JR49829: RECEIVE NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION IF ADVANCED INTEGRATION SERVICE (AIS) IS INVOKED WITH ANY AS INPUT DATA

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

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• If you modeled an Advanced Integration service (AIS) that is
  located in a toolkit and that takes an ANY as input data, the
  AIS is called from a service or business process that is defined
  in a different toolkit or the process application. In this
  service or business process, you defined that the input data is
  assigned to a business object and the business object definition
  is defined on the same level (process application or toolkit)
  as the service or process. When you now start the service or
  process, a NullPointerException occurs.
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• You get a NullPointerException when you invoke an AIS that is
  located in a different toolkit than the caller of the AIS and
  the AIS has an ANY object as input data.
  
  PROBLEM DETAILED DESCRIPTION:
  You see the following NullPointerException message because the
  input data for the service is serialized in the context of the
  toolkit where the AIS is located. The concrete input data that
  is defined in a different application is not visible in this
  context:
  
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  at com.lombardisoftware.core.xml.AbstractXMLSerializer.
    serializeObject(AbstractXMLSerializer.java:393)
  at com.lombardisoftware.core.xml.AbstractXMLSerializer.
    serializeObject(AbstractXMLSerializer.java:332)
  at com.lombardisoftware.core.xml.AbstractXMLSerializer.
    serializeComplexType(AbstractXMLSerializer.java:998)
  at com.lombardisoftware.core.xml.AbstractXMLSerializer.
    serializeObject(AbstractXMLSerializer.java:410)
  at com.lombardisoftware.core.xml.AbstractXMLSerializer.
    serializeObject(AbstractXMLSerializer.java:332)
  at com.lombardisoftware.core.xml.AbstractXMLSerializer.
    serializeComplexType(AbstractXMLSerializer.java:998)
  at com.lombardisoftware.core.xml.AbstractXMLSerializer.
    serializeObject(AbstractXMLSerializer.java:410)
  at com.lombardisoftware.core.xml.AbstractXMLSerializer.
    serializeObject(AbstractXMLSerializer.java:332)
  at com.lombardisoftware.core.xml.AbstractXMLSerializer.
    serialize(AbstractXMLSerializer.java:318)
  at com.lombardisoftware.core.xml.AbstractXMLSerializer.
    serializeElement(AbstractXMLSerializer.java:268)
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix for IBM BPM V8.5.0.1 is available that ensures that the
  input data of the advanced integration service is serialized in
  the correct context, so that the business object definition is
  visible.
  
  On Fix Central (http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral), search
  for JR49829:
  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 JR49829, 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.
  

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

• R850 PSY

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