Problem with JBPMSpringActionHandler

[bcoulson]

All

I am attempting to connect to my Java class from within an advanced worfklow step. I have defined my process definition as follows.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<process-definition  xmlns="urn:jbpm.org:jpdl-3.1"  name="scwf:publishDocument">

<swimlane name="initiator"/>

   <start-state name="Start">
      <task name="scwf:assignWorkflow" swimlane="initiator"/>
      <transition to="AnalystTask" name="toAnalyst"></transition>
   </start-state>

   <task-node name="AnalystTask">
      <task name="scwf:createDocument" swimlane="initiator">
         <event type="task-create">
            <script>
               if (bpm_workflowDueDate != void) taskInstance.dueDate = bpm_workflowDueDate;
                  if (bpm_workflowPriority != void) taskInstance.priority = bpm_workflowPriority;
            </script>
         </event>
      </task>
      <transition to="TeamLeadTask" name="toTeamLead">
           <action class="gov.dhs.ipds.alfresco.AlfrescoHelper" config-type="bean" name="reviewChanges"/>
      </transition>
   </task-node>

   <task-node name="TeamLeadTask">
      <task name="scwf:reviewDocument" swimlane="initiator">
         <event type="task-create">
            <script>
               if (bpm_workflowDueDate != void) taskInstance.dueDate = bpm_workflowDueDate;
                  if (bpm_workflowPriority != void) taskInstance.priority = bpm_workflowPriority;
            </script>
         </event>
      </task>

      <transition to="End" name="toProduction">
      </transition>
   </task-node>

   <end-state name="End"></end-state>
</process-definition>
‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

And my Java code is as follows

package gov.dhs.ipds.alfresco;

import org.alfresco.repo.workflow.jbpm.JBPMSpringActionHandler;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory;
import org.jbpm.graph.exe.ExecutionContext;

public class AlfrescoHelper extends  JBPMSpringActionHandler {

   private static final long serialVersionUID = 1000L;

   public void execute(ExecutionContext ctx) throws Exception {
      System.out.println("Inside AlfrescoHelp.execute()");
   }

   public AlfrescoHelper() {
      System.out.println("Inside AlfrescoHelper()");
   }
   
   @Override
   protected void initialiseHandler(BeanFactory factory) {
      System.out.println("Inside AlfrescoHelper.initialiseHandler()");
      // TODO Auto-generated method stub
   }
}
‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

When I attempt to execute the workflow task that instantiates the Java action class, I get the following exception(s) in my logfile.

09:06:44,209  ERROR [web.context.ContextLoader] Context initialization failed
org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'gov.dhs.ipds.alfresco.AlfrescoHelper' defined in file [C:\Alfresco\tomcat\shared\classes\alfresco\extension\someco-model-context.xml]: Instantiation of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Could not instantiate bean class [gov.dhs.ipds.alfresco.AlfrescoHelper]: Constructor threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NullPointerException
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.instantiateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:946)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBeanInstance(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:890)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:479)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:450)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:290)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:222)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:287)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:189)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.preInstantiateSingletons(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:557)
   at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.finishBeanFactoryInitialization(AbstractApplicationContext.java:842)
   at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:416)
   at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.createWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:261)
   at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.initWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:192)
   at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener.contextInitialized(ContextLoaderListener.java:47)
   at org.alfresco.web.app.ContextLoaderListener.contextInitialized(ContextLoaderListener.java:63)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:3972)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4467)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:791)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:771)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:546)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDescriptor(HostConfig.java:637)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDescriptors(HostConfig.java:563)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:498)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1277)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:321)
   at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:119)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1053)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:785)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1045)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:443)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:519)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:710)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:581)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
   at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:289)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:414)
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Could not instantiate bean class [gov.dhs.ipds.alfresco.AlfrescoHelper]: Constructor threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NullPointerException
   at org.springframework.beans.BeanUtils.instantiateClass(BeanUtils.java:141)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.SimpleInstantiationStrategy.instantiate(SimpleInstantiationStrategy.java:72)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.instantiateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:938)
   … 38 more
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
   at org.springmodules.workflow.jbpm31.JbpmFactoryLocator.useBeanFactory(JbpmFactoryLocator.java:162)
   at org.alfresco.repo.workflow.jbpm.JBPMSpringActionHandler.<init>(JBPMSpringActionHandler.java:46)
   at gov.dhs.ipds.alfresco.AlfrescoHelper.<init>(AlfrescoHelper.java:15)
   at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
   at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:39)
   at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:27)
   at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:513)
   at org.springframework.beans.BeanUtils.instantiateClass(BeanUtils.java:126)
   … 40 more
‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

I cannot see what I am doing wrong nor have I been able to find any information in the forums here or on Spring or jBpm to determine what I am doing wrong. I have not added a Spring bean for my Java class. When I do add a bean for it, I get the same exception above so I just get it sooner rather than later - basically at instantiation time.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[mcook]

Ok looking closer at your context file… I am noticing some differences… in particular the workflow section…

   <bean id="extension.workflowBootstrap" parent="workflowDeployer">
      <property name="labels">
         <list>
            <value>alfresco/extension/scWorkflow</value>
         </list>
      </property>
   </bean‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

All you have listed are the workflow labels.  You also need to specify the workflow definitions.  For example:

   <bean id="burris.workflowBootstrap" parent="workflowDeployer">
      <property name="workflowDefinitions">
         <list>
            <props>
               <prop key="engineId">jbpm</prop>
               <prop key="location">alfresco/extension/burris/finance/workflows/newFinanceDocument/processdefinition.xml</prop>
               <prop key="mimetype">text/xml</prop>
               <prop key="redeploy">true</prop>
            </props>
         </list>
      </property>
      
      <property name="labels">
         <list>
            <!– Finance Workflow Labels –>
            <value>alfresco.extension.burris.finance.workflows.new-finance-document-workflow-messages</value>
         </list>
      </property>
   </bean>‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

Hope this helps…

[bcoulson]

Thanks for your help. I will add those to my context file, although I don't believe that is the issue as I deploy my workflow from Eclipse using the hot deploy option of jBPM, but it is worth a try to add the configuration into the spring bean.

I will try this and let you know.
Brenda

[mcook]

To me it would make sense (that is if this is the problem).  You are getting a null pointer exception from a bean factory, which is trying to instantiate the workflow bootstrap bean.  Because the workflow definitions property is not there, it is essentially passing in null for something that is required.  Im not sure how the eclipse deployer works as I have never used it, so I can't help you there.  I have always just manually deployed a new/modified workflow.  I would think in either case (manual vs eclipse) you would still have to define the workflow definition property because that is how spring/alfresco recognizes its there… if I were to take a guess, the eclipse deployer is just copying the files over for it to be deployed, ie the processdefinition.xml, example-workflow-model.xml, etc.

[bcoulson]

Thank you for continuing to assist me! I added the workflow definition to my spring bean context file but to no avail - I still get the same error. I am now wondering if I should go back to a previous version of Alfresco. You are using 3.4a is that correct? I am on 3.4d and I also tried it on 3.4c with the same results. But I have not tried 3.4a.

Here is my new context file.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE beans PUBLIC '-//SPRING//DTD BEAN//EN' 'http://www.springframework.org/dtd/spring-beans.dtd'>
<beans>
   <bean id="extension.workflowBootstrap" parent="workflowDeployer">
     <property name="workflowDefinitions">
         <list>
            <props>
               <prop key="engineId">jbpm</prop>
               <prop key="location">alfresco/extension/workflow/PublishDocument/processdefinition.xml</prop>
               <prop key="mimetype">text/xml</prop>
               <prop key="redeploy">true</prop>
            </props>
         </list>
      </property>
      <property name="models">
         <list>
            <value>alfresco/extension/model/scWorkflowModel.xml</value>
         </list>
      </property>
       <property name="labels">
         <list>
            <value>alfresco/extension/scWorkflow</value>
         </list>
      </property>
   </bean>
</beans>
‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

Thoughts?

[mcook]

I am not running alfresco 3.4a.  The enterprise version only has 3.4.0 and 3.4.1 and these are not options for selection on this forum, so I just picked one that was close to the version we have.

As per the error, Ill keep looking into it and see what else I can dig up.

[mcook]

Can you tell me what is on line 15 of AlfrescoHelper?

[mcook]

Could you post the error you get (even if its the same as before) with your constructor removed?

[bcoulson]

Thank you very much for your persistence in trying to help me.

Here is the latest AlfrescoHelper code with line numbers. Line 15 is the @Override annotation so I am not sure where you got a reference to line 15? Perhaps that was in the old file that had the constructor in it, I am assuming? In which case I believe it would be the initialiseHandler method.

1 package gov.dhs.ipds.alfresco;
2
3 import org.alfresco.repo.workflow.jbpm.JBPMSpringActionHandler;
4 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory;
5 import org.jbpm.graph.exe.ExecutionContext;
6 
7 public class AlfrescoHelper extends  JBPMSpringActionHandler {
8 
9   private static final long serialVersionUID = 1000L;
10
11   public void execute(ExecutionContext ctx) throws Exception {
12      System.out.println("Inside AlfrescoHelp.execute()");
13   }
14   
15   @Override
16   protected void initialiseHandler(BeanFactory factory) {
17      System.out.println("Inside AlfrescoHelper.initialiseHandler()");
18      // TODO Auto-generated method stub
19   }
20 }
‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

And here is my log file entry

10:02:57,020 DEBUG [org.alfresco.repo.workflow] Attached JBPM Context to transaction 67629528-38b7-4f81-90a0-c0b1b85832fb
10:02:57,364 ERROR [org.jbpm.instantiation.FieldInstantiator] couldn't instantiate type 'gov.dhs.ipds.alfresco.AlfrescoHelper' with the default constructor
10:02:57,364 ERROR [org.jbpm.instantiation.Delegation] couldn't instantiate delegation class 'gov.dhs.ipds.alfresco.AlfrescoHelper'
org.jbpm.JbpmException: java.lang.NullPointerException
   at org.jbpm.instantiation.FieldInstantiator.newInstance(FieldInstantiator.java:110)
   at org.jbpm.instantiation.FieldInstantiator.instantiate(FieldInstantiator.java:52)
   at org.jbpm.instantiation.Delegation.instantiate(Delegation.java:168)
   at org.jbpm.instantiation.Delegation.getInstance(Delegation.java:126)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
   at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
   at org.hibernate.proxy.pojo.cglib.CGLIBLazyInitializer.invoke(CGLIBLazyInitializer.java:157)
   at org.jbpm.instantiation.Delegation$$EnhancerByCGLIB$$1cbacfd0.getInstance(<generated>)
   at org.jbpm.graph.def.Action.execute(Action.java:128)
   at org.jbpm.graph.def.GraphElement.executeAction(GraphElement.java:284)
   at org.jbpm.graph.def.GraphElement.executeActions(GraphElement.java:241)
   at org.jbpm.graph.def.GraphElement.fireAndPropagateEvent(GraphElement.java:213)
   at org.jbpm.graph.def.GraphElement.fireEvent(GraphElement.java:196)
   at org.jbpm.graph.def.Transition.take(Transition.java:152)
   at org.jbpm.graph.def.Node.leave(Node.java:479)
   at org.jbpm.graph.node.TaskNode.leave(TaskNode.java:213)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
   at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
   at org.hibernate.proxy.pojo.cglib.CGLIBLazyInitializer.invoke(CGLIBLazyInitializer.java:157)
   at org.jbpm.graph.node.TaskNode$$EnhancerByCGLIB$$5a750534.leave(<generated>)
   at org.jbpm.graph.exe.Token.signal(Token.java:223)
   at org.jbpm.graph.exe.Token.signal(Token.java:188)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
   at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
   at org.hibernate.proxy.pojo.cglib.CGLIBLazyInitializer.invoke(CGLIBLazyInitializer.java:157)
   at org.jbpm.graph.exe.Token$$EnhancerByCGLIB$$90f29972.signal(<generated>)
   at org.jbpm.taskmgmt.exe.TaskInstance.end(TaskInstance.java:495)
   at org.alfresco.repo.workflow.jbpm.WorkflowTaskInstance.end(WorkflowTaskInstance.java:135)
   at org.jbpm.taskmgmt.exe.TaskInstance.end(TaskInstance.java:436)
   at org.alfresco.repo.workflow.jbpm.JBPMEngine$26.doInJbpm(JBPMEngine.java:1833)
   at org.springmodules.workflow.jbpm31.JbpmTemplate$1.doInHibernate(JbpmTemplate.java:87)
   at org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.HibernateTemplate.doExecute(HibernateTemplate.java:406)
   at org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.HibernateTemplate.execute(HibernateTemplate.java:339)
   at org.springmodules.workflow.jbpm31.JbpmTemplate.execute(JbpmTemplate.java:80)
   at org.alfresco.repo.workflow.jbpm.JBPMEngine.endTask(JBPMEngine.java:1798)
   at org.alfresco.repo.workflow.WorkflowServiceImpl.endTask(WorkflowServiceImpl.java:648)
   at org.alfresco.repo.workflow.TaskUpdater.transition(TaskUpdater.java:133)
   at org.alfresco.repo.forms.processor.workflow.TaskFormPersister.persist(TaskFormPersister.java:175)
   at org.alfresco.repo.forms.processor.workflow.TaskFormPersister.persist(TaskFormPersister.java:45)
   at org.alfresco.repo.forms.processor.workflow.AbstractWorkflowFormProcessor.internalPersist(AbstractWorkflowFormProcessor.java:74)
   at org.alfresco.repo.forms.processor.FilteredFormProcessor.persist(FilteredFormProcessor.java:131)
   at org.alfresco.repo.forms.FormServiceImpl.saveForm(FormServiceImpl.java:138)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
   at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
   at org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.invokeJoinpointUsingReflection(AopUtils.java:307)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.invokeJoinpoint(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:183)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:150)
   at org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.impl.AlwaysProceedMethodInterceptor.invoke(AlwaysProceedMethodInterceptor.java:34)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
   at org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.impl.ExceptionTranslatorMethodInterceptor.invoke(ExceptionTranslatorMethodInterceptor.java:44)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
   at org.alfresco.repo.audit.AuditMethodInterceptor.proceed(AuditMethodInterceptor.java:167)
   at org.alfresco.repo.audit.AuditMethodInterceptor.invoke(AuditMethodInterceptor.java:137)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
   at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor.invoke(TransactionInterceptor.java:107)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:202)
   at $Proxy118.saveForm(Unknown Source)
   at org.alfresco.repo.forms.script.ScriptFormService.saveForm(ScriptFormService.java:152)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
   at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
   at org.mozilla.javascript.MemberBox.invoke(MemberBox.java:155)
   at org.mozilla.javascript.NativeJavaMethod.call(NativeJavaMethod.java:243)
   at org.mozilla.javascript.Interpreter.interpretLoop(Interpreter.java:3237)
   at org.mozilla.javascript.Interpreter.interpret(Interpreter.java:2394)
   at org.mozilla.javascript.InterpretedFunction.call(InterpretedFunction.java:162)
   at org.mozilla.javascript.ContextFactory.doTopCall(ContextFactory.java:393)
   at org.mozilla.javascript.ScriptRuntime.doTopCall(ScriptRuntime.java:2834)
   at org.mozilla.javascript.InterpretedFunction.exec(InterpretedFunction.java:173)
   at org.alfresco.repo.jscript.RhinoScriptProcessor.executeScriptImpl(RhinoScriptProcessor.java:472)
   at org.alfresco.repo.jscript.RhinoScriptProcessor.execute(RhinoScriptProcessor.java:190)
   at org.alfresco.repo.processor.ScriptServiceImpl.executeScript(ScriptServiceImpl.java:282)
   at org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.RepositoryScriptProcessor.executeScript(RepositoryScriptProcessor.java:102)
   at org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.AbstractWebScript.executeScript(AbstractWebScript.java:981)
   at org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.DeclarativeWebScript.execute(DeclarativeWebScript.java:86)
   at org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.RepositoryContainer$2.execute(RepositoryContainer.java:383)
   at org.alfresco.repo.transaction.RetryingTransactionHelper.doInTransaction(RetryingTransactionHelper.java:381)
   at org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.RepositoryContainer.transactionedExecute(RepositoryContainer.java:436)
   at org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.RepositoryContainer.transactionedExecuteAs(RepositoryContainer.java:466)
   at org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.RepositoryContainer.executeScript(RepositoryContainer.java:304)
   at org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.AbstractRuntime.executeScript(AbstractRuntime.java:333)
   at org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.AbstractRuntime.executeScript(AbstractRuntime.java:189)
   at org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.servlet.WebScriptServlet.service(WebScriptServlet.java:118)
   at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
   at org.alfresco.web.app.servlet.GlobalLocalizationFilter.doFilter(GlobalLocalizationFilter.java:58)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:233)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127)
   at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
   at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:298)
   at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11AprProcessor.process(Http11AprProcessor.java:859)
   at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11AprProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11AprProtocol.java:579)
   at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.AprEndpoint$Worker.run(AprEndpoint.java:1555)
   at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
   at org.springmodules.workflow.jbpm31.JbpmFactoryLocator.useBeanFactory(JbpmFactoryLocator.java:162)
   at org.alfresco.repo.workflow.jbpm.JBPMSpringActionHandler.<init>(JBPMSpringActionHandler.java:46)
   at gov.dhs.ipds.alfresco.AlfrescoHelper.<init>(AlfrescoHelper.java:7)
   at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
   at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:39)
   at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:27)
   at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:513)
   at java.lang.Class.newInstance0(Class.java:355)
   at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:308)
   at org.jbpm.instantiation.FieldInstantiator.newInstance(FieldInstantiator.java:107)
   … 108 more
‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

[mcook]

In your log file, do you see a statement of the form:

default beanFactoryReference=…

The reference to line 15 was from the old log… after asking that question I remembered I shouldve asked for the new log first.  Oh well…

[mcook]

Make sure you have debug level logging enabled first…