2271257 - SLD fails due to error "java.lang.NullPointerException: while trying to invoke the method com.sap.sld.api.std.tech.SLD_ABAPApplicationServer.getNumber() of a nullobject loaded from local variable 'centralApplServer'"

SLD fails due to the error below during the creation of Integration Server:

java.lang.NullPointerException: while trying to invoke the method
com.sap.sld.api.std.tech.SLD_ABAPApplicationServer.getNumber() of a nullobject loaded from local variable 'centralApplServer'

at com.sap.sld.wd.businesssystem.BusinessSystem.createIntegrationServer(BusinessSystem.java:450)
at com.sap.sld.wd.businesssystem.wdp.InternalBusinessSystem.createIntegrationServer(InternalBusinessSystem.java:449)
at com.sap.sld.wd.businesssystem.WizardView.associateTechnicalSystem(WizardView.java:1689)
at com.sap.sld.wd.businesssystem.WizardView.createBusinessSystem(WizardView.java:1793)
at com.sap.sld.wd.businesssystem.WizardView.onActionFinish(WizardView.java:1249)
... 60 more

• SAP AS Netweaver Java 7.1 and higher;
• System Landscape Directory(SLD);
• Operating System Independent;
• Database Independent.

SLD, System Landscape Directory, Associate, NullPointerException, CentralAppServer, Nullobject, Integration Server, SAP NetWeaver, SAP_CentrallMonitoredApplicationServer, Configuration, Issue, Stack, Function, GetNumber, SLD_ABAPApplicationServer, , KBA , BC-CCM-SLD , System Landscape Directory / Component Repository , Problem