Null Pointer Exception in Bursting Engine

Question

Hi, I am trying the example given in XDO 5.6.2. but i am getting null pointer exception. Any help appreciated.
1. burstCtrl.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<DATA>
<DEPTS>
<DEPT>
<DEPTNO>20</DEPTNO>
<NAME>Accounting</NAME>
<MANAGER_EMAIL>[email protected]</MANAGER_EMAIL>
<EMPLOYEES>
<EMPLOYEE>
<EMPNO>7369</EMPNO>
<ENAME>SMITH</ENAME>
<JOB>CLERK</JOB>
<MGR>7902</MGR>
<HIREDATE>1980-12-17T00:00:00.000-08:00</HIREDATE>
<SAL>800</SAL>
<DEPTNO>20</DEPTNO>
<EMAIL>[email protected]</EMAIL>
</EMPLOYEE>
<EMPLOYEE>
<EMPNO>7566</EMPNO>
<ENAME>JONES</ENAME>
<JOB>MANAGER</JOB>
<MGR>7839</MGR>
<HIREDATE>1981-04-02T00:00:00.000-08:00</HIREDATE>
<SAL>2975</SAL>
<DEPTNO>20</DEPTNO>
<EMAIL>[email protected]</EMAIL>
</EMPLOYEE>
</EMPLOYEES>
</DEPT>
<DEPT>
<DEPTNO>30</DEPTNO>
<NAME>Sales</NAME>
<MANAGER_EMAIL>[email protected]</MANAGER_EMAIL>
<EMPLOYEES>
<EMPLOYEE>
<EMPNO>7788</EMPNO>
<ENAME>SCOTT</ENAME>
<JOB>ANALYST</JOB>
<MGR>7566</MGR>
<HIREDATE>1982-12-09T00:00:00.000-08:00</HIREDATE>
<SAL>3000</SAL>
<DEPTNO>20</DEPTNO>
<EMAIL>[email protected]</EMAIL>
</EMPLOYEE>
<EMPLOYEE>
<EMPNO>7876</EMPNO>
<ENAME>ADAMS</ENAME>
<JOB>CLERK</JOB>
<MGR>7788</MGR>
<HIREDATE>1983-01-12T00:00:00.000-08:00</HIREDATE>
<SAL>1100</SAL>
<EMAIL>[email protected]</EMAIL>
</EMPLOYEE>
</EMPLOYEES>
</DEPT>
</DEPTS>
</DATA>
2. empData.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<xapi:requestset xmlns:xapi="http://xmlns.oracle.com/oxp/xapi" type="bursting">
<xapi:request
select="/DATA/DEPTS/DEPT/EMPLOYEES/EMPLOYEE">
<! - Burst on Customer element - >
<xapi:delivery>
<xapi:email server="xxx.server.com" port="25" from="[email protected]" reply-to=
"">
<xapi:message id="123" to="${EMAIL}"
cc="[email protected]" attachment="true"
subject="CustomerDetails">Please find the customer invoice as a attachment
(Through Application).
<! - Set the id for the delivery method - >
<! - Use the Customer EMAIL element to email the document to the Customer - >
</xapi:message>
</xapi:email>
</xapi:delivery>
<xapi:document output-type="pdf" delivery="123">
<!Specify the delivery method id to be used - >
<xapi:template type="rtf"
location="/home/lkkumar/Dept.rtf" />
</xapi:document>
</xapi:request>
</xapi:requestset>
3. BurstingTest.java
import oracle.apps.xdo.batch.DocumentProcessor;
import oracle.apps.xdo.batch.*;
import oracle.apps.xdo.batch.object.*;
import oracle.apps.xdo.delivery.*;
import oracle.apps.xdo.delivery.smtp.*;
import oracle.apps.xdo.*;
import oracle.apps.xdo.oa.util.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.io.InputStream;
import oracle.apps.fnd.cp.request.*;
public class BurstingTest
public BurstingTest()
try {
DocumentProcessor dp = new DocumentProcessor
("/home/lkkumar/burstCtrl.xml","/home/lkkumar/empData.xml","/home/lkkumar");
dp.process();
} catch (Exception ex) {
          System.out.println(ex);
ex.printStackTrace();
} finally {
public static void main(String[] args)
BurstingTest burst1 = new BurstingTest();
The program compiles fine. but when i execute it gives null pointer exception.
(lkkumar) lkkumar- java BurstingTest
java.lang.NullPointerException
java.lang.NullPointerException
at oracle.apps.xdo.batch.BurstingProcessorEngine.process(BurstingProcessorEngine.java:1313)
at oracle.apps.xdo.batch.DocumentProcessor.process(DocumentProcessor.java:213)
at BurstingTest.<init>(BurstingTest.java:19)
at BurstingTest.main(BurstingTest.java:30)
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Answer 1

Any idea , why it failed ?
were you able to resolve ??
where did you deploy this java file ?
how did you run this file ?