Exception java.lang.NullPointerException caught in org.apache.xml.serialize.BaseMarkupSerializer.serializeNode()

Posted by Vasudev Seeram on December 22, 2008 Leave a comment (0) Go to comments

Dec 22, 2008 4:44:58 PM com.peoplesoft.pt.changeassistant WARNING: Exception java.lang.NullPointerException caught in org.apache.xml.serialize.BaseMarkupSerializer.serializeNode() java.lang.NullPointerException at org.apache.xml.serialize.BaseMarkupSerializer.serializeNode(Unknown Source) at org.apache.xml.serialize.BaseMarkupSerializer.serialize(Unknown Source) at com.peoplesoft.pt.changeassistant.XMLEncoding.fromXML(XMLEncoding.java:54) at com.peoplesoft.pt.changeassistant.XMLEncoding.fromXML(XMLEncoding.java:40) at com.peoplesoft.pt.changeassistant.Job.fromXML(Job.java:1373) at com.peoplesoft.pt.changeassistant.step.steps.DeployFile.onExecuteDeployFiles(DeployFile.java:98) at com.peoplesoft.pt.changeassistant.Job$StepRunner.run(Job.java:2041) at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

Checking the Environment Hub (http://glwebapp:8000/PSEMHUB/hub), it returns:

Registered Hosts Summary – 8.49.15.

Hostname OS Type OS Version IP Address State Peer ID Peer Type Peer Version
GLDBASE Windows 2003 5.2 10.18.14.31 Running 4 Agent 8.49.15.
GLWEBAPP Windows 2003 5.2 10.18.14.30 Running 1 Agent 8.49.15.
GLWEBAPP Windows 2003 5.2 10.18.14.30 Not Running 2 Change Assistant 8.49.15.

Note that from the above table, the Change Assistant is not running.

Solution:

In Change Assistant, under Tools > Options, the Change Assistant Mode is set to Perform PeopleSoft Upgrade. It should be set to Apply Application Update.