3630950 - Error while executing the PAPI request: "placeInQueueAtStep"

While executing the PAPI request:"placeInQueueAtStep" the following error message occurs:

 "javax.ejb.TransactionRolledbackLocalException: Error occurred: ; nested exception is: javax.ejb.EJBTransactionRolledbackException: Transaction ended with error, reason: ; nested exception is: javax.ejb.EJBException: ASJ.ejb.005044 (Failed in component: sap.com/me~ear) Exception raised from invocation of public void com.sap.me.demand.SFCRoutingBOBean.placeInQueue(com.sap.me.frame.Data) throws com.sap.me.frame.BasicBOBeanException method on bean instance com.sap.me.demand.SFCRoutingBOBean@2f634bd5 for bean sap.com/me~ear*xml|me.demand.ejb-<SAP ME version>.jar*xml|SFCRoutingBO in application sap.com/me~ear.; nested exception is: java.lang.NullPointerException: while trying to invoke the method com.sap.me.frame.Data.size() of a null object loaded from local variable 'newSFCStepData'" 

• SAP Manufacturing Execution

Visiprise, PAPI,placeInQueueAtStep, NullPointerException, newSFCStepData, while trying to invoke the method com.sap.me.frame.Data.size() of a null object loaded from local variable 'newSFCStepData'"  , KBA , MFG-ME , SAP Manufacturing Execution , Problem