> Source: [sk122555](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk122555)

# sk122555 - Publishing sessions fail with "java.lang.NullPointerException; nested exception..."

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk122555 |
| Date Created | 2018-01-24 |
| Last Modified | 2022-02-15 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Management Server |
| Versions | R81.10 (EOS) |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- * Publishing sessions fail with error:   
  "`java.lang.NullPointerException; nested exception is javax.persistence.PersistenceException: java.lang.NullPointerException`"

  ![](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/sc/SolutionsStatics/NEW_SK_NOID1516816262793/error1801241138.PNG)
* Publishing fails with NPE (null pointer exception) in following (CLEAR) call stack:  

  `
  at com.checkpoint.management.dleserver.coresvc.internal.triggers.CpmiGroupIntDeleteTrigger.onObjectDelete(DleObject, ObjectCrudSvc$DeletePhase)(CpmiGroupIntDeleteTrigger.java:38)`  
  `
  at com.checkpoint.management.dleserver.coresvc.internal.ObjectCrudSvcImpl.runDeleteTriggers_aroundBody88(ObjectCrudSvcImpl, ObjectCrudSvc$DeletePhase, DleObject, ValidationSeverity, JoinPoint) (ObjectCrudSvcImpl.java:5806)`  
  `
  at com.checkpoint.management.dleserver.coresvc.internal.ObjectCrudSvcImpl$AjcClosure89.run(Object[])(ObjectCrudSvcImpl.java:1)`  
  `
  at org.aspectj.runtime.reflect.JoinPointImpl.proceed(JoinPointImpl.java:149)`  
  `
  at com.checkpoint.management.dleserver.coresvc.internal.TransactionRetrySvcImpl.proceed(ProceedingJoinPoint)(TransactionRetrySvcImpl.java:102)`  
  `
  Problematic object is:`  
  `
  [DATE TIME] DEBUG internal.triggers.CpmiGroupIntDeleteTrigger [taskExecutor-20]: CpmiUserIntDeleteTrigger called for com.checkpoint.objects.classes.dummy.CpmiServiceGroup CheckPointObject{metaInfo=com.checkpoint.management.dlecommon.ngm_api.MetaInfoForTopLevel@23f65f79, featuresPreset=42771b2b-25f5-370d-bf3c-720ba4be8324, features=[df584c4e-dd43-48a2-91bd-60eb5281a682, 521e31d4-ad65-48c8-affd-80dd67499c36, c1c7901a-9835-48cb-b434-31e8813b439d, 7f44117b-fa39-4ed0-be73-6c7e4c22d043, a23532a2-8af0-4c41-9a16-d85a36f3cfb4, 07967386-0ef6-4afc-a8ab-d695f0f7e73e, ee8d565e-7ca9-4561-833b-3ff66511daca], tags=[], systemTags=[1316ee9c-4f9c-49ca-85c0-37fbfa2f55ed, 1316ee9c-4f9c-49ca-85c0-37fbfa2f55f0, ea7f217a-3224-4bfc-9a21-8ab70e4478c3, 1316ee9c-4f9c-49ca-85c0-37fbfa2f55f5, 1316ee9c-4f9c-49ca-85c0-37fbfa2f55f7], actions=null, dynamicFeatures=null} {name='g_Ora_Mgmt_Svr_App2', objId='c1464fb6-fd78-4bf8-b8da-8f3879f21acd', domain='1e294ce0-367a-11e3-aa6e-0800200c9a66'}`
* == CONT==  
  NullPointeException in EclipseLink code  
  `Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException`  
  `
  at org.eclipse.persistence.internal.queries.CollectionContainerPolicy.iteratorFor(CollectionContainerPolicy.java:150)`  
  `
  at org.eclipse.persistence.mappings.CollectionMapping.recordPrivateOwnedRemovals(CollectionMapping.java:1724)`  
  `
  at org.eclipse.persistence.internal.descriptors.ObjectBuilder.recordPrivateOwnedRemovals(ObjectBuilder.java:3445)`  
  `
  at org.eclipse.persistence.internal.sessions.UnitOfWorkImpl.calculateChanges(UnitOfWorkImpl.java:687)`  
  `
  at org.eclipse.persistence.internal.sessions.UnitOfWorkImpl.commitToDatabaseWithChangeSet(UnitOfWorkImpl.java:1514)`  
  `
  at org.eclipse.persistence.internal.sessions.RepeatableWriteUnitOfWork.commitRootUnitOfWork(RepeatableWriteUnitOfWork.java:277)`  
  `
  at org.eclipse.persistence.internal.sessions.UnitOfWorkImpl.commitAndResume(UnitOfWorkImpl.java:1167)`  
  `
  at org.eclipse.persistence.internal.jpa.transaction.EntityTransactionImpl.commit(EntityTransactionImpl.java:132)`  
  ... 38 more
* Scenario:
  1. Create a group of services - add two or more of any services into the group and click OK
  2. Delete this group of services within your work session
  3. Publish your changes

## Cause

Creation and deletion of a group of services within the same worksession cause publishing to fail.

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