RS03591: A TEST SUITE MAY FAIL WITH A REPORT SHOWING A NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION

Operational Decision Manager V8.10.3.0: Interim Fix 6
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Operational Decision Manager V8.10.3.0: Interim Fix 14 for Decision Center

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When running a test suite the test may fail quickly with the
  following exception in the error details view
  
  at ilog.rules.tea
  mserver.ejb.service.validation.IlrTestSuiteService.asynchronousP
  repare(IlrTestSuiteService.java:257)
  at ilog.rules.teamserver.ej
  b.service.validation.PrepareArchiveThreadService$1.run(PrepareAr
  chiveThreadService.java:114)
  at java.util.concurrent.Executors$R
  unnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:522)
  at
  java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:277)
  at java
  .util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor
  .java:1160)
  at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.ru
  n(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:635)
  at
  java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:818)
  Caused by:
  ilog.rules.teamserver.brm.builder.IlrBuildException:
  ilog.rules.teamserver.brm.builder.IlrBuildException:
  rulesetArchiveError_key
  at ilog.rules.teamserver.ejb.ruleset.Val
  idationArchiveBuilder.buildArchive(ValidationArchiveBuilder.java
  :472)
  at ilog.rules.teamserver.ejb.ruleset.ValidationArchiveBuil
  der.buildTestingArchive(ValidationArchiveBuilder.java:89)
  at ilo
  g.rules.teamserver.ejb.service.validation.IlrTestSuiteService.pr
  epareRun(IlrTestSuiteService.java:294)
  at ilog.rules.teamserver.
  ejb.service.validation.IlrTestSuiteService.asynchronousPrepare(I
  lrTestSuiteService.java:215)
  ... 6 more
  Caused by:
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  at ilog.rules.teamserver.rve.serv
  ices.ArchiveContext.<init>(ArchiveContext.java:91)
  at ilog.rules
  .teamserver.ejb.ruleset.ValidationArchiveBuilder.buildArchive(Va
  lidationArchiveBuilder.java:424)
  ... 9 more
  

Local fix

• Make sure the target project in the operation and the operation
  are in the same project.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Decision Center users.                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * When building the archive the baseline is set to the rule    *
  * project and not the decision service.                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The code was fixed.
  

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

• R8A0 PSY

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