JR64211: CLONING A PROCESS APPLICATION FAILS WITH NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION IN BUSINESS AUTOMATION WORKFLOW

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Cloning a process application may fail if there are orphaned sub
  process elements in the project.
  You may see the following stack trace:
  . . .
  RepositorySer E   CWLLG2229E: An exception occurred in an EJB
  call.  Error: null
                                   java.lang.NullPointerException
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.expimp.jaxb.ibminterchng.CopyManager.clone(
  CopyManager.java:130)
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.repositoryservices.RefactoringSu
  pport.cloneForCopy(RefactoringSupport.java:3586)
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.repositoryservices.RefactoringSu
  pport.getCopyItemsWorker(RefactoringSupport.java:1334)
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.repositoryservices.RefactoringSu
  pport.cloneProjectInternal(RefactoringSupport.java:544)
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.repositoryservices.RefactoringSu
  pport.access$000(RefactoringSupport.java:176)
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.repositoryservices.RefactoringSu
  pport$1.call(RefactoringSupport.java:335)
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.repositoryservices.RefactoringSu
  pport$1.call(RefactoringSupport.java:325)
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.utility.spring.ProgrammaticTransactionSuppo
  rt$3.doInTransaction(ProgrammaticTransactionSupport.java:579)
  at
  org.springframework.transaction.jta.WebSphereUowTransactionManag
  er$UOWActionAdapter.run(WebSphereUowTransactionManager.java:347)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.uow.embeddable.EmbeddableUOWManagerImpl.runUnderNewUO
  W(EmbeddableUOWManagerImpl.java:791)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.uow.embeddable.EmbeddableUOWManagerImpl.runUnderUOW(E
  mbeddableUOWManagerImpl.java:370)
  at
  org.springframework.transaction.jta.WebSphereUowTransactionManag
  er.execute(WebSphereUowTransactionManager.java:290)
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.utility.spring.ProgrammaticTransactionSuppo
  rt.executeInNewTransaction(ProgrammaticTransactionSupport.java:5
  60)
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.utility.spring.ProgrammaticTransactionSuppo
  rt.execute(ProgrammaticTransactionSupport.java:413)
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.utility.spring.ProgrammaticTransactionSuppo
  rt.executeWithLongTimeout(ProgrammaticTransactionSupport.java:35
  8)
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.repositoryservices.RefactoringSu
  pport.cloneProject(RefactoringSupport.java:325)
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.server.ejb.repositoryservices.RepositorySer
  vicesCore.cloneProject(RepositoryServicesCore.java:1329)
  ...
  
  PRODUCTS AFFECTED
  IBM Business Automation Workflow
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• No additional information is available.
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is available or will be available that allows process
  application to be cloned.
  

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

  BUS AUTO WORKFL

• Fixed component ID

  5737H4100

Applicable component levels