RS03932: NPE GENERATING TEST SUITE REPORT

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• After running a Test Suite, the report may fail to be generated
  and a NPE is thrown if verbalization is missing :
  
  ilog.rules.teamserver.model.IlrTestingException:
  IlrTestingException
  NullPointerException
  at ilog.rules.teamserver.ejb.service.validation.IlrTestingUtil.
  updateTestReport(IlrTestingUtil.java:473)
  at ilog.rules.teamserver.ejb.service.validation.ReportMonitorTh
  readService.doMonitorDecisionRunnerJob(ReportMonitorThreadServi
  ce.java:308)
  at ilog.rules.teamserver.ejb.service.validation.ReportMonitorTh
  readService.doMonitor(ReportMonitorThreadService.java:131)
  at ilog.rules.teamserver.ejb.service.validation.ReportMonitorTh
  readService$ReportJobDescriptor.run(ReportMonitorThreadService.
  java:580)
  at ilog.rules.teamserver.ejb.service.validation.ReportMonitorTh
  readService.run(ReportMonitorThreadService.java:100)
  at com.google.common.util.concurrent.AbstractExecutionThreadSer
  vice$1$2.run(AbstractExecutionThreadService.java:66)
  at com.google.common.util.concurrent.Callables$4.run(Callables.
  java:119)
  at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:826)
  Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
  at ilog.rules.teamserver.ejb.service.validation.BusinessDataCon
  verter.decodeInstance(BusinessDataConverter.java:958)
  at ilog.rules.teamserver.ejb.service.validation.BusinessDataCon
  verter.decodeObject(BusinessDataConverter.java:944)
  

Local fix

• In BC, define a custom setting of type boolean 
  decisioncenter.testing.report.verbalization.enabled and set it
  to FALSE.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users executing test suite.                                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * After running a Test Suite, the report may fail to be        *
  * generated                                                    *
  * and a NPE is thrown if verbalization is missing :            *
  *                                                              *
  * ilog.rules.teamserver.model.IlrTestingException:             *
  * IlrTestingException                                          *
  * NullPointerException                                         *
  * at                                                           *
  * ilog.rules.teamserver.ejb.service.validation.IlrTestingUtil. *
  * updateTestReport(IlrTestingUtil.java:473)                    *
  * at                                                           *
  * ilog.rules.teamserver.ejb.service.validation.ReportMonitorTh *
  * readService.doMonitorDecisionRunnerJob(ReportMonitorThreadSe *
  * rvi                                                          *
  * ce.java:308)                                                 *
  * at                                                           *
  * ilog.rules.teamserver.ejb.service.validation.ReportMonitorTh *
  * readService.doMonitor(ReportMonitorThreadService.java:131)   *
  * at                                                           *
  * ilog.rules.teamserver.ejb.service.validation.ReportMonitorTh *
  * readService$ReportJobDescriptor.run(ReportMonitorThreadServi *
  * ce.                                                          *
  * java:580)                                                    *
  * at                                                           *
  * ilog.rules.teamserver.ejb.service.validation.ReportMonitorTh *
  * readService.run(ReportMonitorThreadService.java:100)         *
  * at                                                           *
  * com.google.common.util.concurrent.AbstractExecutionThreadSer *
  * vice$1$2.run(AbstractExecutionThreadService.java:66)         *
  * at                                                           *
  * com.google.common.util.concurrent.Callables$4.run(Callables. *
  * java:119)                                                    *
  * at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:826)                     *
  * Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException                    *
  * at                                                           *
  * ilog.rules.teamserver.ejb.service.validation.BusinessDataCon *
  * verter.decodeInstance(BusinessDataConverter.java:958)        *
  * at                                                           *
  * ilog.rules.teamserver.ejb.service.validation.BusinessDataCon *
  * verter.decodeObject(BusinessDataConverter.java:944)          *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The report is now generated successfuly.
  

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