SE76312: RDI 9.6.0.11 NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION WHEN OPENING SCREEN DESIGNER EDITOR ON DSPF SOURCE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When opening the Screen Designer or Report Designer editor(s) on
  DSPF or PRTF source in Rational Developer for i (RDI) 9.6.0.11,
  a NullPointerException message can appear in the Error Log view.
  This error can occur as a timing issue at editor startup, but
  has not been found to cause any loss of editing function, and
  the error can be ignored.
  
  The workspace Error Log entry looks like this:
  !MESSAGE Uncaught exception in class
  "com.ibm.etools.iseries.parsers.ISeriesEditorDDSFormatLine@13060
  ca4".  Listener was removed.
  !STACK 0
  java.lang.NullPointerException
                      at
  com.ibm.etools.iseries.parsers.ISeriesEditorDDSFormatLine.elemen
  tChanged(Unknown Source)
                      at
  com.ibm.lpex.core.CursorListenerList.elementChanged(Unknown
  Source)
                    at
  com.ibm.lpex.core.View.triggerCursorListeners(Unknown Source)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * ILE RPG developers using RDi to edit display file source     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * A Java NullPointerException error is listed in the error log *
  * when opening source in the Screen Designer Editor.           *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  The exception error should not occur.
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem is fixed in the RDi 9.6.0.12 update.
  

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:

Modules/Macros

• DESIGNER
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  RDI RPG AND COB

• Fixed component ID

  5724Y99RC

Applicable component levels