java.lang.NullPointerException after Upgrade to SP9 on 2004s

Hi everybody,

We are on Netweaver 2004s.

We have a severe problem after upgrading from SP7 to SP Stack 9. Allmost all of our ESS and MSS scenarios throw a java.lang.NullPointerException.

eg. when I try to change my bank account in ESS:

java.lang.NullPointerException

at java.util.Date.before(Date.java:879)

at com.sap.xss.per.vc.detailfooter.VcPersInfoDetailFooter.onBeforeOutput(VcPersInfoDetailFooter.java:213)

at com.sap.xss.per.vc.detailfooter.wdp.InternalVcPersInfoDetailFooter.onBeforeOutput(InternalVcPersInfoDetailFooter.java:188)

at com.sap.xss.per.vc.detailfooter.VcPersInfoDetailFooterInterface.onBeforeOutput(VcPersInfoDetailFooterInterface.java:144)

at com.sap.xss.per.vc.detailfooter.wdp.InternalVcPersInfoDetailFooterInterface.onBeforeOutput(InternalVcPersInfoDetailFooterInterface.java:136)

at com.sap.xss.per.vc.detailfooter.wdp.InternalVcPersInfoDetailFooterInterface$External.onBeforeOutput(InternalVcPersInfoDetailFooterInterface.java:212)

at com.sap.pcuigp.xssfpm.wd.FPMComponent.callOnBeforeOutput(FPMComponent.java:602)

at com.sap.pcuigp.xssfpm.wd.FPMComponent.doProcessEvent(FPMComponent.java:568)

at com.sap.pcuigp.xssfpm.wd.FPMComponent.doEventLoop(FPMComponent.java:437)

at com.sap.pcuigp.xssfpm.wd.FPMComponent.access$600(FPMComponent.java:78)

at com.sap.pcuigp.xssfpm.wd.FPMComponent$FPM.raiseEvent(FPMComponent.java:936)

at com.sap.pcuigp.xssfpm.wd.FPMComponent$FPMProxy.raiseEvent(FPMComponent.java:1099)

at com.sap.xss.hr.per.de.bank.overview.VcPerBankDEOverview.edit(VcPerBankDEOverview.java:247)

at com.sap.xss.hr.per.de.bank.overview.wdp.InternalVcPerBankDEOverview.edit(InternalVcPerBankDEOverview.java:289)

at com.sap.xss.hr.per.de.bank.overview.BizCardsView.onActionEdit(BizCardsView.java:170)

at com.sap.xss.hr.per.de.bank.overview.wdp.InternalBizCardsView.wdInvokeEventHandler(InternalBizCardsView.java:236)

at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.progmodel.generation.DelegatingView.invokeEventHandler(DelegatingView.java:87)

at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.progmodel.controller.Action.fire(Action.java:67)

at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.window.WindowPhaseModel.doHandleActionEvent(WindowPhaseModel.java:420)

at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.window.WindowPhaseModel.processRequest(WindowPhaseModel.java:132)

at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.window.WebDynproWindow.processRequest(WebDynproWindow.java:335)

at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.cal.AbstractClient.executeTasks(AbstractClient.java:143)

at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.ApplicationSession.doProcessing(ApplicationSession.java:299)

at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.ClientSession.doApplicationProcessingPortal(ClientSession.java:779)

at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.ClientSession.doApplicationProcessing(ClientSession.java:714)

at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.ClientSession.doProcessing(ClientSession.java:261)

at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.RequestManager.doProcessing(RequestManager.java:149)

at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.core.ApplicationHandle.doProcessing(ApplicationHandle.java:69)

at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.portal.pb.impl.AbstractApplicationProxy.sendDataAndProcessActionInternal(AbstractApplicationProxy.java:860)

at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.portal.pb.impl.localwd.LocalApplicationProxy.sendDataAndProcessAction(LocalApplicationProxy.java:77)

at com.sap.portal.pb.PageBuilder.updateApplications(PageBuilder.java:1259)

at com.sap.portal.pb.PageBuilder.SendDataAndProcessAction(PageBuilder.java:324)

at com.sap.portal.pb.PageBuilder$1.doPhase(PageBuilder.java:830)

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:136)

at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.window.WebDynproWindow.processRequest(WebDynproWindow.java:335)

at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.cal.AbstractClient.executeTasks(AbstractClient.java:143)

at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.ApplicationSession.doProcessing(ApplicationSession.java:299)

at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.ClientSession.doApplicationProcessingStandalone(ClientSession.java:759)

at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.ClientSession.doApplicationProcessing(ClientSession.java:712)

at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.ClientSession.doProcessing(ClientSession.java:261)

at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.RequestManager.doProcessing(RequestManager.java:149)

at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.serverimpl.defaultimpl.DispatcherServlet.doContent(DispatcherServlet.java:62)

at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.serverimpl.defaultimpl.DispatcherServlet.doPost(DispatcherServlet.java:53)

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:401)

at com.sap.engine.services.servlets_jsp.server.HttpHandlerImpl.handleRequest(HttpHandlerImpl.java:266)

at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.RequestAnalizer.startServlet(RequestAnalizer.java:387)

at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.RequestAnalizer.startServlet(RequestAnalizer.java:365)

at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.RequestAnalizer.invokeWebContainer(RequestAnalizer.java:944)

at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.RequestAnalizer.handle(RequestAnalizer.java:266)

at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.Client.handle(Client.java:95)

at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.Processor.request(Processor.java:160)

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(AccessController.java:215)

at com.sap.engine.core.thread.impl3.SingleThread.execute(SingleThread.java:100)

at com.sap.engine.core.thread.impl3.SingleThread.run(SingleThread.java:170)

Has anyone of you faced similar issues? SAP is quite slow suggesting a solution. They are refering to OSS note 1032194 which doesn't even exist yet.