PH50100: Logs are filled with NullPointerException errors after upgradingto 7.2.1.2

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• UCD logs are filled with below NPE when workflow metadata
  missing
  
  2022-07-08 05:12:05,621 EDT ERROR
  https-jsse-nio-0.0.0.0-8443-exec-89
  com.urbancode.ds.web.rest.mappers.RuntimeExceptionMapper -
  java.lang.NullPointerException
          at
  com.urbancode.ds.web.rest.workflow.RunProcessActivityResource.tr
  aceToJSON(RunProcessActivityResource.java:60)
          at
  com.urbancode.ds.web.rest.workflow.WorkflowTraceResource.toJSON(
  WorkflowTraceResource.java:76)
          at
  com.urbancode.ds.web.rest.workflow.AbstractActivityResource.trac
  eToJSON(AbstractActivityResource.java:147)
          at
  com.urbancode.ds.web.rest.workflow.GraphActivityResource.traceTo
  JSON(GraphActivityResource.java:50)
          at
  com.urbancode.ds.web.rest.workflow.WorkflowTraceResource.toJSON(
  WorkflowTraceResource.java:76)
          at
  com.urbancode.ds.web.rest.workflow.WorkflowTraceResource_$$_jvst
  2fa_3._d24toJSON(WorkflowTraceResource_$$_jvst2fa_3.java)
          at
  jdk.internal.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor695.invoke(Unknown
  Source)
          at
  java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invo
  ke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
          at
  java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:566)
          at
  org.glassfish.hk2.utilities.reflection.ReflectionHelper.invoke(R
  eflectionHelper.java:1264)
          at
  org.jvnet.hk2.internal.MethodInterceptorHandler.invoke(MethodInt
  erceptorHandler.java:79)
          at
  com.urbancode.ds.web.rest.workflow.WorkflowTraceResource_$$_jvst
  2fa_3.toJSON(WorkflowTraceResource_$$_jvst2fa_3.java)
          at
  com.urbancode.ds.web.rest.workflow.WorkflowTraceResource.process
  RequestResult(WorkflowTraceResource.java:306)
          at
  com.urbancode.ds.web.rest.workflow.WorkflowTraceResource.getProc
  essExecutionResult(WorkflowTraceResource.java:297)
          at
  com.urbancode.ds.web.rest.workflow.WorkflowTraceResource.getAppl
  icationProcessExecution(WorkflowTraceResource.java:151)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * UCD Server Web UI users                                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * NPE getting workflow trace when workflow metadata missing    *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Fix is provided in IBM UrbanCode Deploy 7.3.1.0
  

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

  UC DEPLOY

• Fixed component ID

  5725M5400

Applicable component levels