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PH37569: EGLSDK RUI DEPLOYMENT FAILS WITH NULL POINTER EXCEPTION

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • When running RUI deploy process via the EGLSDK a NPE exception
    is thrown, example stack:
    IWN.DEP.8303.i - 0/0 - The xxxx RUIHandler is being deployed to
    xxxx
    IWN.DEP.8312.e - 0/0 - The HTML file was not created.
    IWN.DEP.8306.e - 0/0 - The following exception occurred:
    java.lang.NullPointerException
    IWN.VAL.9999.e - 0/0 - Stack Trace:
    java.lang.NullPointerException
    IWN.VAL.9999.e - 0/0 - Stack Trace: at
    java.io.FileOutputStream.write(FileOutputStream.java:329)
    IWN.VAL.9999.e - 0/0 - Stack Trace: at
    com.ibm.etools.edt.internal.sdk.deploy.RUIDeploymentModel.genera
    teHandler(RUIDeploymentModel.java:413)
    IWN.VAL.9999.e - 0/0 - Stack Trace: at
    com.ibm.etools.edt.internal.sdk.SDKDeployCommand.doRUIDeploy(SDK
    DeployCommand.java:347)
    IWN.VAL.9999.e - 0/0 - Stack Trace: at
    com.ibm.etools.edt.internal.sdk.SDKDeployCommand.deployRUISoluti
    ons(SDKDeployCommand.java:294)
    IWN.VAL.9999.e - 0/0 - Stack Trace: at
    com.ibm.etools.edt.internal.sdk.SDKDeployCommand.doDeploy(SDKDep
    loyCommand.java:241)
    IWN.VAL.9999.e - 0/0 - Stack Trace: at
    com.ibm.etools.edt.internal.sdk.SDKDeployCommand.process(SDKDepl
    oyCommand.java:168)
    IWN.VAL.9999.e - 0/0 - Stack Trace: at
    com.ibm.etools.egl.util.EGLSDK.process(EGLSDK.java:163)
    IWN.VAL.9999.e - 0/0 - Stack Trace: at
    EGLSDK.main(EGLSDK.java:34)
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
    * EGL users implementing the EGLSDK                            *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
    * Seen when running RUI deploy process via the EGLSDK          *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    

Problem conclusion

  • The issue is fixed in 9.7
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PH37569

  • Reported component name

    RATL BUS DEV

  • Reported component ID

    5724S5000

  • Reported release

    960

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2021-05-26

  • Closed date

    2022-07-12

  • Last modified date

    2022-09-08

  • 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

    RATL BUS DEV

  • Fixed component ID

    5724S5000

Applicable component levels

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU058","label":"IBM Infrastructure w\/TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSMQ79","label":"Rational Business Developer"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"960","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB35","label":"Mainframe SW"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
08 September 2022