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Problem Note 50266: "Error running RPOAlertWatchTask(XXXXXXXXX) - null" is incorrectly displayed in the mid-tier log
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The following error messages are incorrectly displayed in the mid-tier log on SAS® Size Optimization solutions (SAS® Size Profiling and SAS® Pack Optimization):
MI [RPOAlertWatchTask - xxxxxxxxxx] 25Jan13 00:34:08 ERROR com.sas.solutions.di.server.rpo.RPOAlertServiceImpl - Error running RPOAlertWatchTask(xxxxxxxxxxx) - null
MI [RPOAlertWatchTask - xxxxxxxxxx] 25Jan13 00:34:08 ERROR com.sas.solutions.di.server.rpo.RPOAlertServiceImpl - java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.sas.solutions.di.server.rpo.RPOPlanningService.getPriceChangePriorities(RPOPlanningService.java:3640)
at com.sas.solutions.di.server.rpo.RPOPlanningService.initialize(RPOPlanningService.java:235)
at com.sas.solutions.di.server.rpo.RPOPlanningService.getInstance(RPOPlanningService.java:216)
at com.sas.solutions.di.server.rpo.RPOAlertServiceImpl.processNewAlerts(RPOAlertServiceImpl.java:569)
at com.sas.solutions.di.server.rpo.RPOAlertWatchTask.run(RPOAlertWatchTask.java:86)
at com.sas.solutions.di.server.management.ServerBackgroundTask$ServerBackgroundThread.run(ServerBackgroundTask.java:102)
To remove the error messages from the log, remove the following RPO alert tasks in SAS® Management Console by going to "Application Manager", then "Configuration Manager", right-click on "Merchandise Intell Mid-Tier 5.2", select "Properities", and click on the "Advanced" tab:
- com.sas.solutions.di.server.rpo.backgroundtask.1.class;
- com.sas.solutions.di.server.rpo.backgroundtask.1.period.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS Pack Optimization | 64-bit Enabled AIX | 3.2_M1 | 3.2_M4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Linux for x64 | 3.2_M1 | 3.2_M4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 3.2_M1 | 3.2_M4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| SAS System | SAS Size Profiling | 64-bit Enabled AIX | 3.2_M1 | 3.2_M4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 3.2_M1 | 3.2_M4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 3.2_M1 | 3.2_M4 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||