JR60352: MDM CONNECTOR CONFIGURATION UI FAILS WITH NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• MDM Connector configuration UI fails with NullPointerException
  for member search interaction
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  Users willing to use Member search and/or Member score
  interraction within MDM connector UI
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  During the stage configuration, when user selects the MDM
  interaction
  as 'Member search' or 'Member score' and clicks 'Configure'
  button,
  the error dialog appears with message like:
  
    java.lang.NullPointerException
    at
  com.ibm.is.cc.mdm.gui.impl.MemsearchGUI.testLog(MemsearchGUI.jav
  a:1558)
    at
  com.ibm.is.cc.mdm.gui.impl.MemsearchGUI.invoke(MemsearchGUI.java
  :1145)
    at
  com.ibm.is.cc.mdm.gui.ConfigureWindow.invoke(ConfigureWindow.jav
  a:46)
    at
  com.ibm.is.dmdi.client.gui.custom.impl.CustomGUIImpl.configureGU
  I(CustomGUIImpl.java:85)
    at
  com.ibm.is.dmdi.client.tooling.impl.StageOrientedToolingImpl.doI
  mport(StageOrientedToolingImpl.java:249)
  
  or
  
    java.lang.NullPointerException
    at
  com.ibm.is.cc.mdm.gui.impl.MemscoreGUI.memscoreDebugLog(Memscore
  GUI.java:161)
    [...]
  
  Effectively, it is not possible to open the configuration dialog
  for selected MDM interaction.
  
  ****************************************************************
  RECOMMENDATION:
  Install APAR JR60352
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• MDM Connector code has been corrected to avoid
  NullPointerException
  error on opening configuration dialog for 'Member search' or
  'Member
  score' interaction.
  

Temporary fix

• Create a file on the system with Designer in the location:
  C:\tmp\mdmsearchgui.log
  C:\tmp\memscoregui.log
  

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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