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JR64281: YOU RECEIVE A NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION WHEN YOU TRY TO APPLY SECURI TY MANIFEST WHERE A ROLE IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH AN IN-BASKET

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • You receive an error when you try to apply a security manifest
    to a case solution.
    If the case solution contains a role without any in-baskets
    associated with it, the error is returned.
    
    The error displayed is:
    
    Error:
    
    FNRPA0093E The previous error was caused by: FNRPA0092E The
    following exception occurred: NullPointerException
    
    The application server log contains:
    
    [10/8/21 10:25:15:792 CDT] 000000f6 api           E
    com.ibm.casemgmt.api error null
                                     java.lang.NullPointerException
    at
    com.ibm.casemgmt.onebpm.BPMWsClient.invokeUpdateBpmTeam(BPMWsCli
    ent.java:116)
    at
    com.ibm.casemgmt.intgimpl.secconfig.RootSecurityHandler.synchWit
    hBpmTeam(RootSecurityHandler.java:1098)
    at
    com.ibm.casemgmt.intgimpl.secconfig.RootSecurityHandler.applyRol
    eMembership(RootSecurityHandler.java:1040)
    at
    com.ibm.casemgmt.intgimpl.secconfig.RootSecurityHandler.configur
    e(RootSecurityHandler.java:349)
    at
    com.ibm.casemgmt.intgimpl.secconfig.SecurityConfigurer.configure
    (SecurityConfigurer.java:104)
    
    PRODUCTS AFFECTED
    IBM Business Automation Workflow
    IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
    

Local fix

  • Adding a dummy inbasket to the role and re-applying security
    manifest fixes the problem.
    

Problem summary

  • No additional information is available.
    

Problem conclusion

  • A fix is available or will be available that ensures you don't
    see a nullPointerException when applying a security manifest to
    a case solution when a role is not associated with an in-basket.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    JR64281

  • Reported component name

    BUS AUTO WORKFL

  • Reported component ID

    5737H4100

  • Reported release

    K00

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2021-10-19

  • Closed date

    2021-12-03

  • Last modified date

    2025-07-13

  • 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

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Product":{"code":"SS8JB4","label":"IBM Business Automation Workflow"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"20.0.0.1","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB76","label":"Data Platform"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
14 July 2025