Resolution:
Description:
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Exporting applications fails with NullPointerException while deploying application still works.

Environment:
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TIBCO Runtime Agent 5.6.x

Symptoms:
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The exception stack like the following appears when exporting applications:
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2011 Nov 24 11:21:38:612 GMT +0 Info [com.tibco.administrator.command.tool.ApplicationManagement] AESDKJ-0000 [main]  [ UK_MOTIFPROD/Motif_DR/DR_Validation-1 ]: Failed in exporting configuration file /tmp/sk_motif/UK_MOTIFPROD/Motif_DR/DR_Validation-1.xml
2011 Nov 24 11:21:38:685 GMT +0 Error [com.tibco.administrator.command.tool.ApplicationManagement] AESDKJ-0000 [main]  java.lang.NullPointerException
        at java.lang.String.&ltinit>(String.java:177)
        at com.tibco.administrator.command.data.application.BaseRemoteRepoInstance.&ltinit>(BaseRemoteRepoInstance.java:45)
        at com.tibco.administrator.command.data.application.RVRepoInstance.&ltinit>(RVRepoInstance.java:42)
        at com.tibco.administrator.command.data.application.RepoInstances.&ltinit>(RepoInstances.java:40)
        at com.tibco.administrator.command.data.application.Application.s(Application.java:225)
        at com.tibco.administrator.command.data.application.Application.export(Application.java:1046)
        at com.tibco.administrator.command.tool.ApplicationManagement.a(ApplicationManagement.java:649)
        at com.tibco.administrator.command.tool.ApplicationManagement.action(ApplicationManagement.java:417)
        at com.tibco.administrator.command.tool.ApplicationManagement.char(ApplicationManagement.java:2215)
        at com.tibco.administrator.command.tool.ApplicationManagement.a(ApplicationManagement.java:2102)
        at com.tibco.administrator.command.tool.ApplicationManagement.g(ApplicationManagement.java:2060)
        at com.tibco.administrator.command.tool.ApplicationManagement.task(ApplicationManagement.java:223)
        at com.tibco.administrator.command.tool.ApplicationManagement.main(ApplicationManagement.java:156)
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Cause:
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The application's repository data in the domain was somehow corrupted or incomplete.


Resolution:
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Log into the Admin GUI, open the configuration dialog of the problematic application, upload a new version of the .ear file and deploy it via the Administrator GUI. This will fix the NullPointerException which occured while exporting.