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NullPointerException during application update
SA-57127
Summary
NullPointerException occurs when updating to Pega 7.2.2 using the scripting option.
Error Messages
[java] Unrecognized flag: -c
[java] Apr 20, 2018 5:54:38 PM com.pega.pegarules.internal.bootstrap.PRBootstrap
[java] SEVERE: Problem during method invocation (main)
[java] java.lang.NullPointerException
[java] at com.pega.pegarules.deploy.external.util.UpgradeUtil.main(UpgradeUtil.java:43)
[java] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
[java] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:95)
[java] at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:56)
[java] at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:620)
[java] at com.pega.pegarules.internal.bootstrap.PRBootstrap.invokeMethod(PRBootstrap.java:370)
[java] at com.pega.pegarules.internal.bootstrap.PRBootstrap.invokeMethodPropagatingThrowable(PRBootstrap.java:411)
[java] at com.pega.pegarules.boot.internal.extbridge.AppServerBridgeToPega.invokeMethodPropagatingThrowable(AppServerBridgeToPega.java:224)
[java] at com.pega.pegarules.boot.internal.extbridge.AppServerBridgeToPega.invokeMethod(AppServerBridgeToPega.java:273)
[java] at com.pega.pegarules.pub.PegaRULES.main(PegaRULES.java:85)
BUILD FAILED
/applis/flows_data/PEGA722/scripts/setupDatabase.xml:387: The following error occurred while executing this line:
/applis/flows_data/PEGA722/scripts/setupDatabase.xml:2552: Java returned: 1
Total time: 16 minutes 2 seconds
Ant Process returned a non 0 value
Steps to Reproduce
Update Pega 7.2 to Pega 7.2.2 using the update.sh script with the option '--force true update'.Root Cause
A software use or operation error. An incorrect update media is used.
Resolution
Perform the following local-change:Execute a new update with the correct update media for Pega 7.2.2.
Published July 23, 2018 - Updated October 8, 2020
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