Environment
Novell Vibe 4.0
Situation
When using Oracle as the database with Vibe 4.0, the workspace hierarchy appears blank when the 'Browse Hierarchy; icon is clicked in the Vibe navigation bar. A re-index operation on the site may also reveal the following error:
2015-05-21 21:21:21,781 INFO [http-bio-8080-exec-10] [com.novell.teaming.module.admin.impl.PlusAdminModule] - Administrative reindexing requested on binders [1]
2015-05-21 21:21:21,868 ERROR [http-bio-8080-exec-10] [org.kablink.teaming.module.workspace.impl.DefaultWorkspaceCoreProcessor] - Error indexing binder /Home Workspace
java.lang.NullPointerException: value cannot be null
2015-05-21 21:21:21,781 INFO [http-bio-8080-exec-10] [com.novell.teaming.module.admin.impl.PlusAdminModule] - Administrative reindexing requested on binders [1]
2015-05-21 21:21:21,868 ERROR [http-bio-8080-exec-10] [org.kablink.teaming.module.workspace.impl.DefaultWorkspaceCoreProcessor] - Error indexing binder /Home Workspace
java.lang.NullPointerException: value cannot be null
Resolution
A fix for this issue is available in the Vibe 4.0 Hot Patch 1, available via the Novell Patch Finder.