IJ32256: NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION DURING OBJ STRUCTURE INBOUND REST API

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Customer previously had a version 7.6.1.2 20200715 and now at
  7.6.1.2 20210223.
  L2 has reproduced and error in the 7.6.1.2
  20210223 and can confirm that process works in 7.6.1.2
  20200715
  
  Steps to reproduce :
  Please navigate to Objec
  structure application and create the OS by replication of
  MXOPERLOC OOTB object structure keeping inbound and outbound
  processing classes and make a new one like below
  
  LOCATIONS
  
  LOCHIERARCHY LOCATIONS LOCHIERLOCONLY
  LOCOPER LOCATIONS
  LOCOPER
  
  Create and enable an enterprise Service based on
  Object Structure and try to import and XML
  
  
  
  <max:SyncMQL-LOCHIERARCHY
  xmlns:max="http://www.ibm.com/maximo"
  creationDateTime="2021-04-14T20:49:45"
  transLanguage="EN">
  <max:MQL-LOCHIERARCHYSet>
  <max:LOCATIONS
  action="Add" transLanguage="EN">
  <max:LOCATION
  changed="true">TEST</max:LOCATION>
  <max:SITEID
  changed="true">BEDFORD</max:SITEID>
  <max:DESCRIPTION
  changed="true">This is a test, this is only a test</max:DESCRIPT
  ION>
  </max:LOCATIONS>
  </max:MQL-LOCHIERARCHYSet>
  </max:SyncMQL-L
  OCHIERARCHY>
  You will see an error in 7.6.1.2
  20210223.
  
  [4/16/21 13:02:21:281 EDT] 00000177 SystemOut O 16
  Apr 2021 13:02:21:281 [DEBUG] [MAXIMO] [] Set Qbe string
  BEDFORD
  [4/16/21 13:02:21:281 EDT] 00000177 SystemOut O 16 Apr
  2021 13:02:21:281 [DEBUG] [MAXIMO] [] Key is LOCATION
  [4/16/21
  13:02:21:281 EDT] 00000177 SystemOut O 16 Apr 2021 13:02:21:281
  [DEBUG] [MAXIMO] [] Type is 1
  [4/16/21 13:02:21:281 EDT]
  00000177 SystemOut O 16 Apr 2021 13:02:21:281 [DEBUG] [MAXIMO]
  [] Set Qbe string TEST
  [4/16/21 13:02:21:281 EDT] 00000177
  SystemOut O 16 Apr 2021 13:02:21:281 [DEBUG] [MAXIMO] []
  Leaving createMboSet
  [4/16/21 13:02:21:281 EDT] 00000177
  SystemOut O 16 Apr 2021 13:02:21:281 [INFO] [MAXIMO] []
  BMXAA6719I - USER = (MXINTADM) SPID =
  (192.168.1.9.49922.210416150657) app (null) object (LOCATIONS)
  : select * from locations where (siteid = 'BEDFORD' and
  location = 'TEST') for read only
  [4/16/21 13:02:21:297 EDT]
  00000177 SystemOut O 16 Apr 2021 13:02:21:297 [WARN] [MAXIMO]
  [] BMXAA6720W - USER = (MXINTADM) SPID =
  (192.168.1.9.49922.210416150657) app (null) object (LOCATIONS)
  : select * from locations where (siteid = 'BEDFORD' and
  location = 'TEST') for read only (execution took 16
  milliseconds)
  [4/16/21 13:02:21:297 EDT] 00000177 SystemOut O
  &&& empty error
  [4/16/21 13:02:21:297 EDT] 00000177 SystemOut O
  16 Apr 2021 13:02:21:297 [ERROR] [MAXIMO] []
  
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  	at psdi.iface.app.location.MaxO
  perLocProcess.createMboSet(MaxOperLocProcess.java:91)
  	at psdi.i
  face.mos.MosProcessImpl.createMboSet(MosProcessImpl.java:1868)
  
  at psdi.iface.mos.MosProcessImpl.processMboSet(MosProcessImpl.ja
  va:1830)
  	at psdi.iface.mos.MosProcessImpl.setMainMaximoTable(Mo
  sProcessImpl.java:1054)
  	at psdi.iface.mos.MosProcessImpl.fillMa
  ximoTables(MosProcessImpl.java:818)
  	at psdi.iface.mos.MosProces
  sImpl.processExternalData(MosProcessImpl.java:356)
  	at psdi.ifac
  e.mic.MicSetIn.processExternalData(MicSetIn.java:149)
  	at psdi.i
  face.mic.EntMicService.processDataIn(EntMicService.java:1439)
  	a
  t psdi.iface.mic.EntMicService.processExternalData(EntMicService
  .java:1335)
  	at psdi.iface.jms.QueueToMaximoProcessor.processMes
  sage(QueueToMaximoProcessor.java:129)
  	at psdi.iface.jms.JMSCont
  QueueProcessor.processMessage(JMSContQueueProcessor.java:227)
  	a
  t psdi.iface.jms.JMSListenerBean.onMessage(JMSListenerBean.java:
  203)
  	at psdi.iface.jms.MDBProxyJMSContQueueProcessor_1_5bf7eeaa
  .onMessage(MDBProxyJMSContQueueProcessor_1_5bf7eeaa.java)
  	at co
  m.ibm.ws.sib.api.jmsra.impl.JmsJcaEndpointInvokerImpl.invokeEndp
  oint(JmsJcaEndpointInvokerImpl.java:258)
  	at com.ibm.ws.sib.ra.i
  nbound.impl.SibRaDispatcher.dispatch(SibRaDispatcher.java:919)
  
  at com.ibm.ws.sib.ra.inbound.impl.SibRaSingleProcessListener$Sib
  RaWork.run(SibRaSingleProcessListener.java:597)
  	at
  com.ibm.ejs.j2c.work.WorkProxy.run(WorkProxy.java:669)
  	at
  com.ibm.ws.util.ThreadPool$Worker.run(ThreadPool.java:1909)
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * MAXIMO                                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION DURING OBJ STRUCTURE INBOUND REST API   *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR is contained in the following maintenance
  package: release\fix pack for Release 7.6.1.3 Product
  

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

  MAXIMO ASST MGM

• Fixed component ID

  5724R46AM

Applicable component levels