PI91900: JENKINS PIPELINE PLUGIN - ERROR: COULD NOT REQUEST APPLICATION PROCESS: 400 BAD REQUEST

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• You will receive the following error when deploying
  application processes:
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  at
  com.urbancode.ds.web.rest.config.ApplicationProcessResource.getU
  nfilledProperties(ApplicationProcessResource.java:1063)
  
  This error happens because they are using UCD version 6.2.0 and
  the unfilled properties endpoint for application processes
  (/cli/applicationProcess/unfilledProperties) with UCD 6.2.0
  always executed the corresponding function with the snapshot
  parameter even if it was null.
  
  The error was fixed with UCD 6.2.0.2. However, the
  uDeployRestClient project doesn't currently allow passing the
  snapshot parameter at all. So, even if the user supplies a
  snapshot, they will still receive a NPE with UCD 6.2.0.
  
  The Jenkins plugin checks for any unfilled application process
  properties before deploying as to avoid an indecipherable error
  experienced when deploying with unfilled properties. So, this
  means that even with versions of UCD where the defect was
  corrected (6.2.0.2 and up) users are unable to deploy an
  application process with a snapshot, and must deploy with a
  component version.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All end users on all supported browsers.                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * The user was seeing a null pointer exception when they       *
  * attempted to deploy using a snapshot. The plugin was hitting *
  * the component version endpoint, which is subsequently broken *
  * in UCD 6.2.0, resulting in the null pointer.                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix was to correctly execute the deployment using the
  endpoint to request an application process with a snapshot. The
  fix is released with the current version of the plugin.
  

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