1919861 - ERROR: HTTP 500 "while trying to invoke the method java.util.Properties.entrySet() of an object loaded from local variable 'globalProperties' " after upgrade of BI or Add-ons

• ERROR: "while trying to invoke the method java.util.Properties.entrySet() of an object loaded from local variable 'globalProperties'" after upgrade of the product
• Below error is seen in stderr.log after the upgrade
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  org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve invoke
  SEVERE: Servlet.service() for servlet [equinoxbridgeservlet] in context with path [/BOE] threw exception
  java.lang.NullPointerException: while trying to invoke the method java.util.Properties.entrySet() of an object loaded from local variable globalProperties'
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• Below error is seen while attempting to open BI Launchpad (BILP) or Central Management Console (CMC) post upgrade:
  HTTP Status 500
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  type Exception report
  message
  description The server encountered an internal error () that prevented it from fulfilling this request.
  exception
  java.lang.NullPointerException: while trying to invoke the method java.util.Properties.entrySet() of an object loaded from local variable 'globalProperties'
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• SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence 4.x
• SAP Lumira BIP Add-on 1.x
• Windows
• Apache Tomcat 6 / 7 / 8

HTTP Status 500, HTTP 500,  globalProperties, java.util.Properties.entrySet, stderr.log, SEVERE: Servlet.service() for servlet [equinoxbridgeservlet] in context with path [/BOE] threw exception, java.lang.NullPointerException, equinoxbridgeservlet, exception, severe, org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve invoke, internal error , KBA , BI-BIP-DEP , Webapp Deployment, Networking, Vulnerabilities, Webservices , Problem