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java.lang.NullPointerException error occurs when you drag a WTX map plug-in node to the palette in WebSphere Message Broker Toolkit

Troubleshooting


Problem

With WebSphere® Transformation Extender Version 8.3, a java.lang.NullPointerException error occurs when you drag a WTX map plug-in node to the palette in WebSphere Message Broker Toolkit, and any time the WTX map plug-in node has the focus after it is on the palette.

Symptom

The Toolkit stack trace log for the java null pointer exception:
!MESSAGE Problems occurred when invoking code from plug-in: "org.eclipse.ui.views.properties.tabbed".
!STACK 0
java.lang.NullPointerException

    at org.eclipse.core.runtime.Path.<init>(Unknown Source)
    at com.ibm.websphere.dtx.WTXPlugIn.MapSettingsSelection.canEnable(Unknown Source)
    at com.ibm.websphere.dtx.WTXPlugIn.MapSettingsSelection.createControls(Unknown Source)
    at com.ibm.etools.mft.flow.xproperties.PropertiesManager.createControls(Unknown Source)
    at com.ibm.etools.mft.flow.xproperties.CommonSection.createSectionControls(Unknown Source)
    at com.ibm.etools.mft.flow.xproperties.CommonSection.createUIWidgets(Unknown Source)
    at com.ibm.etools.mft.flow.xproperties.CommonSection.createControls(Unknown Source)
    at org.eclipse.ui.views.properties.tabbed.TabContents$1.run(Unknown Source)
    at org.eclipse.core.runtime.SafeRunner.run(Unknown Source)
    at org.eclipse.core.runtime.Platform.run(Unknown Source)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.JFaceUtil$1.run(Unknown Source)
    at org.eclipse.jface.util.SafeRunnable.run(Unknown Source)
    at org.eclipse.ui.views.properties.tabbed.TabContents.createControls(Unknown Source)
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Resolving The Problem

The error does not affect the message flow.

Click OK to dismiss the error message, and continue to design your message flow.



The problem is corrected in WebSphere Transformation Extender V8.3.0.1.

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Document Information

Modified date:
23 June 2018

UID

swg21414075

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