticTransactionSuppo
  rt$1.doInTransaction(ProgrammaticTransactionSupport.java:393)
   at
  org.springframework.transaction.jta.WebSphereUowTransactionManag
  er$UOWActionAdapter.run(WebSphereUowTransactionManager.java:306)
  ...
  Caused by:
  com.lombardisoftware.client.delegate.BusinessDelegateException:
  java.lang.NullPointerException
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.delegate.BusinessDelegateException.a
  sBusinessDelegateException(BusinessDelegateException.java:41)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.delegate.BPDEngineServicesDelegateDe
  fault.messageArrived(BPDEngineServicesDelegateDefault.java:336)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.server.eventmgr.UnderCoverAgentExecutor.exe
  cute(UnderCoverAgentExecutor.java:275)
   ... 47 more
  Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.persistence.SnapshotFactory.findVCIn
  Project(SnapshotFactory.java:356)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.bpd.runtime.engine.message.DefaultMessageRo
  utingCache.loadCacheData(DefaultMessageRoutingCache.java:289)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.bpd.runtime.engine.message.DefaultMessageRo
  utingCache.loadCacheData(DefaultMessageRoutingCache.java:45)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.core.cache.GenericCache.getCacheData(Generi
  cCache.java:177)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.bpd.runtime.engine.message.DefaultMessageRo
  utingCache.loadProcessAppInfo(DefaultMessageRoutingCache.java:12
  8)
  ...
  
  PRODUCTS AFFECTED:
  IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) Advanced
  IBM BPM Standard
  IBM BPM Express
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is available for IBM BPM V8.0.1.0 and IBM BPM V8.0.1.1
  that cleans up the UCAs when you delete  snapshots from Process
  Server.
  
  On Fix Central (http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral), search
  for JR46969:
  
      1. Select IBM Business Process Manager with your edition
  from the product selector, the installed version to the fix pack
  level, and your platform, and then click Continue.
      2. Select APAR or SPR, enter JR46969, and click Continue.
  
  When you download fix packages, ensure that you also download
  the readme file for each fix. Review each readme file for
  additional installation instructions and information about the
  fix.
  
  In addition to this interim fix, install the other interim fixes
  that are required for the BPMDeleteSnapshot and
  BPMSnapshotCleanup commands, which are listed in "Issues with
  BPMDeleteSnapshot and BPMSnapshotCleanup commands in IBM
  Business Process Manager (BPM)"
  (http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21669992).
  

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

• R800 PSY

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