Error when deploying bar/pie charts

[ianlufc]

Hey Guys

Im running BIRT viewer on Tomcat
i can run a basic report e.g. data displayed on a table

BUT when i run a pie/bar chart i get a stack trace..the app doesnt let me copy the stack trace but it is similar to below
i created the chart in eclipse throught the plugin, would i be missing jars or something?????

SEVERE: An error happened while running the report. Cause:
java.lang.NullPointerException
at org.eclipse.emf.ecore.util.EcoreUtil$Copier.createCopy(EcoreUtil.java:488)
at org.eclipse.emf.ecore.util.EcoreUtil$Copier.copy(EcoreUtil.java:438)
at org.eclipse.emf.ecore.util.EcoreUtil.copy(EcoreUtil.java:355)
at org.eclipse.birt.chart.factory.Generator.prepare(Generator.java:614)
at org.eclipse.birt.chart.reportitem.ChartReportItemGenerationImpl.onRowSets(ChartReportItemGenerationImpl.java:137)
at org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.executor.ExtendedItemExecutor.generateContent(ExtendedItemExecutor.java:141)
at org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.executor.ExtendedItemExecutor.execute(ExtendedItemExecutor.java:88)
at org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.internal.executor.l18n.LocalizedReportItemExecutor.execute(LocalizedReportItemExecutor.java:35)
at org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.layout.html.HTMLPageLM.layoutChildren(HTMLPageLM.java:123)
at org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.layout.html.HTMLPageLM.layout(HTMLPageLM.java:81)
at org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.layout.html.HTMLReportLayoutEngine.layout(HTMLReportLayoutEngine.java:80)
at org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.api.impl.RunAndRenderTask.run(RunAndRenderTask.java:194)
at com.buildforge.report.tag.RenderTag.render(RenderTag.java:177)
at com.buildforge.report.tag.RenderTag.render(RenderTag.java:120)
at com.buildforge.report.tag.RenderTag.doEndTag(RenderTag.java:77)
at org.apache.jsp.jsp.reports.performance_jsp._jspService(org.apache.jsp.jsp.reports.performance_jsp:505)
at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:97)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:322)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:291)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:241)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
at com.buildforge.report.servlet.filter.LicenseFilter.doFilter(LicenseFilter.java:80)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:202)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
at com.buildforge.report.servlet.filter.PermissionsFilter.doFilter(PermissionsFilter.java:53)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:202)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
at com.buildforge.report.servlet.filter.AuthenticationFilter.doFilter(AuthenticationFilter.java:67)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:202)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:213)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:178)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:126)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:105)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:107)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:148)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:856)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11Protocol.java:744)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:527)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.runIt(LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.java:80)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:684)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:803)


ANY HELP GREATLY APPRECIATED

Thanks

[ianlufc]

Just to verify

when i preview the chart in eclipse it works
But when i copy it to my tomcat server it blows a stack trace below

07-May-2009 11:31:12 org.eclipse.birt.chart.reportitem.ChartReportItemImpl getPropertyDefinitions
WARNING: Request for property definitions received before model was created.
07-May-2009 11:31:12 org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.api.impl.RunAndRenderTask doRun
SEVERE: An error happened while running the report. Cause:
java.lang.NullPointerException
at org.eclipse.emf.ecore.util.EcoreUtil$Copier.createCopy(EcoreUtil.java:488)
at org.eclipse.emf.ecore.util.EcoreUtil$Copier.copy(EcoreUtil.java:438)
at org.eclipse.emf.ecore.util.EcoreUtil.copy(EcoreUtil.java:355)
at org.eclipse.birt.chart.factory.Generator.prepare(Generator.java:627)
at org.eclipse.birt.chart.reportitem.ChartReportItemGenerationImpl.onRowSets(ChartReportItemGenerationImpl.java:142)
at org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.executor.ExtendedGenerateExecutor.generateContent(ExtendedGenerateExecutor.java:113)
at org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.executor.ExtendedGenerateExecutor.execute(ExtendedGenerateExecutor.java:72)
at org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.executor.ExtendedItemExecutor.execute(ExtendedItemExecutor.java:60)
at org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.internal.executor.dup.SuppressDuplicateItemExecutor.execute(SuppressDuplicateItemExecutor.java:42)
at org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.internal.executor.wrap.WrappedReportItemExecutor.execute(WrappedReportItemExecutor.java:45)
at org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.internal.executor.l18n.LocalizedReportItemExecutor.execute(LocalizedReportItemExecutor.java:33)
at org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.layout.html.HTMLBlockStackingLM.layoutNodes(HTMLBlockStackingLM.java:63)
at org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.layout.html.HTMLPageLM.layout(HTMLPageLM.java:85)
at org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.layout.html.HTMLReportLayoutEngine.layout(HTMLReportLayoutEngine.java:106)
at org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.api.impl.RunAndRenderTask.doRun(RunAndRenderTask.java:140)
at org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.api.impl.RunAndRenderTask.run(RunAndRenderTask.java:68)
at org.eclipse.birt.report.service.ReportEngineService.runAndRenderReport(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.birt.report.service.ReportEngineService.runAndRenderReport(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.birt.report.service.BirtViewerReportService.runAndRenderReport(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.birt.report.service.actionhandler.BirtGetPageAllActionHandler.__execute(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.birt.report.service.actionhandler.AbstractBaseActionHandler.execute(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.birt.report.soapengine.processor.AbstractBaseDocumentProcessor.__executeAction(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.birt.report.soapengine.processor.AbstractBaseComponentProcessor.executeAction(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.birt.report.soapengine.processor.BirtDocumentProcessor.handleGetPageAll(Unknown Source)
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:585)
at org.eclipse.birt.report.soapengine.processor.AbstractBaseComponentProcessor.process(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.birt.report.soapengine.endpoint.BirtSoapBindingImpl.getUpdatedObjects(Unknown Source)
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:585)
at org.apache.axis.providers.java.RPCProvider.invokeMethod(RPCProvider.java:397)
at org.apache.axis.providers.java.RPCProvider.processMessage(RPCProvider.java:186)
at org.apache.axis.providers.java.JavaProvider.invoke(JavaProvider.java:323)
at org.apache.axis.strategies.InvocationStrategy.visit(InvocationStrategy.java:32)
at org.apache.axis.SimpleChain.doVisiting(SimpleChain.java:118)
at org.apache.axis.SimpleChain.invoke(SimpleChain.java:83)
at org.apache.axis.handlers.soap.SOAPService.invoke(SOAPService.java:453)
at org.apache.axis.server.AxisServer.invoke(AxisServer.java:281)
at org.apache.axis.transport.http.AxisServlet.doPost(AxisServlet.java:699)
at org.eclipse.birt.report.servlet.BirtSoapMessageDispatcherServlet.doPost(Unknown Source)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:709)
at org.apache.axis.transport.http.AxisServletBase.service(AxisServletBase.java:327)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:237)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:157)
at org.eclipse.birt.report.filter.ViewerFilter.doFilter(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:186)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:157)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:214)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:178)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:126)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:105)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:107)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:148)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:825)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11Protocol.java:731)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:526)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.runIt(LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.java:80)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:684)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)

[mwilliams]

Hi ianlufc,

Can you recreate this issue with the sample, classic models database so I can see it for myself? Thanks.

[ianlufc]

Hi Michael

I tried it with the Customers data set and its still the same
Working fine in Eclipse when i preview it but when i copy it over to the Tomcat server i get the above stack trace

i have done simple Grouped listing and copied them over and they worked fine with both the sample dataset and the one i am currently using.

I thought deployment would have been the same regardless of which type of report you are generating.
Any ideas appreciated
Thanks Again

PS i have attached the testPie.rptdesign that i used with the sample dataset

[mwilliams]

ianlufc,

What version of BIRT and BIRT runtime are you using?

[ianlufc]

Hi Michael

the plug ins for eclipse are of this format
org.eclipse.birt.report.viewer_2.3.2.r232_20090212
So im guessing Version 2.3.2

and the runtime is
birt-runtime-2_2_2

I never noticed they were different

Do you think this would be the cause???
Thanks
Ian

[mwilliams]

Ian,

Running a 2.3.2 report on the 2.2.2 runtime will not work. You'll want to download the new runtime and deploy it to Tomcat. If you still have problems, let me know.

[ianlufc]

Hi Michael

Thanks for that il give it a go

I appreciate the help

Ian

[mwilliams]

Ian,

No problem. Let us know whenever you have questions!

[ianlufc]

Hi Michael

I'm still having trouble with deploying these reports in birt runtime

have a question for you,
when i create my report in eclipse and look at the XML source the version is 3.2.17 see below
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<report xmlns="http://www.eclipse.org/birt/2005/design" version="3.2.17" id="1">
<property name="createdBy">Eclipse BIRT Designer Version 2.3.2.r232_20090202 Build &lt;2.3.2.v20090304-1357></property>
<property name="units">in</property>
<property name="iconFile">/templates/grouped_listing.gif</property>
<property name="cheatSheet">org.eclipse.birt.report.designer.ui.cheatsheet.groupedlisting</property>
<property name="bidiLayoutOrientation">ltr</property>
<parameters>
<scalar-parameter name="cat" id="52">
<property name="valueType">dynamic</property>
<property name="dataType">string</property>

but the plug in i use is 2_3_2 hmmm
What version of the runtime should be compatible with any typre of reports generated by my version in eclipse???

At the moment if i create a simple report that groups data and i copy it straight into the folder on my tomcat server the application just hangs on the processsing please wait page and displays errors on page
Error "Constants.request.rtl" is null or not an object..

But when i preview them in eclipse they work fine
Oh im now using BIRT runtim 2_3_2 on the server

Sorry about long message
Thanks
Ian