<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; Prateek,<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp; It is difficult to diagnose the problem only by the provided stacktrace. May I suggest that first thing you do is upgrade the drools version to 4.0.2 or if possible 4.0.3 (to be released today)? There are several bug fixes and a few error message improvements, that hopefully will allow us to narrow the problem.
<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp; []s<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; Edson<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">2007/10/23, <a href="mailto:prateek.katiyar@wipro.com">prateek.katiyar@wipro.com</a> &lt;<a href="mailto:prateek.katiyar@wipro.com">prateek.katiyar@wipro.com
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<div dir="ltr"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">I am using Drools 4.0.1.</font></div>
<div dir="ltr"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">I have one rule ( name&nbsp;= <font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><strong>valsubmitLoanApplication#0_1193115386921</strong>&nbsp;)</font>&nbsp;in my rule file. When I am running my application on Tomcat Server first time, the validation is happening properly. But when I am running the same application second time(the server is still running), I am getting the following exception :
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<div dir="ltr">java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: The rule called <strong>valsubmitLoanApplication#0_1193115386921</strong> is not valid. Check for compi<br>le errors reported.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.drools.common.AbstractRuleBase.addRule
(AbstractRuleBase.java:433)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.drools.reteoo.ReteooRuleBase.addRule(ReteooRuleBase.java:265)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.drools.common.AbstractRuleBase.addPackage(AbstractRuleBase.java:337)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at com.wipro.evalidator.validation.impl.DroolsValidator.getXMLRuleBase
(DroolsValidator.java:477)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at com.wipro.evalidator.validation.impl.DroolsValidator.validateXML(DroolsValidator.java:308)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at com.wipro.evalidator.validation.impl.DroolsValidator.validate(DroolsValidator.java
:213)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at com.wipro.evalidator.jbossaop.openrules.intercepts.WebTierInterceptor.invoke(WebTierInterceptor.java:57)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at com.wipro.evalidator.efaces.service.EmpLoanResponseService$submitLoanApplication_N4694083757408641873.invokeNex
<br>t(EmpLoanResponseService$submitLoanApplication_N4694083757408641873.java)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at com.wipro.evalidator.efaces.service.EmpLoanResponseService.submitLoanApplication(EmpLoanResponseService.java)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at com.wipro.evalidator.efaces.service.EmpLoanRequestService.service
(EmpLoanRequestService.java:92)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at com.wipro.efaces.server.webrender.WebRenderServlet.process(Unknown Source)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at com.wipro.efaces.server.webrender.WebRenderServlet.doPost(Unknown Source)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at 
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:709)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java
:252)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:213)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at 
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:178)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:126)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke
(ErrorReportValve.java:105)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:107)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:148)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at 
org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:869)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11BaseProtocol.java:6<br>64)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at 
org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:527)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.runIt(LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.java:80)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run
(ThreadPool.java:684)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)<br>validateXML()&nbsp; *********has created the RuleBase instance **************<br>java.lang.NullPointerException<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at com.wipro.evalidator.validation.impl.DroolsValidator.validateXML
(DroolsValidator.java:316)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at com.wipro.evalidator.validation.impl.DroolsValidator.validate(DroolsValidator.java:213)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at com.wipro.evalidator.jbossaop.openrules.intercepts.WebTierInterceptor.invoke(WebTierInterceptor.java
:57)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at com.wipro.evalidator.efaces.service.EmpLoanResponseService$submitLoanApplication_N4694083757408641873.invokeNex<br>t(EmpLoanResponseService$submitLoanApplication_N4694083757408641873.java)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at 
com.wipro.evalidator.efaces.service.EmpLoanResponseService.submitLoanApplication(EmpLoanResponseService.java)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at com.wipro.evalidator.efaces.service.EmpLoanRequestService.service(EmpLoanRequestService.java:92)<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at com.wipro.efaces.server.webrender.WebRenderServlet.process(Unknown Source)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at com.wipro.efaces.server.webrender.WebRenderServlet.doPost(Unknown Source)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service
(HttpServlet.java:709)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at 
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:213)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke
(StandardContextValve.java:178)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:126)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:105)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at 
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:107)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:148)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process
(Http11Processor.java:869)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11BaseProtocol.java:6<br>64)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket
(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:527)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.runIt(LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.java:80)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java
:684)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)</div>
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<div dir="ltr"><font color="#0000ff">And if i shutdown the server and again start the server ,the same process happens.</font></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><font color="#0000ff">Now please tell me that what can I do to resolve this problem?</font></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><font color="#0000ff">Thanks.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2"><em><strong>With Regards</strong></em></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"><em><strong>Prateek </strong></em></font></div></div></div>
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