JR54729: YOU CANNOT CREATE AN INPUT VARIABLE ON AN IMPLEMENTATION IN PROCESS DESIGNER

Version 8.5 Refresh Pack 7 for the IBM Business Process Manager products

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When you use IBM Process Designer and edit an implementation,
  you cannot add an input variable, only an output variable. You
  can click the Input button, but you cannot enter any details.
  
  In the ae.log file, you see the following ClassCastException:
  
  org.eclipse.core.commands.ExecutionException: While executing
  the operation, an exception occurred at
  org.eclipse.core.commands.operations.DefaultOperationHistory.exe
  cute(DefaultOperationHistory.java:519) at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.ae.widgets.TWAbstractEditor.performO
  peration (TWAbstractEditor.java:351)
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.ae.widgets.TWAbstractEditor.performO
  peration (TWAbstractEditor.java:374)
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.ae.forms.externalactivity.ExternalAc
  tivityEditor.addRemoveParameter(ExternalActivityEditor.java:214)
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.ae.forms.externalactivity.ExternalAc
  tivityEditor$11.widgetSelected(ExternalActivityEditor.java:366)
  at
  org.eclipse.swt.widgets.TypedListener.handleEvent(TypedListener.
  java:234)
  at
  org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(EventTable.java:84)
  at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1053)
  at
  org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Display.java:4
  066)
  at
  org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:365
  7)
  at
  org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runEventLoop(Workbench.java:26
  29)
  at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runUI(Workbench.java:2593)
  at
  org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.access$4(Workbench.java:2427)
  at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$7.run(Workbench.java:670)
  at
  org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Rea
  lm.java:332)
  at
  org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createAndRunWorkbench(Workbenc
  h.java:663)
  at
  org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI.createAndRunWorkbench(PlatformUI.java:
  149)
  at
  teamworks.ae.product.TWApplication.start(TWApplication.java:64)
  at
  org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(EclipseApp
  Handle.java:196)
  at
  org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.run
  Application(EclipseAppLauncher.java:110)
  at
  org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.sta
  rt(EclipseAppLauncher.java:79)
  at
  org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStart
  er.java:369)
  at
  org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStart
  er.java:179)
  at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
  at
  sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessor
  Impl.java:60)
  at
  sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethod
  AccessorImpl.java:37)
  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:611)
  at
  org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:619)
  at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:574)
  at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1407)
  at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:1383)
  
  Caused by: java.lang.ClassCastException:
  com.lombardisoftware.client.persistence.ExternalActivityParamete
  r
  incompatible with
  com.lombardisoftware.client.delegate.common.Sequence
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.core.SequenceComparator.getNextSequenceNumb
  er(SequenceComparator.java:44)
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.ae.forms.externalactivity.AddRemoveP
  arameterOperation.getObjectForAdd(AddRemoveParameterOperation.ja
  va:98)
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.ae.forms.externalactivity.AddRemoveP
  arameterOperation.getObjectForAdd(AddRemoveParameterOperation.ja
  va:19)
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.ae.forms.externalactivity.AddRemoveO
  peration.execute(AddRemoveOperation.java:53)
  at
  org.eclipse.core.commands.operations.DefaultOperationHistory.exe
  cute(DefaultOperationHistory.java:511)
  
  PRODUCTS AFFECTED
  IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) Advanced
  IBM BPM Standard
  IBM BPM Express
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• No additional information is available.
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix will be incorporated into an IBM BPM V8.5.6.0 cumulative
  fix that allows you to add an input variable on an
  implementation.
  

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

• R856 PSY

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