JR57435: YOU RECEIVE A NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION WHEN YOU TRY TO EXPORT AN IBMBPM V8.5.7 PROCESS APPLICATIOM IN A BPMN 2.0 (ZIP) FORMAT

bpm.8570.cf2017.03.delta.repository
Downloading IBM Business Process Manager V8.5.7 Cumulative Fix 2017.03

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When you try to export a V8.5.7 process application in a BPMN
  2.0 (zip) format and that process app has snapshots, the export
  fails and you see a NullPointerException in the SystemOut.log
  file.
  
  The stack trace is
  
  [2/2/17 9:41:43:037 CET] 00001b58 ImportExportS E   CWLLG2015E:
  An
  unexpected runtime exception occurred. See exception for more
  details.
  Error: java.lang.NullPointerException.
  
  com.lombardisoftware.client.delegate.BusinessDelegateException:
  java.lang.NullPointerException
          at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.delegate.BusinessDelegateException.a
  sBusines
  sDelegateException(BusinessDelegateException.java:46)
          at
  com.lombardisoftware.client.delegate.IBMInterchangeImpExpService
  Delegate
  Default.exportBPMN(IBMInterchangeImpExpServiceDelegateDefault.ja
  va:178)
          at
  com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.repositoryservices.BPMNImportSup
  port.exp
  ortBPMN(BPMNImportSupport.java:46)
          at
  com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.repositoryservices.RepositorySer
  vicesCor
  e.exportBPMN(RepositoryServicesCore.java:858)
  ...
  Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
          at
  org.eclipse.emf.ecore.xmi.impl.XMLSaveImpl.saveElementFeatureMap
  (XMLSave
  Impl.java:2451)
          at
  org.eclipse.emf.ecore.xmi.impl.XMLSaveImpl.saveFeatures(XMLSaveI
  mpl.java
  :1498)
          at
  org.eclipse.emf.ecore.xmi.impl.XMLSaveImpl.saveElementID(XMLSave
  Impl.jav
  a:2685)
   ...
  
  PRODUCTS AFFECTED:
  IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) Advanced
  IBM BPM Standard
  IBM BPM Express
  

Local fix

• Assuming the note is supposed to be empty, add text, save the
  process app, delete the text, save the process app again, and
  then try the export again.
  

Problem summary

• If an empty note (a note that has no text) is included in a BPD,
  the BPMN 2.0 export fails.
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix will be included in IBM BPM V8.5.7 cumulative fix 2017.03
  that allows BPDs that have empty notes to be exported.
  

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 ADVANCED

• Fixed component ID

  5725C9400

Applicable component levels