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NullPointerException on RelationalDescriptor(<Entity>CharacteristicDAO --> [DatabaseTable(<ENTITY>_CHAR)]) (Doc ID 2967651.1)

Last updated on AUGUST 14, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Communications Unified Inventory Management - Version 7.4.0.0.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Getting NullPointerException (NPE) on RelationalDescriptor(<Entity>CharacteristicDAO --> [DatabaseTable(<ENTITY>_CHAR)]) while trying to set characteristic on an entity:
Consider trying to set a Custom Object characteristic using APIs:

oracle.communications.inventory.api.common.EntityUtils.setValue(nicCo, "NIC_speed", "-");

and getting error below: 

Exception [EclipseLink-98] (Eclipse Persistence Services - 2.6.7.v20190604-418f1a1c56): org.eclipse.persistence.exceptions.DescriptorException
Exception Description: The underlying descriptor callback method [aboutToInsert], with parameter (DescriptorEvent), triggered an exception.
Internal Exception: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
Target Invocation Exception: java.lang.NullPointerException
Descriptor: RelationalDescriptor(oracle.communications.platform.entity.impl.CustomObjectCharacteristicDAO --> [DatabaseTable(CUSTOMOBJECT_CHAR)])

 

Cause

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