NullPointerException from local variable 'isMEAuthorsRouting'

Hi All,

recently we upgraded from ME 6.0 to ME 15.

Executed tasks ‘SAP ME Configuration for Upgrade’ & 'SAP ME Database and Data Migration' - Success

After the update Material Maintenance Activity is not opening. I see the blow message in nwa logs

Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException: while trying to invoke the method java.lang.String.equalsIgnoreCase(java.lang.String) of an object loaded from local variable 'isMEAuthorsRouting'

nwa log:

[EXCEPTION]

javax.ejb.EJBException: ASJ.ejb.005044 (Failed in component: sap.com/me~ear) Exception raised from invocation of public com.sap.me.system.base.ApplicationVO com.sap.me.productdefinition.ItemApplicationBean.clear(com.sap.me.system.base.ApplicationVO) throws com.sap.me.frame.BasicBOBeanException method on bean instance com.sap.me.productdefinition.ItemApplicationBean@4c3728a3 for bean sap.com/me~ear*xml|me.productdefinition.ejb-150.3.22.jar*xml|ItemApplication in application sap.com/me~ear.; nested exception is: java.lang.NullPointerException: while trying to invoke the method java.lang.String.equalsIgnoreCase(java.lang.String) of an object loaded from local variable 'isMEAuthorsRouting'

java.lang.NullPointerException: while trying to invoke the method java.lang.String.equalsIgnoreCase(java.lang.String) of an object loaded from local variable 'isMEAuthorsRouting'

at com.sap.me.productdefinition.ItemApplicationBean.isMEAuthorsRoutingOn(ItemApplicationBean.java:2134)

at com.sap.me.productdefinition.ItemApplicationBean.populateSystemRules(ItemApplicationBean.java:1913)

at com.sap.me.productdefinition.ItemApplicationBean.prepareVO(ItemApplicationBean.java:1536)

at com.sap.me.productdefinition.ItemApplicationBean.clear(ItemApplicationBean.java:326)

at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)

at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)

at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)

at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)

at com.sap.engine.services.ejb3.runtime.impl.RequestInvocationContext.proceedFinal(RequestInvocationContext.java:47)

at com.sap.engine.services.ejb3.runtime.impl.AbstractInvocationContext.proceed(AbstractInvocationContext.java:166)

at com.sap.engine.services.ejb3.runtime.impl.Interceptors_StatesTransition.invoke(Interceptors_StatesTransition.java:19)

at com.sap.engine.services.ejb3.runtime.impl.AbstractInvocationContext.proceed(AbstractInvocationContext.java:179)

at com.sap.engine.services.ejb3.runtime.impl.Interceptors_Resource.invoke(Interceptors_Resource.java:50)

at com.sap.engine.services.ejb3.runtime.impl.AbstractInvocationContext.proceed(AbstractInvocationContext.java:179)

at com.sap.engine.services.ejb3.runtime.impl.Interceptors_StatefulTransactionAssociation.invoke(Interceptors_StatefulTransactionAssociation.java:45)

at com.sap.engine.services.ejb3.runtime.impl.AbstractInvocationContext.proceed(AbstractInvocationContext.java:179)

at com.sap.engine.services.ejb3.runtime.impl.AbstractInvocationContext.proceed(AbstractInvocationContext.java:191)

at com.sap.engine.services.ejb3.runtime.impl.Interceptors_StatefulSessionInstanceGetter.invoke(Interceptors_StatefulSessionInstanceGetter.java:37)

at com.sap.engine.services.ejb3.runtime.impl.AbstractInvocationContext.proceed(AbstractInvocationContext.java:179)

at com.sap.engine.services.ejb3.runtime.impl.Interceptors_Transaction.doWorkWithAttribute(Interceptors_Transaction.java:37)

at com.sap.engine.services.ejb3.runtime.impl.Interceptors_Transaction.invoke(Interceptors_Transaction.java:21)

at com.sap.engine.services.ejb3.runtime.impl.AbstractInvocationContext.proceed(AbstractInvocationContext.java:179)

at com.sap.engine.services.ejb3.runtime.impl.Interceptors_SecurityCheck.invoke(Interceptors_SecurityCheck.java:25)

at com.sap.engine.services.ejb3.runtime.impl.AbstractInvocationContext.proceed(AbstractInvocationContext.java:179)

at com.sap.engine.services.ejb3.runtime.impl.Interceptors_ExceptionTracer.invoke(Interceptors_ExceptionTracer.java:17)

at com.sap.engine.services.ejb3.runtime.impl.AbstractInvocationContext.proceed(AbstractInvocationContext.java:179)

at com.sap.engine.services.ejb3.runtime.impl.DefaultInvocationChainsManager.startChain(DefaultInvocationChainsManager.java:138)

at com.sap.engine.services.ejb3.runtime.impl.DefaultEJBProxyInvocationHandler.invoke(DefaultEJBProxyInvocationHandler.java:164)

at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy1276.clear(Unknown Source)

at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)

at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)

at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)

at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)

at com.sap.me.coral.core.controller.EJBServiceProxy.invoke(EJBServiceProxy.java:110)

at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy1865.clear(Unknown Source)

at com.sap.me.coral.core.command.DefaultClearCommand.handleCmd(DefaultClearCommand.java:64)

at com.sap.me.coral.core.command.AbstractCommand.execute(AbstractCommand.java:218)

at com.sap.me.coral.core.controller.ActivityServlet.performStandardAppInitialization(ActivityServlet.java:369)

at com.sap.me.coral.core.controller.ActivityServlet.initializeNewApplication(ActivityServlet.java:279)

at com.sap.me.coral.core.controller.ActivityServlet.handleRequest(ActivityServlet.java:120)

at com.sap.me.coral.core.controller.BaseServlet.processRequest(BaseServlet.java:122)

at com.sap.me.coral.core.controller.BaseServlet.doGet(BaseServlet.java:296)

at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:734)

at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:847)

at com.sap.engine.services.servlets_jsp.server.runtime.FilterChainImpl.runServlet(FilterChainImpl.java:202)

at com.sap.engine.services.servlets_jsp.server.runtime.FilterChainImpl.doFilter(FilterChainImpl.java:103)

at com.sap.me.frame.web.MeEntranceFilter.doFilter(MeEntranceFilter.java:36)

at com.sap.engine.services.servlets_jsp.server.runtime.FilterChainImpl.doFilter(FilterChainImpl.java:79)

at com.sap.engine.services.servlets_jsp.server.HttpHandlerImpl.runServlet(HttpHandlerImpl.java:432)

at com.sap.engine.services.servlets_jsp.server.HttpHandlerImpl.handleRequest(HttpHandlerImpl.java:210)

at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.RequestAnalizer.startServlet(RequestAnalizer.java:441)

at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.RequestAnalizer.startServlet(RequestAnalizer.java:430)

at com.sap.engine.services.servlets_jsp.filters.DSRWebContainerFilter.process(DSRWebContainerFilter.java:38)

at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.AbstractChain.process(AbstractChain.java:78)

at com.sap.engine.services.servlets_jsp.filters.ServletSelector.process(ServletSelector.java:81)

at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.AbstractChain.process(AbstractChain.java:78)

at com.sap.engine.services.servlets_jsp.filters.ApplicationSelector.process(ApplicationSelector.java:278)

at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.AbstractChain.process(AbstractChain.java:78)

at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.filters.WebContainerInvoker.process(WebContainerInvoker.java:81)

at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.HostFilter.process(HostFilter.java:9)

at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.AbstractChain.process(AbstractChain.java:78)

at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.filters.ResponseLogWriter.process(ResponseLogWriter.java:60)

at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.HostFilter.process(HostFilter.java:9)

at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.AbstractChain.process(AbstractChain.java:78)

at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.filters.DefineHostFilter.process(DefineHostFilter.java:27)

at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.ServerFilter.process(ServerFilter.java:12)

at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.AbstractChain.process(AbstractChain.java:78)

at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.filters.MonitoringFilter.process(MonitoringFilter.java:29)

at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.ServerFilter.process(ServerFilter.java:12)

at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.AbstractChain.process(AbstractChain.java:78)

at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.filters.SessionSizeFilter.process(SessionSizeFilter.java:26)

at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.ServerFilter.process(ServerFilter.java:12)

at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.AbstractChain.process(AbstractChain.java:78)

at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.filters.MemoryStatisticFilter.process(MemoryStatisticFilter.java:57)

at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.ServerFilter.process(ServerFilter.java:12)

at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.AbstractChain.process(AbstractChain.java:78)

at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.filters.DSRHttpFilter.process(DSRHttpFilter.java:43)

at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.ServerFilter.process(ServerFilter.java:12)

at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.AbstractChain.process(AbstractChain.java:78)

at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.Processor.chainedRequest(Processor.java:475)

at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.Processor$FCAProcessorThread.process(Processor.java:269)

at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.rcm.RequestProcessorThread.run(RequestProcessorThread.java:56)

at com.sap.engine.core.thread.execution.Executable.run(Executable.java:122)

at com.sap.engine.core.thread.execution.Executable.run(Executable.java:101)

at com.sap.engine.core.thread.execution.CentralExecutor$SingleThread.run(CentralExecutor.java:328)

at com.sap.engine.services.ejb3.runtime.impl.RequestInvocationContext.proceedFinal(RequestInvocationContext.java:88)