Hi everyone,
We have deployed the ESS business package for ERP2005 v1 in EP7 on Web
AS 7.0, ITS v7 with ECC 6 backend
When we access the portal Employee Self-Service -> Travel and Expenses -> Create Expense Report
We got an java.lang.NullPointerException error as describe below;
500 Internal Server Error
Web Dynpro Container/SAP J2EE Engine/6.40
Failed to process request. Please contact your system administrator.
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Error Summary
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Root Cause
The initial exception that caused the request to fail, was:
java.lang.NullPointerException
at java.util.Date.after(Date.java:871)
at com.sap.xss.tra.tre.fc.expenses.FcTreExpenses.isTripSchemeValidInTime(FcTreExpenses.java:727)
at com.sap.xss.tra.tre.fc.expenses.FcTreExpenses.extractValidTripSchemes(FcTreExpenses.java:647)
at com.sap.xss.tra.tre.fc.expenses.FcTreExpenses.onEventCustomizingChanged(FcTreExpenses.java:452)
at com.sap.xss.tra.tre.fc.expenses.FcTreExpenses.onInit(FcTreExpenses.java:244)
... 70 more
See full exception chain for details.
System Environment
Client
Web Dynpro Client Type HTML Client
User agent Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)
Version null
DOM version null
Client Type msie6
Client Type Profile ie6
ActiveX enabled
Cookies enabled
Frames enabled
Java Applets enabled
JavaScript enabled
Tables enabled
VB Script enabled
Server
Web Dynpro Runtime Vendor: SAP, build ID: 7.0006.20060302084208.0000 (release=NW04S_06_REL, buildtime=2006-03-04:17:33:21[UTC], changelist=10570, host=pwdfm114), build date: Mon Sep 11 15:12:00 SGT 2006
J2EE Engine 7.00 patchlevel
Java VM Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM, version:1.4.2_12-b03, vendor: Sun Microsystems Inc.
Operating system Windows 2003, version: 5.2, architecture: amd64
Session & Other
Session Locale en_US
Time of Failure Thu Sep 28 16:46:56 SGT 2006 (Java Time: 1159433216500)
Web Dynpro Code Generation Infos
SapDictionaryGenerationCore 7.0006.20060127190811.0000 (release=NW04S_06_REL, buildtime=2006-02-25:17:00:29[UTC], changelist=10345, host=PWDFM114.wdf.sap.corp)
SapDictionaryGenerationTemplates 7.0006.20060127190811.0000 (release=NW04S_06_REL, buildtime=2006-02-25:17:00:45[UTC], changelist=10345, host=PWDFM114.wdf.sap.corp)
SapGenerationFrameworkCore 7.0006.20060127191816.0000 (release=NW04S_06_REL, buildtime=2006-02-25:16:52:39[UTC], changelist=10351, host=PWDFM114.wdf.sap.corp)
SapIdeWebDynproCheckLayer 7.0006.20060127202634.0000 (release=NW04S_06_REL, buildtime=2006-02-25:17:04:53[UTC], changelist=10381, host=PWDFM114.wdf.sap.corp)
SapMetamodelCommon 7.0006.20060127192855.0000 (release=NW04S_06_REL, buildtime=2006-02-25:16:53:16[UTC], changelist=10358, host=PWDFM114.wdf.sap.corp)
SapMetamodelCore 7.0006.20060127192855.0000 (release=NW04S_06_REL, buildtime=2006-02-25:16:53:11[UTC], changelist=10358, host=PWDFM114.wdf.sap.corp)
SapMetamodelDictionary 7.0006.20060127190935.0000 (release=NW04S_06_REL, buildtime=2006-02-25:16:58:41[UTC], changelist=10346, host=PWDFM114.wdf.sap.corp)
SapMetamodelWebDynpro 7.0006.20060127203045.0000 (release=NW04S_06_REL, buildtime=2006-02-25:17:02:36[UTC], changelist=10382, host=PWDFM114.wdf.sap.corp)
SapWebDynproGenerationCTemplates 7.0006.20060206111256.0000 (release=NW04S_06_REL, buildtime=2006-02-25:17:16:02[UTC], changelist=10425, host=pwdfm114)
SapWebDynproGenerationCore 7.0006.20060127202634.0000 (release=NW04S_06_REL, buildtime=2006-02-25:17:05:07[UTC], changelist=10381, host=PWDFM114.wdf.sap.corp)
SapWebDynproGenerationTemplates 7.0006.20060206111256.0000 (release=NW04S_06_REL, buildtime=2006-02-25:17:16:02[UTC], changelist=10425, host=pwdfm114)
sap.com/tcwddispwda
No information available null
SapDictionaryGenerationCore 7.0006.20060127190811.0000 (release=NW04S_06_REL, buildtime=2006-02-25:17:00:29[UTC], changelist=10345, host=PWDFM114.wdf.sap.corp)
SapDictionaryGenerationTemplates 7.0006.20060127190811.0000 (release=NW04S_06_REL, buildtime=2006-02-25:17:00:45[UTC], changelist=10345, host=PWDFM114.wdf.sap.corp)
SapGenerationFrameworkCore 7.0006.20060127191816.0000 (release=NW04S_06_REL, buildtime=2006-02-25:16:52:39[UTC], changelist=10351, host=PWDFM114.wdf.sap.corp)
SapIdeWebDynproCheckLayer 7.0006.20060127202634.0000 (release=NW04S_06_REL, buildtime=2006-02-25:17:04:53[UTC], changelist=10381, host=PWDFM114.wdf.sap.corp)
SapMetamodelCommon 7.0006.20060127192855.0000 (release=NW04S_06_REL, buildtime=2006-02-25:16:53:16[UTC], changelist=10358, host=PWDFM114.wdf.sap.corp)
SapMetamodelCore 7.0006.20060127192855.0000 (release=NW04S_06_REL, buildtime=2006-02-25:16:53:11[UTC], changelist=10358, host=PWDFM114.wdf.sap.corp)
SapMetamodelDictionary 7.0006.20060127190935.0000 (release=NW04S_06_REL, buildtime=2006-02-25:16:58:41[UTC], changelist=10346, host=PWDFM114.wdf.sap.corp)
SapMetamodelWebDynpro 7.0006.20060127203045.0000 (release=NW04S_06_REL, buildtime=2006-02-25:17:02:36[UTC], changelist=10382, host=PWDFM114.wdf.sap.corp)
SapWebDynproGenerationCTemplates 7.0006.20060206111256.0000 (release=NW04S_06_REL, buildtime=2006-02-25:17:16:02[UTC], changelist=10425, host=pwdfm114)
SapWebDynproGenerationCore 7.0006.20060127202634.0000 (release=NW04S_06_REL, buildtime=2006-02-25:17:05:07[UTC], changelist=10381, host=PWDFM114.wdf.sap.corp)
SapWebDynproGenerationTemplates 7.0006.20060206111256.0000 (release=NW04S_06_REL, buildtime=2006-02-25:17:16:02[UTC], changelist=10425, host=pwdfm114)
sap.com/tcwdcorecomp
No information available null
Detailed Error Information
Detailed Exception Chain
java.lang.NullPointerException
at java.util.Date.after(Date.java:871)
at com.sap.xss.tra.tre.fc.expenses.FcTreExpenses.isTripSchemeValidInTime(FcTreExpenses.java:727)
at com.sap.xss.tra.tre.fc.expenses.FcTreExpenses.extractValidTripSchemes(FcTreExpenses.java:647)
at com.sap.xss.tra.tre.fc.expenses.FcTreExpenses.onEventCustomizingChanged(FcTreExpenses.java:452)
at com.sap.xss.tra.tre.fc.expenses.FcTreExpenses.onInit(FcTreExpenses.java:244)
at com.sap.xss.tra.tre.fc.expenses.wdp.InternalFcTreExpenses.onInit(InternalFcTreExpenses.java:519)
at com.sap.xss.tra.tre.fc.expenses.FcTreExpensesInterface.onInit(FcTreExpensesInterface.java:120)
at com.sap.xss.tra.tre.fc.expenses.wdp.InternalFcTreExpensesInterface.onInit(InternalFcTreExpensesInterface.java:197)
at com.sap.xss.tra.tre.fc.expenses.wdp.InternalFcTreExpensesInterface$External.onInit(InternalFcTreExpensesInterface.java:295)
at com.sap.pcuigp.xssfpm.wd.FPMComponent$FPM.attachComponentToUsage(FPMComponent.java:1022)
at com.sap.pcuigp.xssfpm.wd.FPMComponent$FPM.attachComponentToUsage(FPMComponent.java:979)
at com.sap.pcuigp.xssfpm.wd.FPMComponent$FPMProxy.attachComponentToUsage(FPMComponent.java:1230)
at com.sap.xss.tra.tre.fc.generaldata.FcTreGeneralData.onInit(FcTreGeneralData.java:239)
at com.sap.xss.tra.tre.fc.generaldata.wdp.InternalFcTreGeneralData.onInit(InternalFcTreGeneralData.java:1326)
at com.sap.xss.tra.tre.fc.generaldata.FcTreGeneralDataInterface.onInit(FcTreGeneralDataInterface.java:119)
at com.sap.xss.tra.tre.fc.generaldata.wdp.InternalFcTreGeneralDataInterface.onInit(InternalFcTreGeneralDataInterface.java:279)
at com.sap.xss.tra.tre.fc.generaldata.wdp.InternalFcTreGeneralDataInterface$External.onInit(InternalFcTreGeneralDataInterface.java:355)
at com.sap.pcuigp.xssfpm.wd.FPMComponent$FPM.attachComponentToUsage(FPMComponent.java:1022)
at com.sap.pcuigp.xssfpm.wd.FPMComponent$FPM.attachComponentToUsage(FPMComponent.java:979)
at com.sap.pcuigp.xssfpm.wd.FPMComponent$FPMProxy.attachComponentToUsage(FPMComponent.java:1230)
at com.sap.xss.tra.tre.vc.generaldata.VcTreGeneralData.onInit(VcTreGeneralData.java:239)
at com.sap.xss.tra.tre.vc.generaldata.wdp.InternalVcTreGeneralData.onInit(InternalVcTreGeneralData.java:539)
at com.sap.xss.tra.tre.vc.generaldata.VcTreGeneralDataInterface.onInit(VcTreGeneralDataInterface.java:169)
at com.sap.xss.tra.tre.vc.generaldata.wdp.InternalVcTreGeneralDataInterface.onInit(InternalVcTreGeneralDataInterface.java:144)
at com.sap.xss.tra.tre.vc.generaldata.wdp.InternalVcTreGeneralDataInterface$External.onInit(InternalVcTreGeneralDataInterface.java:220)
at com.sap.pcuigp.xssfpm.wd.FPMComponent.doProcessEvent(FPMComponent.java:614)
at com.sap.pcuigp.xssfpm.wd.FPMComponent.doEventLoop(FPMComponent.java:474)
at com.sap.pcuigp.xssfpm.wd.FPMComponent.wdDoInit(FPMComponent.java:218)
at com.sap.pcuigp.xssfpm.wd.wdp.InternalFPMComponent.wdDoInit(InternalFPMComponent.java:110)
at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.progmodel.generation.DelegatingComponent.doInit(DelegatingComponent.java:108)
at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.progmodel.controller.Controller.initController(Controller.java:215)
at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.progmodel.controller.Controller.init(Controller.java:200)
at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.cal.ClientComponent.init(ClientComponent.java:429)
at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.cal.ClientApplication.init(ClientApplication.java:345)
at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.ApplicationSession.initApplication(ApplicationSession.java:668)
at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.ApplicationSession.doProcessing(ApplicationSession.java:268)
at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.ClientSession.doApplicationProcessingPortal(ClientSession.java:725)
at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.ClientSession.doApplicationProcessing(ClientSession.java:661)
at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.ClientSession.doProcessing(ClientSession.java:227)
at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.RequestManager.doProcessing(RequestManager.java:150)
at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.core.ApplicationHandle.doProcessing(ApplicationHandle.java:73)
at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.portal.pb.impl.AbstractApplicationProxy.sendDataAndProcessActionInternal(AbstractApplicationProxy.java:739)
at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.portal.pb.impl.AbstractApplicationProxy.create(AbstractApplicationProxy.java:208)
at com.sap.portal.pb.PageBuilder.updateApplications(PageBuilder.java:1240)
at com.sap.portal.pb.PageBuilder.createPage(PageBuilder.java:340)
at com.sap.portal.pb.PageBuilder.init(PageBuilder.java:538)
at com.sap.portal.pb.PageBuilder.wdDoRefresh(PageBuilder.java:582)
at com.sap.portal.pb.PageBuilder$1.doPhase(PageBuilder.java:811)
at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.window.WindowPhaseModel.processPhaseListener(WindowPhaseModel.java:755)
at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.window.WindowPhaseModel.doPortalDispatch(WindowPhaseModel.java:717)
at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.window.WindowPhaseModel.processRequest(WindowPhaseModel.java:137)
at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.window.WebDynproWindow.processRequest(WebDynproWindow.java:344)
at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.cal.AbstractClient.executeTasks(AbstractClient.java:143)
at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.ApplicationSession.doProcessing(ApplicationSession.java:298)
at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.ClientSession.doApplicationProcessing(ClientSession.java:677)
at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.ClientSession.doProcessing(ClientSession.java:227)
at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.RequestManager.doProcessing(RequestManager.java:150)
at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.serverimpl.defaultimpl.DispatcherServlet.doContent(DispatcherServlet.java:56)
at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.serverimpl.defaultimpl.DispatcherServlet.doPost(DispatcherServlet.java:47)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:760)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853)
at com.sap.engine.services.servlets_jsp.server.HttpHandlerImpl.runServlet(HttpHandlerImpl.java:390)
at com.sap.engine.services.servlets_jsp.server.HttpHandlerImpl.handleRequest(HttpHandlerImpl.java:264)
at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.RequestAnalizer.startServlet(RequestAnalizer.java:347)
at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.RequestAnalizer.startServlet(RequestAnalizer.java:325)
at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.RequestAnalizer.invokeWebContainer(RequestAnalizer.java:887)
at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.RequestAnalizer.handle(RequestAnalizer.java:241)
at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.Client.handle(Client.java:92)
at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.Processor.request(Processor.java:148)
at com.sap.engine.core.service630.context.cluster.session.ApplicationSessionMessageListener.process(ApplicationSessionMessageListener.java:33)
at com.sap.engine.core.cluster.impl6.session.MessageRunner.run(MessageRunner.java:41)
at com.sap.engine.core.thread.impl3.ActionObject.run(ActionObject.java:37)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at com.sap.engine.core.thread.impl3.SingleThread.execute(SingleThread.java:100)
at com.sap.engine.core.thread.impl3.SingleThread.run(SingleThread.java:170)
we have already done the configuration at backend R/3 system under IMG -> Financial Accounting (New) -> Travel Management -> Employee Self-Service.
We are able to perform creation of expense record, approve, settle and run payroll in R/3 system.
However when we tried to Create Expense Report in Portal we hit with the error.
Are there any configuration we miss out in R/3 or in the portal?
Please kindly advice on the process we can take to resolve the error. I promise to return and reward all answers.
Thank you all!