When Using P6 Web Services to Create New Activities the Process Fails for Some Projects With a General Error and "java.lang.NullPointerException at com.primavera.common.value.BeginDate.<init>" (Doc ID 2761822.1)

Last updated on MARCH 22, 2021

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Symptoms

When attempting to create activities in P6 using P6 Web Services, the following error occurs.

ERROR
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From the client application:

   <SOAP-ENV:Fault>
        <faultcode>SOAP-ENV:Server</faultcode>
        <faultstring/>
        <detail>
           <ns:IntegrationFault xmlns:ns="http://xmlns.oracle.com/Primavera/P6/WS/IntegrationFaultType/V1">
              <ns:ErrorType>General</ns:ErrorType>
              <ns:ErrorCode>0</ns:ErrorCode>
              <ns:ErrorDescription/>
           </ns:IntegrationFault>
        </detail>
     </SOAP-ENV:Fault>

In the WebLogic logs:
    <Exception caught in CRUD Provider: java.lang.NullPointerException at com.primavera.common.value.BeginDate.<init>(BeginDate.java:29)
    at com.primavera.bo.rules.create.CreateActivityEngine.setDynamicDefaults(CreateActivityEngine.java:158)
    at com.primavera.bo.base.CreateEngineImpl.prepareForCreate(CreateEngineImpl.java:348)

STEPS
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The issue can be reproduced at will with the following steps:
1. Run a Create Activity Request
     <v1:CreateActivities>
        <!--1 or more repetitions:-->
        <v1:Activity>
           <v1:Id>Test</v1:Id>
           <v1:Name>Test</v1:Name>
           <v1:ProjectId>TestProj</v1:ProjectId>
           <v1:ProjectObjectId>1234</v1:ProjectObjectId>
        </v1:Activity>
     </v1:CreateActivities>

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