The File Upload Operation Does Not Complete with NullPointerException Error

(Doc ID 2030688.1)

Last updated on AUGUST 14, 2017

Applies to:

Oracle Agile Product Collaboration - Version 9.3.4.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

When attempting to attached file to Agile folder, the following error occurs.

ERROR

java.lang.NullPointerException
  at com.agile.webfs.components.vault.VaultManager.updateChecksum(VaultManager.java:312)
  at com.agile.webfs.service.AgileIFSRepository.updateChecksum(AgileIFSRepository.java:216)
  at com.agile.webfs.components.fileserver.FileServerDispatcher.updateChecksum(FileServerDispatcher.java:343)
  at com.agile.webfs.components.fileserver.client.AgileContentServiceLocalStub.updateChecksum(AgileContentServiceLocalStub.java:205)
  at com.agile.webfs.components.controller.jqueryuploadplugin.UploadServlet.doPost(UploadServlet.java:479)
  at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:647)
  at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:728)
  at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:305)
  at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210)
  at org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:51)



STEPS

The issue can be reproduced at will with the following steps:
1. Login to Agile
2. Open an object
3. Add an attachment to the object


Cause

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