PI49345: NULL POINTER EXCEPTION WHEN LOADING DATA SOURCES FOR IBM WEBSPHERE APPLICATION SERVER WHEN USING ORACLE DATASOURCE

Rational Performance Test Server Fix Pack 1 (8.7.1.1) for 8.7.1
Rational Test Virtualization Server Fix Pack 1 (8.7.1.1) for 8.7.1
Rational Integration Tester Fix Pack 1 (8.7.1.1) for 8.7.1
Rational Performance Test Server Fix Pack 3 (8.7.0.3) for 8.7

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When clicking on the Data Sources tab for Websphere Application
  Server, a null pointer exception is thrown
  
  STEPS TO REPRODUCE:
  
  1. Configure WAS to use a data source in form
  jdbc:oracle:thin:@//localhost:1521/sample
  2. Configure a Websphere transport in Rational Integration
  Tester
  3. Click on the Data Sources tab
  
  EXPECTED RESULTS:
  
  All the data sources including the Oracle one are loaded and
  displayed
  
  
  ACTUAL RESULTS:
  
  RIT displays a "CRRIT3008E Caught Null PointerException with
  message 'null'" message
  
  WORKAROUND:
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All users of Rational Integration Tester                     *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * RIT 8603 gets Java NPE reading data source from WAS          *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Upgrade to Rational Integration Tester v8.7.1.1 which        *
  * includes a fix for this issue                                *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix for this issue was provided in version 8.7.1.1 of Rational
  Integration Tester.
  

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

  RATL INTEGRA TE

• Fixed component ID

  5725G79IT

Applicable component levels

• R800 PSN

     UP

• R801 PSN

     UP

• R850 PSN

     UP

• R851 PSN

     UP

• R860 PSN

     UP

• R870 PSN

     UP

• R871 PSY

     UP