JR54397: ADDING AN ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE DISPLAYS A SWTEXCEPTION

8.5.0.1-WS-BPMPCPD-IFJR54397
Version 8.5.0 Fix Pack 2 for the IBM Business Process Manager products
Version 8.5 Refresh Pack 7 for the IBM Business Process Manager products

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Adding an environment variable to the Process App Settings of a
  PA leads to the following exception:
  
  org.eclipse.swt.SWTException: Failed to execute runnable
  (java.lang.NullPointerException)
   at org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(SWT.java:4083)
   at org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(SWT.java:3998)
   at
  org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Synchronizer.syncExec(Synchronizer.java:
  195)
   at
  org.eclipse.ui.internal.UISynchronizer.syncExec(UISynchronizer.j
  ava:150)
   at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.syncExec(Display.java:4584)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.ae.server.RepositoryServerNodeImpl$S
  ave.doWork(RepositoryServerNodeImpl.java:3172)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.ae.server.ServerNodeImpl$BackgroundT
  ask.run(ServerNodeImpl.java:715)
   at
  org.eclipse.jface.operation.ModalContext$ModalContextThread.run(
  ModalContext.java:121)
  Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.ae.forms.environmentvariable.Servers
  EditorView.propertyChange(ServersEditorView.java:131)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.persistence.common.TWModelObjectImpl
  .firePropertyChange(TWModelObjectImpl.java:96)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.persistence.common.AbstractPO.firePr
  opertyChange(AbstractPO.java:214)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.persistence.autogen.EnvironmentVaria
  bleSetAutoGen.firePropertyChange(EnvironmentVariableSetAutoGen.j
  ava:592)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.persistence.autogen.EnvironmentVaria
  bleSetAutoGen.setVersionId(EnvironmentVariableSetAutoGen.java:74
  6)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.persistence.common.AbstractPO.syncWi
  thServer(AbstractPO.java:162)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.persistence.common.AbstractLibraryPO
  .syncWithServer(AbstractLibraryPO.java:62)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.persistence.autogen.EnvironmentVaria
  bleSetAutoGen.syncWithServer(EnvironmentVariableSetAutoGen.java:
  631)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.ae.server.RepositoryServerNodeImpl$P
  ostSaveMerge.doMerge(RepositoryServerNodeImpl.java:3602)
   at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.ae.server.RepositoryServerNodeImpl$S
  ave$1.run(RepositoryServerNodeImpl.java:3183)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ServersEditorView attempts to process the server type value
  which is null in this case.
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is available for IBM BPM 8.5.0.1 that introduces checks to
  prevent the null value from being evaluated. On Fix Central
  (http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral), search for JR54397:
  
      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 JR54397, 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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