Article - CS419379

Dependency calculation fails for a computed field with 'downstreamReferences()' function in Codebeamer

Modified: 12-Nov-2025   


Applies To

  • Codebeamer 2.1.0.0 to 2.1.0.2
  • Codebeamer 2.0.0.0 to 2.0.0.4
  • Codebeamer 2.2.0.0

Description

  • Trying to save a field configuration or calculate computed field dependencies
  • Operation fails with the error:
    An error occured while saving your changes.
  • The log contains the below entry:
    REST-API call caused Exception [catalina-exec-64] [346] {...}
    java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "com.intland.codebeamer.persistence.dto.base.ReferenceDto.getTypeId()" 
    because the return value of "com.intland.codebeamer.persistence.dto.base.ReferenceFilterDto.getReference()" is null
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