JR58604: CONNECTOR MIGRATION TOOL GETS NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION MIGRATING DRSPLUGIN FROM v7.5 TO DRS CONNECTOR ON v11.5

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• java.lang.NullPointerException
  at
  com.ibm.connectors.migration.Stage.adjustLinkProperties(Stage.ja
  va:1087)
    at
  com.ibm.connectors.migration.Stage.setupConnectorParameters(Stag
  e.java:757)
    at
  com.ibm.connectors.migration.Stage.processStage(Stage.java:579)
  
    at com.ibm.connectors.migration.Job.migrate(Job.java:952)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• CMT throws NullPointerException migrating DRS pl v7.5 to DRC CC
  v11.5. How did this happen?
  1) Customer exports DRS Plugin job from v7.5 which is no longer
     supported.
  2) Customer imports job to v11.5 where DRS Plugin is deprecated.
  3) Customer attempts to migrate job from DRS Plugin to DRS
     Connector.
  Why did the NullPointerException (NPE) occur?
  The line of code that has the NPE is here:
  if (isServerJob && pv.getParameterName().equals("DESCRIPTION"))
  However, pv.getParameterName() evaluates to NULL.
  Sometime after support for v7.5 ended, there were changes in
  the underlying model pertaining to DESCRIPTIONs. We suspect
  the root cause is that exporting the job from v7.5 failed to
  comply with the new model.
  

Problem conclusion

• The Connector Migration Tool (CMT) code was changed to check for
  null pointer before executing the predicate in the IF statement.
  

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

  WIS DATASTAGE

• Fixed component ID

  5724Q36DS

Applicable component levels

• RB50 PSY

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