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PH24684: RATIONAL PROGRAMMING PATTERNS : THE COBOL RULES FAIL WITH AN EXCEPTION IN SOFTWARE ANALYZER WHEN RPP RULES ARE INVOKED

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Rational Programming Patterns Interim Fix 4 for 9.7
Rational Programming Patterns 9.7.1

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APAR status

  • Closed as fixed if next.

Error description

  • Rational Programming Patterns - v9.7

The COBOL rules fail with a NullPointerException in software
analyzer if they are invoked with RPP rules.


The following error is received:

!ENTRY com.ibm.rsaz.analysis.core 4 4 2020-02-20 15:20:52.541
!MESSAGE Incident sur regle : EXEC SQL : A eviter SELECT *
!STACK 0 java.lang.NullPointerException
at
com.ibm.rsar.analysis.codereview.cobol.rules.AbstractCobolAnalys
isRule.analyze(AbstractCobolAnalysisRule.java:40)
at
com.ibm.rsaz.analysis.core.rule.AbstractAnalysisRule.analyze(Abs
tractAnalysisRule.java:114)
at
com.ibm.rsaz.analysis.core.category.DefaultAnalysisCategory.anal
yze(DefaultAnalysisCategory.java:143)
at
com.ibm.rsar.analysis.codereview.baseline.language.AbstractRevie
wProvider.analyze(AbstractReviewProvider.java:325)
at
com.ibm.rsaz.analysis.core.manager.AnalysisProviderManager$2.run
(AnalysisProviderManager.java:393)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.jobs.Worker.run(Worker.java:55)

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Problem summary


    

  • ****************************************************************
* USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
* Users of Software Analysis that mix COBOL rules and RPP      *
* rules                                                        *
****************************************************************
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
* NullPointerException during analysis                         *
****************************************************************
* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
****************************************************************

    



Problem conclusion


    

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Temporary fix


    

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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    PH24684
    • 

  • Reported component name
    RATL PROG PATTE
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  • Reported component ID
    5725H0300
    • 

  • Reported release
    970
    • 

  • Status
    CLOSED  FIN
    • 

  • PE
    NoPE
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  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
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  • Special Attention
    NoSpecatt / Xsystem
    • 

  • Submitted date
    2020-04-22
    • 

  • Closed date
    2020-07-02
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  • Last modified date
    2020-07-02
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Fix information


    



Applicable component levels


    

  • R970  PSY
       UP
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            Modified date:
            

            16 October 2021
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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