PH63390: NullPointerException when writing an SMF 123 subtype 1 version 2 record for early failure with an OpenAPI 3 server.

APAR status

• Closed as unreproducible in next release.

Error description

• When a z/OS Connect OpenAPI 3 server is configured to write SMF
  123 subtype 1 version 2 records, with apiProviderEarlyFailure
  set to "true",to capture data for requests that fail early in
  processing, a NullPointerException with the following details
  is reported:
  
  Exception = java.lang.NullPointerException
  Source =
  com.ibm.zosconnect.internal.interceptors.InterceptorManagerImpl
  probeid = 604
  Stack Dump = java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke
     "java.lang.Boolean.booleanValue()" because "<local5>" is null
  at com.ibm.zosconnect.audit.smf.internal.SMF123SubType1V2Data.
                                          finalise(Unknown Source)
  at com.ibm.zosconnect.audit.smf.internal.AuditSMFInterceptorImpl
                                     .earlyFailure(Unknown Source)
  at com.ibm.zosconnect.internal.interceptors.
   InterceptorManagerImpl.callInterceptorPreInvoke(Unknown Source)
  at com.ibm.zosconnect.internal.interceptors.
           InterceptorManagerImpl.processPreInvoke(Unknown Source)
  at com.ibm.zosconnect.internal.interceptors.
                  InterceptorManagerImpl.earlyFail(Unknown Source)
  at com.ibm.zosconnect.interceptors.internal.
  ...
  
  Additional search words: null pointer exception
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of z/OS Connect V3.0 OpenAPI 3     *
  *                 recording SMF 123 subtype 1 version 2        *
  *                 records and early failure data.              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: NullPointerException when writing an    *
  *                      SMF 123 subtype 1 version 2 record for  *
  *                      early failure with an OpenAPI 3 server. *
  ****************************************************************
  When the z/OS Connect audit interceptor element
  zosconnect_auditInterceptor was configured with the
  apiProviderSmfVersion="2 and apiProviderEarlyFailure="true"
  attributes to record API provider SMF 123 subtype 1 version 2
  records with early failure data a null value was used.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• z/OS Connect has been corrected to prevent the use of the null
  value being used when writing SMF 123, so that the reported
  NullPointerException is not written.
  
  The fix for this APAR is expected to be delivered by the PTFs
  for z/OS Connect V3.0.86.0 (PH63390).
  

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

  Z/OS CONNECT EE

• Fixed component ID

  5655CE300

Applicable component levels