RS03957: CANNOT WORK ON A BRANCH AFTER RENAMING IT

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Using the Business Console, after creating a branch with the
  option 'Propagate shared dependencies' checked and renaming the
  branch, you may see afterwards an "An unexpected error has
  occurred" message on the screen when trying to browse either the
  branch that was renamed or its parent branch.
  
  And the log file also contains the exception:
  ...
  Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
   
    at ilog.rules.teamserver.model.IlrBaselineService.isDecisionM
  odelProject(IlrBaselineService.java:198)
   
    at com.ibm.rules.decisioncenter.web.core.util.ModelUtil.proce
  ssDSDependencies(ModelUtil.java:911)
    ...
  
  This happens when the Decision Service shares a subproject with
  another Decision Service.
  For instance, consider two Decision Services 'projectA' and
  'projectB' sharing a common subproject 'shared-BOM' as follows:
  
  projectA
      projectA-BOM
   
        shared-BOM
  
  projectB
      shared-BOM
  
  Create a branch of 'projectA' based on the main branch with the
  option 'Propagate shared dependencies' checked.
  Rename the new branch.
  If you try to browse either the new branch or the main branch of
  'projectA', an error message "An unexpected error has occurred"
  gets displayed.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users renaming branch.                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Using the Business Console, after creating a branch with the *
  * option 'Propagate shared dependencies' checked and renaming  *
  * the                                                          *
  * branch, you may see afterwards an "An unexpected error has   *
  * occurred" message on the screen when trying to browse either *
  * the                                                          *
  * branch that was renamed or its parent branch.                *
  *                                                              *
  * And the log file also contains the exception:                *
  * ...                                                          *
  * Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException                    *
  *                                                              *
  *   at                                                         *
  * ilog.rules.teamserver.model.IlrBaselineService.isDecisionM   *
  * odelProject(IlrBaselineService.java:198)                     *
  *                                                              *
  *   at                                                         *
  * com.ibm.rules.decisioncenter.web.core.util.ModelUtil.proce   *
  * ssDSDependencies(ModelUtil.java:911)                         *
  *   ...                                                        *
  *                                                              *
  * This happens when the Decision Service shares a subproject   *
  * with                                                         *
  * another Decision Service.                                    *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Branch renaming now works.
  

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