Flex Field Edit Is Not Working In BPM Workspace 12c (Doc ID 2608901.1)

Last updated on MAY 15, 2023

Applies to:

Symptoms

On : 12.2.1.3.0 version, Workspace

When attempting to edit protected flex filed in BPM Workspace,
the following error occurs.

ERROR
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In the browser : An unsolvable error has occurred. Please contact your administrator for more information

In the bpm .out  log file:

<Warning> <oracle.adfinternal.view.faces.context.RichExceptionHandler> <BEA-000000> <ADF_FACES-60098:Faces lifecycle receives unhandled exceptions in phase PROCESS_VALIDATIONS 3
javax.faces.el.EvaluationException: java.lang.NullPointerException
at org.apache.myfaces.trinidadinternal.taglib.util.MethodExpressionMethodBinding.invoke(MethodExpressionMethodBinding.java:58)
at org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.component.UIXComponentBase.broadcastToMethodBinding(UIXComponentBase.java:1988)
at org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.component.UIXEditableValue.broadcast(UIXEditableValue.java:257)
at org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.component.UIXComponent.broadcastInContext(UIXComponent.java:364)
at oracle.adf.view.rich.event.ProxyEvent.broadcastWrappedEvent(ProxyEvent.java:72)
at oracle.adf.view.rich.component.fragment.UIXRegion._handleProxyEvent(UIXRegion.java:933)
at oracle.adf.view.rich.component.fragment.UIXRegion.broadcast(UIXRegion.java:117)
at org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.component.UIXComponent.broadcastInContext(UIXComponent.java:364)
at org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.component.WrapperEvent.broadcastWrappedEvent(WrapperEvent.java:82)
at oracle.adf.view.rich.component.fragment.ContextSwitchingComponent$1.run(ContextSwitchingComponent.java:168)
at oracle.adf.view.rich.component.fragment.ContextSwitchingComponent._processPhase(ContextSwitchingComponent.java:510)
at oracle.adf.view.rich.component.fragment.ContextSwitchingComponent.broadcast(ContextSwitchingComponent.java:171)
[,...]
Caused By: java.lang.NullPointerException
at oracle.bpel.worklistapp.flexfields.beans.controller.PayloadMappingController.selectionValueChanged(PayloadMappingController.java:211)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
at com.sun.el.util.ReflectionUtil.invokeMethod(ReflectionUtil.java:181)
at com.sun.el.parser.AstValue.invoke(AstValue.java:289)
at com.sun.el.MethodExpressionImpl.invoke(MethodExpressionImpl.java:304)
at org.apache.myfaces.trinidadinternal.taglib.util.MethodExpressionMethodBinding.invoke(MethodExpressionMethodBinding.java:53)
at org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.component.UIXComponentBase.broadcastToMethodBinding(UIXComponentBase.java:1988)
at org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.component.UIXEditableValue.broadcast(UIXEditableValue.java:257)
at org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.component.UIXComponent.broadcastInContext(UIXComponent.java:364)
at oracle.adf.view.rich.event.ProxyEvent.broadcastWrappedEvent(ProxyEvent.java:72)
at oracle.adf.view.rich.component.fragment.UIXRegion._handleProxyEvent(UIXRegion.java:933)
at oracle.adf.view.rich.component.fragment.UIXRegion.broadcast(UIXRegion.java:117)
[...]
at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext.execute(WebAppServletContext.java:2269)
at weblogic.servlet.internal.ServletRequestImpl.runInternal(ServletRequestImpl.java:1705)
at weblogic.servlet.internal.ServletRequestImpl.run(ServletRequestImpl.java:1665)
at weblogic.servlet.provider.ContainerSupportProviderImpl$WlsRequestExecutor.run(ContainerSupportProviderImpl.java:272)
at weblogic.invocation.ComponentInvocationContextManager._runAs(ComponentInvocationContextManager.java:352)
at weblogic.invocation.ComponentInvocationContextManager.runAs(ComponentInvocationContextManager.java:337)
at weblogic.work.LivePartitionUtility.doRunWorkUnderContext(LivePartitionUtility.java:57)
at weblogic.work.PartitionUtility.runWorkUnderContext(PartitionUtility.java:41)
at weblogic.work.SelfTuningWorkManagerImpl.runWorkUnderContext(SelfTuningWorkManagerImpl.java:652)
at weblogic.work.ExecuteThread.execute(ExecuteThread.java:420)
at weblogic.work.ExecuteThread.run(ExecuteThread.java:360)
>


STEPS
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The issue can be reproduced at will with the following steps:
1. Navigate to BPM Workspace -> Administration -> Protected Flex Fields
2. Attempting to edit protected flex filed
3. The error has occurred

Changes

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