PI68601: JENKINS BUILD STEP PLUGIN THROWING MULTIPLE ERRORS

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Accessor's of all variables in the plugin are not checking for
  null values before returning:
  
  Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
          at
  com.urbancode.jenkins.plugins.ucdeploy.UCDeployPublisher.getComp
  onent
  Template(UCDeployPublisher.java:82)
          ... 256 more
  
  Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
          at
  com.urbancode.jenkins.plugins.ucdeploy.UCDeployPublisher.getComp
  onent
  Application(UCDeployPublisher.java:86)
          ... 256 more
  
  Caused by: java.lang.ClassCastException:
  com.urbancode.jenkins.plugins.ucdeploy.
  DeliveryHelper$Push cannot be cast to
  com.urbancode.jenkins.plugins.ucdeploy.Del
  iveryHelper$Pull
          at
  com.urbancode.jenkins.plugins.ucdeploy.UCDeployPublisher.getPull
  Prope
  rties(UCDeployPublisher.java:126)
          ... 256 more
  
  Caused by: java.lang.ClassCastException:
  com.urbancode.jenkins.plugins.ucdeploy.
  DeliveryHelper$Push cannot be cast to
  com.urbancode.jenkins.plugins.ucdeploy.Del
  iveryHelper$Pull
          at
  com.urbancode.jenkins.plugins.ucdeploy.UCDeployPublisher.getpull
  Sourc
  eType(UCDeployPublisher.java:130)
          ... 256 more
  
  Caused by: java.lang.ClassCastException:
  com.urbancode.jenkins.plugins.ucdeploy.
  DeliveryHelper$Push cannot be cast to
  com.urbancode.jenkins.plugins.ucdeploy.Del
  iveryHelper$Pull
          at
  com.urbancode.jenkins.plugins.ucdeploy.UCDeployPublisher.getPull
  Sourc
  eProperties(UCDeployPublisher.java:134)
          ... 256 more
  
  Caused by: java.lang.ClassCastException:
  com.urbancode.jenkins.plugins.ucdeploy.
  DeliveryHelper$Push cannot be cast to
  com.urbancode.jenkins.plugins.ucdeploy.Del
  iveryHelper$Pull
          at
  com.urbancode.jenkins.plugins.ucdeploy.UCDeployPublisher.getPull
  Incre
  mental(UCDeployPublisher.java:138)
          ... 256 more
  
  Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
          at
  com.urbancode.jenkins.plugins.ucdeploy.UCDeployPublisher.getProc
  essCo
  mponent(UCDeployPublisher.java:176)
          ... 254 more
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All end users on all supported browsers.                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Warning messages were displayed when the user would export   *
  * artifacts from Jenkins.                                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is released with the latest version of the plugin.
  Accessor methods that were returning null values have been fixed
  to return empty strings instead.
  

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

• R621 PSY

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