JR46438: IAAdmin -create/-update command thorws Null Pointer Exception .

APAR status

• Closed as fixed if next.

Error description

• Importng Information Analyzer data rule or data rule
  definitions using IAADmin -create -projectContent <xmlfile>
  options can cause a java.lang.NullPointerException. The
  following stack trace will be seen
  
  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
  <exception
  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
  xmlns:java="http://java.sun.com"><errorcode>500</errorcode><stac
  ktrace>java.lang.NullPointerException
          at
  com.ascential.investigate.api.internal.ProjectCreator.createFold
  ers(ProjectCreator.java:996)
          at
  com.ascential.investigate.api.internal.ProjectCreator.createProj
  ect(ProjectCreator.java:340)
          at
  com.ascential.investigate.api.APIServiceBridge.create(APIService
  Bridge.java:549)
          at
  com.ascential.investigate.api.server.impl.APIServiceBean.create(
  APIServiceBean.java:231)
          at
  com.ascential.investigate.api.server.EJSRemoteStatelessAPIServic
  e_7c9628f5.create(Unknown Source)
          at
  com.ascential.investigate.api.server._APIServiceRemote_Stub.crea
  te(_APIServiceRemote_Stub.java:899)
          at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native
  Method)
          at
  sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessor
  Impl.java:60)
          at
  sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethod
  AccessorImpl.java:37)
          at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:611)
          at
  com.ibm.is.binding.rest2.Servlet.callOperation(Servlet.java:390)
          at
  com.ibm.is.binding.rest2.Servlet.processRequest(Servlet.java:313
  )
          at
  com.ibm.is.binding.rest2.Servlet.doRequest(Servlet.java:261)
          at
  com.ibm.is.binding.rest2.Servlet.doPost(Servlet.java:230)
          at
  javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:738)
          at
  javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:831)
          at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWr
  apper.java:1663)
          at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest(Ser
  vletWrapper.java:939)
          at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest(Ser
  vletWrapper.java:502)
          at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapperImpl.handleRequest
  (ServletWrapperImpl.java:179)
          at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.CacheServletWrapper.handleReques
  t(CacheServletWrapper.java:91)
          at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.WebContainer.handleRequest(WebContainer.
  java:864)
          at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.WSWebContainer.handleRequest(WSWebContai
  ner.java:1583)
          at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.channel.WCChannelLink.ready(WCChannelLin
  k.java:186)
          at
  com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.handleDiscr
  imination(HttpInboundLink.java:452)
          at
  com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.handleNewRe
  quest(HttpInboundLink.java:511)
          at
  com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.processRequ
  est(HttpInboundLink.java:305)
          at
  com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.ready(HttpI
  nboundLink.java:276)
          at
  com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.NewConnectionInitialReadCallback.sen
  dToDiscriminators(NewConnectionInitialReadCallback.java:214)
          at
  com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.NewConnectionInitialReadCallback.com
  plete(NewConnectionInitialReadCallback.java:113)
          at
  com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.AioReadCompletionListener.futureComp
  leted(AioReadCompletionListener.java:165)
          at
  com.ibm.io.async.AbstractAsyncFuture.invokeCallback(AbstractAsyn
  cFuture.java:217)
          at
  com.ibm.io.async.AsyncChannelFuture.fireCompletionActions(AsyncC
  hannelFuture.java:161)
          at
  com.ibm.io.async.AsyncFuture.completed(AsyncFuture.java:138)
          at
  com.ibm.io.async.ResultHandler.complete(ResultHandler.java:204)
          at
  com.ibm.io.async.ResultHandler.runEventProcessingLoop(ResultHand
  ler.java:775)
          at
  com.ibm.io.async.ResultHandler$2.run(ResultHandler.java:905)
          at
  com.ibm.ws.util.ThreadPool$Worker.run(ThreadPool.java:1604)
  </stacktrace><classname>java.lang.NullPointerException</classnam
  e><requestURI>/InformationAnalyzer/create</requestURI></exceptio
  n>
  

Local fix

• Import from export created by existing IA 8.7 RUP 6
  installation.
  
  Fix provided in rollup_RU7_IA_ALL_8702
  

Problem summary

• Pre 87 RP5 getProject output xml throws NPE with IAAdmin
  -create/-update command on 87 RP6 or higher release version.
  Pre 87RP5 does not have folder attribute hence using Pre 87RP5
  xml file causes NPE on 87 RP6 or 91 FP1 release.To resolve the
  issue upgrade to 87 Rp7 or 91 FIx pack 2.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

• Upgrade the system to 87RP6 before exporting getProject output
  to XML file.Now export  it on base server and use the output xml
  to export on target server.
  

Comments

APAR Information

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Fix information

Applicable component levels

• R870 PSY

     UP

• R910 PSY

     UP