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APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
After you manually change the Oracle database URLs for the IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) data sources instead of using the "BPMConfig -update -dataSource" command and the database name (service name or system ID) in the customized URL uses a different capitalization than was originally used in the configuration properties file, you receive a NullPointerException like the following example when running the "BPMConfig -validate" command (or when using the Health Center in the WebSphere administrative console): [1/19/17 11:33:57:394 AEDT] 00000001 BPMConfig E com.ibm.bpm.config.BPMConfig main <Null Message> java.lang.NullPointerException at java.util.ArrayList.addAll(ArrayList.java:571) at com.ibm.bpm.config.capability.ProvisionDe.healthCheck(ProvisionD e.java:535) at com.ibm.bpm.config.BPMConfig.healthCheck(BPMConfig.java:3761) at com.ibm.bpm.config.BPMConfig$Actions.healthCheck(BPMConfig.java: 4992) at com.ibm.bpm.config.cli.ValidateAction.runInner(ValidateAction.ja va:178) at com.ibm.bpm.config.cli.AbstractConfigAction.run(AbstractConfigAc tion.java:129) at com.ibm.bpm.config.cli.ValidateAction.run(ValidateAction.java:37 ) at com.ibm.bpm.config.BPMConfig.main(BPMConfig.java:293)
Local fix
Manually update the Oracle database name in the IBM BPM data source URLs to exactly match their capitalization in the cell-bpm.xml file.
Problem summary
The Oracle database name (service name or system ID) is stored in two different configuration files. The validation code did a case-sensitive comparison of the database names when searching for data sources and, therefore, couldn't match database names with different capitalization. Not finding a required data source caused a NullPointerException.
Problem conclusion
A fix will be available in IBM BPM V8.5.7 cumulative fix 2017.03 that updates the validation code to match Oracle database names in a case insensitive manner.
Temporary fix
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APAR Information
APAR number
JR57555
Reported component name
BPM STANDARD
Reported component ID
5725C9500
Reported release
857
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2017-03-08
Closed date
2017-03-29
Last modified date
2017-03-29
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Fix information
Fixed component name
BPM STANDARD
Fixed component ID
5725C9500
Applicable component levels
[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSFTDH","label":"IBM Business Process Manager Standard"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"857","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB45","label":"Automation"}}]
Document Information
Modified date:
04 September 2023