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Failed to find a 'RULE-OBJ-ACTIVITY' with the name 'NULL'

SA-24471

Summary



Errors are generated in the PegaRULES log file when dealt with decision tree in Pega 7.1.7.


Error Messages



2016-06-02 14:50:19,025 [         http-7101-6] [TABTHREAD0] [                    ] [   MyApp:01.01.01] (ted.pega_rulesengine_utilities) ERROR localhost|host user - PRRuntime Error: Failed to find a 'RULE-OBJ-ACTIVITY' with the name 'NULL' that applies to 'Embed-Rule-Declare-DecisionTree'; no rules with this name were found in the rulebase.

2016-06-02 14:50:19,027 [         http-7101-6] [TABTHREAD0] [                    ] [  
MyApp:01.01.01] (ted.pega_rulesengine_utilities) ERROR localhost|host user - PRRuntime Error: Failed to find instance Embed-Rule-Declare-DecisionTree.null


Steps to Reproduce

  1. Open the PegaSample EvaluateReport decision tree. 
  2. Check the logs for the error.


Root Cause



A defect in Pegasystems’ code or rules.
​The error occurs when the pzGetListFromPageSource function has preDataTransform and preActivity values that are set to the string value "null" rather than actual null.

Resolution



Apply HFix-27997.

Published June 17, 2016 - Updated October 8, 2020

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