JR44674: Null pointer exception with edit column details During Identify Flat Files.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• 1. Start Client
  2. Go to Import Metadata screen
  3. Select SOURCENAME->HOSTNAME -> DATABASENAME  and click
  Identify Flat File
  4. Click on ADD Button
  5. Browse FLATFILE
  6. Select FERRETS.txt and click OK
  7. click Next -->Next again Go to  Edit Column Details
  8. Change column names for this table
  9. click on Update Preview
  10. Click Next agin and save the file
  11. Select the FERRETS.txt and Again Repeat the step from 7 you
  will see the issue in 11th step.
  
  The following error occuring while UI Invoking the below service
  call
  
  Class Name:
  com.ascential.investigate.asuite.AnalysisSuiteBusiness Method
  name:FlatFileDataBuffer ReadFileLines(string arg1, int arg2);
  
  UI passing following inputs to the service method is :
  C://Naveen\FERRETS.TXT ,100
  
  <JavaException>
  <Type>com/ascential/investigate/exception/FileIOException</Type>
  <Message><![CDATA[Error sending message to the Handler
  CORBA NO_PERMISSION 0x0 No; nested exception is:
  org.omg.CORBA.NO_PERMISSION: java.rmi.AccessException: ; nested
  exception is:
  com.ibm.websphere.csi.CSIAccessException: SECJ0053E:
  Authorization failed for ??? while invoking
  (Bean)ASB_agent.ear#ASB_agent.jar#AgentConfiguration
  findRouterByName:java.lang.String:1 JACC Authorization failed
  for bean: AgentConfiguration vmcid: 0x0 minor code: 0 completed:
  No]]></Message>
  <StackTrace><![CDATA[com.ascential.investigate.exception.FileIOE
  xception: IO Exception:
  at
  com.ascential.investigate.asuite.server.AnalysisSuiteServiceBrid
  ge.readFileLines(AnalysisSuiteServiceBridge.java:1031)
  at
  com.ascential.investigate.asuite.server.impl.AnalysisSuiteServic
  eBean.readFileLines(AnalysisSuiteServiceBean.java:237)
  at
  com.ascential.investigate.asuite.server.EJSRemoteStatelessAnalys
  isSuiteService_2165550b.readFileLines(Unknown Source)
  at
  com.ascential.investigate.asuite.server._EJSRemoteStatelessAnaly
  sisSuiteService_2165550b_Tie.readFileLines(_EJSRemoteStatelessAn
  alysisSuiteService_2165550b_Tie.java:422)
  at
  com.ascential.investigate.asuite.server._EJSRemoteStatelessAnaly
  sisSuiteService_2165550b_Tie._invoke(_EJSRemoteStatelessAnalysis
  SuiteService_2165550b_Tie.java:111)
  at
  com.ibm.CORBA.iiop.ServerDelegate.dispatchInvokeHandler(ServerDe
  legate.java:622)
  at
  com.ibm.CORBA.iiop.ServerDelegate.dispatch(ServerDelegate.java:4
  75)
  

Local fix

• Fix provided in rollup_RU5_IA_ALL_8701, rollup_RU12_IA_ALL_8503,
  rollup_RU6_IA_ALL_8701
  

Problem summary

• The Customer hits the issue when they wants to modify the column
  names while importing Flat files.
  

Problem conclusion

• Null pointer exception occurring after editing column name
  during Identify Flat file. We have fixed threading issues Null
  pointer exception in this Fix.This Fix is Available in 85FP4 and
  87FP3
  

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

  WIS INFORM ANAL

• Fixed component ID

  5724Q36IA

Applicable component levels

• R870 PSY

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