RS03944: DECISION TABLE COMPARISON MAY FAIL IN BUSINESS CONSOLE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Sometimes comparing 2 versions of a DT may fail , the console
  freezes and an exception is seen in the logs
  
  NullPointerException at com.ibm.rules.decisioncenter.web.core.v
  ersioncomparison.DTContentComparisonService.processModifiedCell
  s(DTContentComparisonService.java:229)
  at com.ibm.rules.decisioncenter.web.core.versioncomparison.DTCo
  ntentComparisonService.diffContent(DTContentComparisonService.j
  ava:138)
  at com.ibm.rules.decisioncenter.web.core.versioncomparison.Vers
  ionComparisonService.diffDefinition(VersionComparisonService.ja
  va:834)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users comparing versions of Decisions Tables.                *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Sometimes comparing 2 versions of a Decision Table may fail  *
  * , the console                                                *
  * freezes and an exception is seen in the logs                 *
  *                                                              *
  * NullPointerException at                                      *
  * com.ibm.rules.decisioncenter.web.core.v                      *
  * ersioncomparison.DTContentComparisonService.processModifiedC *
  * ell                                                          *
  * s(DTContentComparisonService.java:229)                       *
  * at                                                           *
  * com.ibm.rules.decisioncenter.web.core.versioncomparison.DTCo *
  * ntentComparisonService.diffContent(DTContentComparisonServic *
  * e.j                                                          *
  * ava:138)                                                     *
  * at                                                           *
  * com.ibm.rules.decisioncenter.web.core.versioncomparison.Vers *
  * ionComparisonService.diffDefinition(VersionComparisonService *
  * .ja                                                          *
  * va:834)                                                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The code has been fixed.
  

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

  WS DECISION CTR

• Fixed component ID

  5725B6900

Applicable component levels