Article - CS422413

'java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "com.intland.codebeamer.license.UserLicense.getType()" because "userLicense" is null' error when creating new users or adding users to Projects in Codebeamer with FlexLM

Modified: 12-May-2025   


Applies To

  • Codebeamer 2.2 to 2.2.0.0
  • Codebeamer 2.1.0.0 to 2.1.0.3

Description

  • Opening the New Account page fails with "java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "com.intland.codebeamer.license.UserLicense.getType()" because "userLicense" is null"
  • The following error is thrown in the error capture log:
  • throwable=java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "com.intland.codebeamer.license.UserLicense.getType()" because "userLicense" is null
    stacktrace:
    com.intland.codebeamer.manager.UserManager.tryGetUserLicense(UserManager.java:893)
    com.intland.codebeamer.manager.UserManager.tryGetUserLicense(UserManager.java:879)
    com.intland.codebeamer.manager.UserManager.getFlexLmDefaultUserLicense(UserManager.java:857)
    com.intland.codebeamer.manager.UserManager.getDefaultUserLicense(UserManager.java:848)
    com.intland.codebeamer.controller.AbstractCreateUpdateUserController.getUserLicenseTypes(AbstractCreateUpdateUserController.java:513)
    com.intland.codebeamer.controller.AbstractCreateUpdateUserController.onBindOnNewForm(AbstractCreateUpdateUserController.java:494)
    com.intland.codebeamer.controller.AbstractCreateUpdateUserController.showForm(AbstractCreateUpdateUserController.java:171)
    com.intland.codebeamer.controller.CreateUpdateUserController.showForm(CreateUpdateUserController.java:101)
    ...
  • The problem also occurs when trying to Add New Members to a Codebeamer Project
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