XML Import Job Submitted Through P6 Web Services Operation "ImportProjectAsyncASAP" Fails With NullPointerException (Doc ID 2979163.1)

Last updated on OCTOBER 09, 2023

Applies to:

Symptoms

When attempting to import XML file using P6 web services operation ImportProjectAsyncASAP,
the following error occurs.

ERROR
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ERROR com.primavera.guiservices.impexp.ImportExportServiceImpl Error happened in the Import/Export Project Service
java.lang.NullPointerException
  at com.primavera.integration.client.xml.xmlimporter.XMLImporter.a(XMLImporter.java:1365)
  at com.primavera.integration.client.xml.xmlimporter.XMLImporter.importProjects(XMLImporter.java:400)
  at com.primavera.guiservices.impexp.ImportExportServiceImpl.b(ImportExportServiceImpl.java:2608)
  at com.primavera.guiservices.impexp.ImportExportServiceImpl.doImport(ImportExportServiceImpl.java:472)
  at com.primavera.guiservices.impexp.ImportExportWorker.execute(ImportExportWorker.java:22)
  at com.primavera.infr.threadpool.ThreadPoolImpl.run(ThreadPoolImpl.java:343)
  at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)

STEPS
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The issue can be reproduced at will with the following steps:

1. Call P6 web services operation ImportProjectAsyncASAP to import an XML file.
2. Receive successful SOAP response with message "An Asynchronous import job has been created. Check the status of the job using job ID.".
3. Login to P6 web, navigate to "View service status" page, notice that the job has failed with no error message in the import log.
4. Check the P6 web access logs and notice the NullPointerException.

Cause

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