JR65052: COPY AND PASTE OF A USER TASK ACTIVITY IN A PROCESS FAILS IF THE ACTIVITY ASSIGNMENT IS SET TO CUSTOM OR PROCESS STARTER

workflow.2202.delta.repository
workflow.21031.delta.repository

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When a user task in the Web Process Designer process editor has
  its assignment set to Custom or Process starter, a copy and
  paste of the user task will cause the saving of the process to
  fail.
  
  You may see stack trace as the following:
  . . .
  BatchPlayer   E com.ibm.bpmsdk.model.autosave.play.BatchPlayer
  applyAutoSaves <Null Message>
                                   java.lang.NullPointerException
   at
  com.ibm.bpmsdk.model.autosave.play.BatchPlayer.getMethodBySubsti
  tution(BatchPlayer.java:1353)
   at
  com.ibm.bpmsdk.model.autosave.play.BatchPlayer.getChild(BatchPla
  yer.java:1130)
   at
  com.ibm.bpmsdk.model.autosave.play.BatchPlayer.getChangeContaine
  r(BatchPlayer.java:1022)
   at
  com.ibm.bpmsdk.model.autosave.play.BatchPlayer.applyBatchAction2
  (BatchPlayer.java:244)
   at
  com.ibm.bpmsdk.model.autosave.play.BatchPlayer.applyBatchAction(
  BatchPlayer.java:186)
   at
  com.ibm.bpmsdk.model.autosave.play.BatchPlayer.applyBatch(BatchP
  layer.java:169)
   at
  com.ibm.bpmsdk.model.autosave.play.BatchPlayer.applyAutoSaves(Ba
  tchPlayer.java:117)
   at
  com.ibm.bpmsdk.model.autosave.persistence.ArtifactSaveCommand.re
  adAndApplyChanges(ArtifactSaveCommand.java:361)
   at
  com.ibm.bpmsdk.model.autosave.persistence.ArtifactSaveCommand.ap
  plyAutoSavesAndSavePOsByRootId(ArtifactSaveCommand.java:224)
   at
  com.ibm.bpmsdk.model.autosave.persistence.ArtifactSaveCommand.ex
  ecute(ArtifactSaveCommand.java:70)
   at
  com.ibm.bpmsdk.model.autosave.persistence.ArtifactSaveBatchComma
  nd.processPendingChanges(ArtifactSaveBatchCommand.java:372)
   at
  com.ibm.bpmsdk.model.autosave.persistence.ArtifactSaveBatchComma
  nd.execute(ArtifactSaveBatchCommand.java:294)
   at
  com.ibm.bpmsdk.model.autosave.persistence.ArtifactSaveBatchComma
  nd.execute(ArtifactSaveBatchCommand.java:78)
  
  PRODUCTS AFFECTED
  IBM Business Automation Workflow
  IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
  

Local fix

• Do not copy and paste activities of user task type.  If you
  accidentally copy and paste such a task, close the process
  editor, reopen it and continue editing.
  

Problem summary

• No additional information is available.
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is available or will be available that corrects the paste
  action so the process will save correctly.
  

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

  BUS AUTO WORKFL

• Fixed component ID

  5737H4100

Applicable component levels