2597031 - IDM Initial Load - Business Roles fails

You are trying the run the Initial Load - Business Roles job to integrate IDM and GRC. The job fails at the Read GRC Business Roles pass with the following:

E: - java.lang.NullPointerException: while trying to invoke the method com.sap.conn.jco.JCoFunction.getImportParameterList() of a null object loaded from field com.sap.idm.ic.sap.jco.client.JCoClient.function of an object loaded from local variable 'this'

while trying to invoke the method com.sap.conn.jco.JCoFunction.getImportParameterList() of a null object loaded from field com.sap.idm.ic.sap.jco.client.JCoClient.function of an object loaded from local variable 'this'
com.sap.idm.ic.sap.jco.client.JCoClient.setSimpleParameter(JCoClient.java:102)
com.sap.idm.ic.sap.jco.client.JCoClient.setJcoParameters(JCoClient.java:94)
com.sap.idm.ic.FromRFC.initCustom(FromRFC.java:65)
com.sap.idm.ic.FromCustom.init(FromCustom.java:66)
com.sap.idm.ic.DSERunTime.runFromPass(DSERunTime.java:2068)
com.sap.idm.ic.DSERunTime.runPass(DSERunTime.java:3147)
com.sap.idm.ic.DSERunTime.runJob(DSERunTime.java:1277)
com.sap.idm.ic.DSERunTime.loopJob(DSERunTime.java:670)
com.sap.idm.ic.DSERunTime.doCommand(DSERunTime.java:1901)
com.sap.idm.ic.DSERunTime.doCommand(DSERunTime.java:336)
com.sap.idm.ic.DSERunTime.run(DSERunTime.java:3539)
com.sap.idm.ic.DSERunTime.main(DSERunTime.java:3462)

com.sap.idm.ic.DSERunTime :E: FromRFC.init failed

• SAP IDM 8.0 SP5 or Higher
• GRC 10.0 or 10.1

RFC, Identity Mangement, GRAC_BUSINESS_ROLE_EXPORT, RFC_ERROR_APPLICATION_EXCEPTION, LastModificationTimeBusinessRoles , KBA , BC-IAM-IDM , Identity Management , GRC-SAC-ARQ , Access Request , Problem