2428079 - Document Generate: Generate and Email Error Message: " a null object loaded from local variable 'resolvedTrRow'"

You would receive an application error when clicking on feature "Generate and Email document " in document generation

The application error id would be accompanied by Error Message: " a null object loaded from local variable 'resolvedTrRow'"

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Employee Central - Document Generation

Step:

1. Go to Admin tool then Generate Document 
2. User 
3. Click Generate and Email
4. Result: user encounters application error

 

 

Issue: Missiconfiguration of Document

 1. Go to Admin tool then Manage Document Template
 3. Select document
 4. Click on source
 5. Review source

The issue with resolvedTrRow value is null :

The whole of DocGen framework the variable is used 3 times in one method andthat method is called on if the body has table associated with it .
But we don't find any table associated with the template , and more-ever this template is straight forward. in terms complications in the structure of the template content.

Step 1: Create a New Document

1. Go to Admin tool then Manage Document Template
2. Create a New Document

Example:

Step 2: Refresh the template

1.  Go to Admin tool then Manage Document Template Mapping 
2.  Select the document and update base object and target field 
3.  Save

Test

 Result: No Error Message

 

Document Generate, Generate and Email, while trying to invoke the method java.lang.String.replace(java.lang.CharSequence, java.lang.CharSequence) of a null object loaded from local variable 'resolvedTrRow, Table associated with the template, ECT-65346 , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-DOC , Document Generation , LOD-SF-EC , Employee Central , Problem

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