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NullPointerException at java.util.Calendar.setTime When Searching the Batch By Effective Date (Doc ID 2489080.1)

Last updated on DECEMBER 11, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Payroll - Version 12.2.5 to 12.2 HRMS RUP12 [Release 12.2]
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Symptoms

Problem Statement:

When searching the batch using the effective date and the Preference date format is dd/MMM/yyyy or dd-MM-yyyy, following error occurs.

You have encountered an unexpected error.Please contact your system administrator.


Exception Details.
oracle.apps.fnd.framework.OAException: java.lang.NullPointerException
at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.OAException.wrapperException(OAException.java:912)
at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.OAException.wrapperException(OAException.java:886)
at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.OAException.wrapperInvocationTargetException(OAException.java:1009)
at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.server.OAUtility.invokeMethod(Unknown Source)
at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.server.OAUtility.invokeMethod(Unknown Source)
at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.server.OAApplicationModuleImpl.invokeMethod(OAApplicationModuleImpl.java:783)
at oracle.apps.pay.selfservice.bee.webui.SearchBatchCO.processFormRequest(SearchBatchCO.java:170)
....
## Detail 0 ##
java.lang.NullPointerException
at java.util.Calendar.setTime(Calendar.java:1106)
at java.text.SimpleDateFormat.format(SimpleDateFormat.java:955)
at java.text.SimpleDateFormat.format(SimpleDateFormat.java:948)
at java.text.DateFormat.format(DateFormat.java:336)
at oracle.apps.pay.selfservice.bee.server.SearchBatchVOImpl.initQuery(SearchBatchVOImpl.java:69)
at oracle.apps.pay.selfservice.bee.server.SearchBatchAMImpl.initQuery(SearchBatchAMImpl.java:37)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)

 

 

Steps to Reproduce:

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

  1.  Log in as Manager Self-Service
  2.  Go to the Search or Create Batch page (Function: PAY_BEE_SS)
  3.  Enter date (format:dd/MMM/yyyy or dd-MM-yyyy) in the "Search By Effective Date" and click Go button.

 

Cause

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