Direct links to fixes
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
After you migrate business process definition (BPD) instances to IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) V8.5.5, you might receive a NullPointerException when you terminate one of those instances. The following stack trace is a typical example of what you might see: com.ibm.bpm.wle.api.ActionHandlerUnexpectedFailureException: CWTBG0025E: Unexpected failure occurred while performing the 'terminate' action. The reported failure is: 'ä1ü': com.lombardisoftware.client.delegate.BusinessDelegateException: java.lang.NullPointerException com.lombardisoftware.core.TeamWorksException: java.lang.NullPointerException ... java.lang.NullPointerException at com.lombardisoftware.bpd.runtime.engine.st.A bstractBPDSymbolTable.getInstanceCorrelationValues (AbstractBPDSymbolTable.java:502) at com.lombardisoftware.bpd.component.flowcomponent. activity.worker.SubBPDExecutionTreeNode. cleanupLocalSymbolTable(SubBPDExecutionTreeNode.java:348) at com.lombardisoftware.bpd.component.flowcomponent.activity. worker.SubBPDExecutionTreeNode.doCancelJobWithoutChildren (SubBPDExecutionTreeNode.java:137) at com.lombardisoftware.bpd.runtime.engine. BPDExecutionTreeNode.doTerminateJobWithoutChildren (BPDExecutionTreeNode.java:477) at com.lombardisoftware.bpd.component.flowcomponent.activity. worker.SubBPDExecutionTreeNode.doTerminateJobWithoutChildren (SubBPDExecutionTreeNode.java:334) at com.lombardisoftware.bpd.runtime.engine. BPDExecutionTreeNode.terminateJob(BPDExecutionTreeNode. java:472) at com.lombardisoftware.bpd.runtime.engine. BPDExecutionTreeNode.terminateChildren(BPDExecutionTreeNode. java:489) at com.lombardisoftware.bpd.runtime.engine. BPDExecutionTreeNode.terminateJob(BPDExecutionTreeNode. java:471) at com.lombardisoftware.bpd.runtime.engine. FlowObjectExecutionTreeNode.terminateJob (FlowObjectExecutionTreeNode.java:1411) at com.lombardisoftware.bpd.runtime.engine. BPDExecutionTreeNode.terminateChildren(BPDExecutionTreeNode. java:489) at com.lombardisoftware.bpd.runtime.engine. RootBPDExecutionTreeNode.terminateJob (RootBPDExecutionTreeNode.java:140) at com.lombardisoftware.bpd.runtime.engine. BPDExecutionContext.terminate(BPDExecutionContext.java:705)
Local fix
Problem summary
The problem occurs when a BPD instance is terminated and its correlation information should be cleared but isn?t. IBM BPM expects the correlation information to be included in the local symbol table, but migrated instances might not contain the correlation information. If a migrated instance does not contain the correlation information in its local symbol table, you receive the NullPointerException.
Problem conclusion
A fix is available for IBM BPM V8.5.5. With the fix applied, IBM BPM no longer expects the correlation information to be included in the local symbol table. On Fix Central (http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral), search for JR55399: 1. Select IBM Business Process Manager with your edition from the product selector, the installed version to the fix pack level, and your platform, and then click Continue. 2. Select APAR or SPR, enter JR55399, and click Continue. When you download fix packages, ensure that you also download the readme file for each fix. Review each readme file for additional installation instructions and information about the fix.
Temporary fix
Not applicable
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
JR55399
Reported component name
BPM ADVANCED
Reported component ID
5725C9400
Reported release
855
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2016-02-25
Closed date
2016-04-27
Last modified date
2016-11-09
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
BPM STANDARD
Fixed component ID
5725C9500
Applicable component levels
[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Product":{"code":"SSFTDH","label":"IBM Business Process Manager Standard"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"855","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB10","label":"Data and AI"}}]
Document Information
Modified date:
11 September 2024