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POXPOPDF PO Output for Communication Terminates in Error: NullPointerException getNumberFormatCharacters 001 Final numberFormat ::null (Doc ID 875278.1)

Last updated on APRIL 04, 2025

Applies to:

Oracle Purchasing - Version 11.5.10 to 11.5.10.4 [Release 11.5]
Information in this document applies to any platform.
POXPOPDF, PO Output for Communication


Symptoms

The PO Output for Communication program (POXPOPDF) terminates in error.

The log file shows the following error messages:

getNumberFormatCharacters 001 Final numberFormat ::null
PoPrintingUtil.getBlobPDF(input,input) - Error while generating the PDFjava.lang.NullPointerException
PoPrintingUtil.getBlobPDF(input,input) - Full Error Stack Trace - java.lang.NullPointerException
at java.util.Hashtable.put(Hashtable.java:396)
at oracle.apps.po.util.PoPrintingUtil.getBlobPDF(PoPrintingUtil.java:400)
at oracle.apps.po.communicate.PoGenerateDocument.genDoc(PoGenerateDocument.java:2100)
at oracle.apps.po.communicate.PoGenerateDocumentCP.runProgram(PoGenerateDocumentCP.java:707) at oracle.apps.fnd.cp.request.Run.main(Run.java:161)
genDoc() : Exceptionjava.lang.Exception: Error while generating PDF :null
java.lang.Exception: Error while generating PDF :null
java.lang.Exception: Error while generating PDF :null
at oracle.apps.po.communicate.PoGenerateDocument.genDoc(PoGenerateDocument.java:2354)
at oracle.apps.po.communicate.PoGenerateDocumentCP.runProgram(PoGenerateDocumentCP.java:707) at oracle.apps.fnd.cp.request.Run.main(Run.java:161)
rolling back the complete program

-- Steps To Reproduce:
Resp = Purchasing Super User
Nav: Reports > Run > Single Request > Name = PO Output for Communication
Enter PO Number
Submit


Cause

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