Error importing integration directory scenarios

Question

I am trying to move scenarios from one instance of XI to another.  The instances are running on the same OS (AIX v5.2) and database (UDB v8.1).  i am running version 3.0 of XI.  The first instance (A_IX) is at SP11 and the second instance (B_IX) is at SP12.  I am running java v1.4.2.06 on my clients.
I can successfully export the scenario frin A_XI, move the file to the import directory of B_XI, and start the import from the tools>import config...  The exposted file apprears in the dialog screen, I can select the file and start the import process which eventaully fails with a null pointer error.
#9 15:08:12 [AWT-EventQueue-0] ERROR com.sap.aii.utilxi.swing.toolkit.ExceptionDialog: Throwable
Thrown:
MESSAGE ID: com.sap.aii.ib.core.transport.api.TransportCsException
com.sap.aii.ib.core.transport.api.TransportCsException: java.lang.NullPointerException
     at com.sap.aii.ib.server.transport.impl.pvc.PvcTransport.pvcImport(PvcTransport.java:134)
     at com.sap.aii.ibdir.server.transport.impl.pvc.DirPvcTransport.pvcImport(DirPvcTransport.java:74)
     at com.sap.aii.ibdir.server.transport.impl.service.InternalDirTransportServiceImpl.pvcImport(InternalDirTransportServiceImpl.java:127)
     at com.sap.aii.ib.server.transport.impl.service.InternalTransportServiceImpl.importZippedStream(InternalTransportServiceImpl.java:691)
     at com.sap.aii.ib.server.transport.impl.service.InternalTransportServiceImpl.importFromImportSource(InternalTransportServiceImpl.java:358)
     at com.sap.aii.ib.server.transport.impl.service.TransportServiceImpl.importFromImportSource(TransportServiceImpl.java:151)
     at com.sap.aii.ib.sbeans.transport.TransportServiceBean.importFromImportSource(TransportServiceBean.java:74)
     at com.sap.aii.ib.sbeans.transport.TransportServiceRemoteObjectImpl10.importFromImportSource(TransportServiceRemoteObjectImpl10.java:730)
     at com.sap.aii.ib.sbeans.transport.TransportServiceRemoteObjectImpl10p4_Skel.dispatch(TransportServiceRemoteObjectImpl10p4_Skel.java:98)
     at com.sap.engine.services.rmi_p4.DispatchImpl._runInternal(DispatchImpl.java)
     at com.sap.engine.services.rmi_p4.DispatchImpl._run(DispatchImpl.java)
     at com.sap.engine.services.rmi_p4.server.P4SessionProcessor.request(P4SessionProcessor.java)
     at com.sap.engine.core.service630.context.cluster.session.ApplicationSessionMessageListener.process(ApplicationSessionMessageListener.java)
     at com.sap.engine.core.cluster.impl6.session.UnorderedChannel$MessageRunner.run(UnorderedChannel.java)
     at com.sap.engine.core.thread.impl3.ActionObject.run(ActionObject.java)
     at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged1(Native Method)
     at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java)
     at com.sap.engine.core.thread.impl3.SingleThread.execute(SingleThread.java)
     at com.sap.engine.core.thread.impl3.SingleThread.run(SingleThread.java)
Serialized server exceptions:
MESSAGE ID: java.lang.NullPointerException (serialized)
java.lang.NullPointerException: java.lang.NullPointerException
     at com.sap.aii.ibdir.server.sldaccess.gen.LDAccess.getSAPBusinessSystem(LDAccess.java:271)
     at com.sap.aii.ibdir.server.sldaccess.gen.LDAccess.getMySAPIntegrationServerBusinessSystem(LDAccess.java:242)
     at com.sap.aii.ibdir.server.sldaccess.gen.LDAccess.getMyBusinessSystemGroup(LDAccess.java:201)
     at com.sap.aii.ibdir.server.sldaccess.gen.LDAccess.getBusinessSystemNameInMyGroup(LDAccess.java:151)
     at com.sap.aii.ibdir.server.transport.impl.postprocessing.TransportPostprocessor.renameService(TransportPostprocessor.java:638)
     at com.sap.aii.ibdir.server.transport.impl.postprocessing.TransportPostprocessor.createNewXiKeyFor_RD_ID_RA_SA(TransportPostprocessor.java:867)
     at com.sap.aii.ibdir.server.transport.impl.postprocessing.TransportPostprocessor.postprocessTransport(TransportPostprocessor.java:378)
     at com.sap.aii.ibdir.server.transport.impl.postprocessing.DirImportPostprocessor.postprocess30Import(DirImportPostprocessor.java:100)
     at com.sap.aii.ibdir.server.transport.impl.postprocessing.InternalPostprocessingService.postprocess(InternalPostprocessingService.java:171)
     at com.sap.aii.ibdir.server.transport.impl.postprocessing.PostprocessingService.doPostprocessing(PostprocessingService.java:164)
     at com.sap.aii.ibdir.server.pvcadapt.XIDirPropagationProvider.transportFinished(XIDirPropagationProvider.java:90)
     at com.sap.aii.ib.server.transport.impl.pvc.PvcTransport.pvcImport(PvcTransport.java:106)
     at com.sap.aii.ibdir.server.transport.impl.pvc.DirPvcTransport.pvcImport(DirPvcTransport.java:74)
     at com.sap.aii.ibdir.server.transport.impl.service.InternalDirTransportServiceImpl.pvcImport(InternalDirTransportServiceImpl.java:127)
     at com.sap.aii.ib.server.transport.impl.service.InternalTransportServiceImpl.importZippedStream(InternalTransportServiceImpl.java:691)
     at com.sap.aii.ib.server.transport.impl.service.InternalTransportServiceImpl.importFromImportSource(InternalTransportServiceImpl.java:358)
     at com.sap.aii.ib.server.transport.impl.service.TransportServiceImpl.importFromImportSource(TransportServiceImpl.java:151)
     at com.sap.aii.ib.sbeans.transport.TransportServiceBean.importFromImportSource(TransportServiceBean.java:74)
     at com.sap.aii.ib.sbeans.transport.TransportServiceRemoteObjectImpl10.importFromImportSource(TransportServiceRemoteObjectImpl10.java:730)
     at com.sap.aii.ib.sbeans.transport.TransportServiceRemoteObjectImpl10p4_Skel.dispatch(TransportServiceRemoteObjectImpl10p4_Skel.java:98)
     at com.sap.engine.services.rmi_p4.DispatchImpl._runInternal(DispatchImpl.java(Compiled Code))
     at com.sap.engine.services.rmi_p4.DispatchImpl._run(DispatchImpl.java(Inlined Compiled Code))
     at com.sap.engine.services.rmi_p4.server.P4SessionProcessor.request(P4SessionProcessor.java(Compiled Code))
     at com.sap.engine.core.service630.context.cluster.session.ApplicationSessionMessageListener.process(ApplicationSessionMessageListener.java(Compiled Code))
     at com.sap.engine.core.cluster.impl6.session.UnorderedChannel$MessageRunner.run(UnorderedChannel.java(Compiled Code))
     at com.sap.engine.core.thread.impl3.ActionObject.run(ActionObject.java(Compiled Code))
     at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged1(Native Method)
     at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java(Compiled Code))
     at com.sap.engine.core.thread.impl3.SingleThread.execute(SingleThread.java(Compiled Code))
     at com.sap.engine.core.thread.impl3.SingleThread.run(SingleThread.java(Compiled Code))
If I export a scenario from B_XI and try to reimport it into B_XI, it fails with the same error.  If I export a scenario from B_XI, I can successfully import it into A_XI.
Any idea on how to correct the problem?
Charlie

Answer 1

Hi Charlie,
have you configure Groups and Transport Targets correctly?
is this your first transport?
have a look at:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/ef/a21e3e0987760be10000000a114084/content.htm
just to check if all of the business systems that you use in your scenarios have defined transport targets
2. you can also have a look at SAP note: 749350
this note applies to sp03  but... as a solution there's a workaround give at the end of the note...
if you won't get any more answers to your post you may want to try it
but obviously I suggest writing an OSS message first
Regards,
michal