RS03228: NPE WHILE TRYING TO RUN A SIMULATION FROM BUSINESS CONSOLE

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When there's a simulation artifact with no referenced
  operation, while trying to run a simulation, the following
  exception is seen:
  
  com.ibm.rules.decisioncenter.web.core.RuntimeApplicationExceptio
  n:
  at
  com.ibm.rules.decisioncenter.web.core.ApplicationController.doVi
  ewData(ApplicationController.java:266)
  at
  com.ibm.rules.decisioncenter.web.core.ApplicationController.view
  Data(ApplicationController.java:188)
  at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor869.invoke(Unknown
  Source)
  at
  sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethod
  AccessorImpl.java:56)
  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:620)
  at
  org.springframework.web.method.support.InvocableHandlerMethod.do
  Invoke(InvocableHandlerMethod.java:205)
  at
  org.springframework.web.method.support.InvocableHandlerMethod.in
  vokeForRequest(InvocableHandlerMethod.java:133)
  ....
  Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
  at
  com.ibm.rules.decisioncenter.web.core.simulation.SimulationConfi
  gurationEditView.getViewData(SimulationConfigurationEditView.jav
  a:145)
  at
  com.ibm.rules.decisioncenter.web.core.simulation.SimulationConfi
  gurationEditView.getViewData(SimulationConfigurationEditView.jav
  a:42)
  at
  com.ibm.rules.decisioncenter.web.core.services.ViewHandlerServic
  e.getViewData(ViewHandlerService.java:108)
  at
  com.ibm.rules.decisioncenter.web.core.ApplicationController.doVi
  ewData(ApplicationController.java:242)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users in the Decision Center.                                *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * We were previously considering report formats with null      *
  * operations which could lead to this error.                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The code was fixed.
  

Temporary fix

• Delete all simulation artifacts that do not have an operation
  associated with them.
  KPI, metrics simulation,
  

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

  WS DECISION CTR

• Fixed component ID

  5725B6900

Applicable component levels

• R892 PSY

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