Article - CS325202

NullPointerException is thrown when exporting workflow template in Windchill PDMLink

Modified: 11-Feb-2021   


Applies To

  • Windchill PDMLink 10.2 to 11.0

Description

  • NullPointerException is thrown when exporting workflow template
  • MethodServer reports following error:
ERROR [ajp-nio-127.0.0.1-8010-exec-2] com.ptc.jca.mvc.controllers.ActionController xxxxx - java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
    at com.ptc.netmarkets.util.beans.NmCommandBean.execute(NmCommandBean.java:2005)
    at com.ptc.jca.mvc.controllers.ActionController.executeWizardAction(ActionController.java:211)
    at com.ptc.jca.mvc.controllers.ActionController.processRequest(ActionController.java:114)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
    at org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.support.HandlerMethodInvoker.invokeHandlerMethod(HandlerMethodInvoker.java:180)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation.AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.invokeHandlerMethod(AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.java:440)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation.AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.handle(AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.java:428)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doDispatch(DispatcherServlet.java:963)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doService(DispatcherServlet.java:897)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.processRequest(FrameworkServlet.java:970)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.doPost(FrameworkServlet.java:872)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:661)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.service(FrameworkServlet.java:846)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:742)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:231)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)
    at com.ptc.core.ui.validation.URLValidationFilter.doFilter(URLValidationFilter.java:77)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)
    at wt.httpgw.filter.WTContextBeanFilter.doWithWtContextBeanHandler(WTContextBeanFilter.java:104)
    at wt.httpgw.filter.WTContextBeanFilter.doFilter(WTContextBeanFilter.java:58)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)
    at wt.servlet.CompressionFilter.doFilter(CompressionFilter.java:301)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)
    at wt.servlet.RequestInterrupter.doFilter(RequestInterrupter.java:335)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)
    at wt.servlet.ServletRequestMonitor.doFilter(ServletRequestMonitor.java:1660)
    at wt.servlet.ServletRequestMonitorFilter.doFilter(ServletRequestMonitorFilter.java:56)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:198)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:96)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:140)
    at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:80)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:87)
    at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:342)
    at org.apache.coyote.ajp.AjpProcessor.service(AjpProcessor.java:486)
    at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProcessorLight.process(AbstractProcessorLight.java:66)
    at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$ConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:868)
    at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.doRun(NioEndpoint.java:1467)
    at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.SocketProcessorBase.run(SocketProcessorBase.java:49)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617)
    at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:61)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)
Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
    at com.ptc.core.components.forms.FormDispatcher.callWizardCommand(FormDispatcher.java:112)
    at com.ptc.core.components.forms.FormDispatcher.execute(FormDispatcher.java:98)
    ... 55 more
Caused by: wt.util.WTException: java.lang.NullPointerException
Nested exception: java.lang.NullPointerException
    at wt.ixb.handlers.netmarkets.IXServiceClone.exportDefinedObjectSet(IXServiceClone.java:609)
    at wt.ixb.handlers.netmarkets.IXServiceClone.exportDefinedObjectSet(IXServiceClone.java:515)
    at com.ptc.netmarkets.nmixb.StandardNmIxbService.doExport(StandardNmIxbService.java:1379)
    at com.ptc.netmarkets.nmixb.StandardNmIxbService.doExport(StandardNmIxbService.java:1371)
    at com.ptc.netmarkets.nmixb.StandardNmIxbService.doExport(StandardNmIxbService.java:1366)
    at com.ptc.netmarkets.nmixb.StandardNmIxbService.exportWfObject(StandardNmIxbService.java:1349)
    at com.ptc.netmarkets.nmixb.StandardNmIxbService.exportWorkflowTemplate(StandardNmIxbService.java:619)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
    at wt.services.ServiceFactory$ServerInvocationHandler.invoke(ServiceFactory.java:399)
    at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy241.exportWorkflowTemplate(Unknown Source)
    at com.ptc.netmarkets.workflow.templatesAdmin.NmWfTemplateAdminCommands.exportWfProcessTemplate(NmWfTemplateAdminCommands.java:296)
    ... 61 more
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
    at wt.workflow.definer.WfExportImportHandler.addWfRolesResetMap(WfExportImportHandler.java:855)
    at wt.workflow.definer.WfExportImportHandler.addRelatedObjectInfo(WfExportImportHandler.java:835)
    at wt.workflow.definer.WfExportImportHandler.stringWfProcessTemplate(WfExportImportHandler.java:414)
    at wt.workflow.definer.WfExportImportHandler.exportTemplateAsStringBuffer(WfExportImportHandler.java:2104)
    at wt.ixb.handlers.netmarkets.WfTemplateExporter.exportObject(WfTemplateExporter.java:160)
    at wt.ixb.publicforapps.Exporter.doExport(Exporter.java:645)
    at wt.ixb.publicforapps.Exporter.doExport(Exporter.java:387)
    at wt.ixb.publicforapps.Exporter.doExport(Exporter.java:361)
    at wt.ixb.handlers.netmarkets.IXServiceClone.exportDefinedObjectSet(IXServiceClone.java:553)
    ... 74 more
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