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Reviewing work items with IBM Engineering Workflow Management 7.0.2 or 7.0.3 Eclipse client, causes error java.lang.NullPointerException

Troubleshooting


Problem

After upgrading to IBM Engineering Workflow Management 7.0.2 or 7.0.3, when reviewing work items, the Eclipse client will error with a java.lang.NullPointerException.
The window appears randomly when viewing work items, but does not affect the editing or saving of the work item.
This is an example of a work item.  Notice the type is a query.
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Symptom

In the workspace .log file, this exception is repeated:
!ENTRY org.eclipse.ui.workbench 4 2 2025-02-03 13:15:37.427

!MESSAGE Problems occurred when invoking code from plug-in: "org.eclipse.ui.workbench".

!STACK 0

java.lang.NullPointerException

	at org.eclipse.jface.text.TextViewer.computeSelection(TextViewer.java:2525)

	at org.eclipse.jface.text.TextViewer.getSelection(TextViewer.java:2481)

	at com.ibm.team.ui.editor.TeamFormSelectionProvider.getSelection(TeamFormSelectionProvider.java:115)

	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.services.WorkbenchSourceProvider.getContext(WorkbenchSourceProvider.java:399)

	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.services.WorkbenchSourceProvider.updateActivePart(WorkbenchSourceProvider.java:444)

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
10 February 2025

UID

ibm17182991