JR51598: YOU RECEIVE A NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION WHEN YOU ACCESS THE IBM BPM DEPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENT BY USING THE ADMIN CONSOLE

8.5.0.1-WS-BPM-IFJR51598
Version 8.5 Refresh Pack 6 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 any of the custom data sources in the topology that are
  unrelated to IBM Business Process Manager does not have the
  databaseName optional resource property set, you receive the
  following NullPointerException in the SystemOut.log file:
  
  [10/1/14 14:09:38:578 EDT] 00000115
  ConfigHelper<com.ibm.bpm.config.util.ConfigHelper populate
  RETURN
  [10/1/14 14:09:38:578 EDT] 00000115 NDTopologyRTH 2
  com.ibm.ws.console.wbi.ndtopology.NDTopologyRTHelper
  getTopologyDetailForms THROW java.lang.NullPointerException
  at
  com.ibm.bpm.config.model.ModelHelper.getDbByName(ModelHelper.jav
  a:240)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.console.wbi.ndtopology.NDTopologyRTHelper.getTopology
   DetailForm(NDTopologyRTHelper.java:283)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.console.wbi.ndtopology.NDTopologyRTHelper.getTopology
   DetailForms(NDTopologyRTHelper.java:94)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.console.wbi.ndtopology.NDTopologyHelper.initCollectio
  nFormList(NDTopologyHelper.java:445)
  

Local fix

• You can delete and recreate  customer data source using Admin
  Console  which will automatically add the "databaseName"
  properties in the resource.xml file or add as a custom property
  for the existing datasource .
  
  You should see the following property for all the datasource in
  the resource.xml file
  
  <resourceProperties xmi:id="J2EEResourceProperty_1404158014291"
  name="databaseName" type="java.lang.String" value="MyDBName"
  description="The database name. " required="false"
  ignore="false" confidential="false"
  supportsDynamicUpdates="false"/>
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  IBM BPM  Advanced                           *
  *                  IBM BPM Standard                            *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: If any of the custom data sources in    *
  *                      the topology that are unrelated to      *
  *                      IBM Business Process Manager does not   *
  *                      have the databaseName optional          *
  *                      resource property set, you receive      *
  *                      the following NullPointerException in   *
  *                      the SystemOut.log file:                 *
  *                      [10/1/14 14:09:38:578 EDT] 00000115     *
  *                      ConfigHelper<com.ibm.bpm.config.util.Co *
  *                      nfigHelper populate RETURN              *
  *                      [10/1/14 14:09:38:578 EDT] 00000115     *
  *                      NDTopologyRTH 2                         *
  *                      com.ibm.ws.console.wbi.ndtopology.NDTop *
  *                      ologyRTHelper getTopologyDetailForms    *
  *                      THROW java.lang.NullPointerException    *
  *                      at                                      *
  *                      com.ibm.bpm.config.model.ModelHelper.ge *
  *                      tDbByName(ModelHelper.java:240)         *
  *                      at                                      *
  *                      com.ibm.ws.console.wbi.ndtopology.NDTop *
  *                      ologyRTHelper.getTopology               *
  *                      DetailForm(NDTopologyRTHelper.java:283) *
  *                      at                                      *
  *                      com.ibm.ws.console.wbi.ndtopology.NDTop *
  *                      ologyRTHelper.getTopology               *
  *                      DetailForms(NDTopologyRTHelper.java:94) *
  *                      at                                      *
  *                      com.ibm.ws.console.wbi.ndtopology.NDTop *
  *                      ologyHelper.initCollectionFormList(NDTo *
  *                      pologyHelper.java:445)                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  No additional information is available.
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is available for IBM BPM V8.5.0.1 that ignores the
  missing databaseName resource property in the custom data
  source.
  
  On Fix Central (http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral), search
  for JR51598:
  
  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 JR51598, 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

• R800 PSY

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