java.lang.NullPointerException error for Grade Ladder Load

Summary:

java.lang.NullPointerException error for Grade Ladder Load

java.lang.NullPointerException at oracle.apps.hcm.workStructures.grades.gradeLadderServiceV2.view.GradesInLadderVOImpl.getGradeStepIdforPhysicalRows

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Hi Team,

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We are getting java.lang.NullPointerException error for Grade Ladder Load.

We did not come across this error before - If anyone has any inputs , please share.

Stack Trace Error-

java.lang.NullPointerException at oracle.apps.hcm.workStructures.grades.gradeLadderServiceV2.view.GradesInLadderVOImpl.getGradeStepIdforPhysicalRows(GradesInLadderVOImpl.java:228) at oracle.apps.hcm.workStructures.grades.gradeLadderServiceV2.view.GradesInLadderVOImpl.afterLogicalRowProcessing(GradesInLadderVOImpl.java:122) at oracle.apps.hcm.common.core.HcmViewObjectImpl._afterLogicalRowProcessing(HcmViewObjectImpl.java:3183) at oracle.apps.hcm.common.core.HcmViewObjectImpl.invokeAfterLogicalProcessing(HcmViewObjectImpl.java:7338) at oracle.apps.hcm.common.core.HcmViewObjectImpl.validateLogicalRowProcessing(HcmViewObjectImpl.java:7273) at oracle.apps.hcm.common.core.HcmViewObjectImpl.processCreate(HcmViewObjectImpl.java:2154) at oracle.apps.hcm.common.core.HcmViewObjectImpl.handleLogicalCreate(HcmViewObjectImpl.java:1950) at oracle.apps.hcm.common.core.HcmViewObjectImpl.handleLogicalRow(HcmViewObjectImpl.java:1791) at oracle.apps.hcm.common.core.HcmApplicationModuleImpl.processLogicalRow(HcmApplicationModuleImpl.java:2753) at oracle.apps.hcm.common.core.HcmApplicationModuleImpl.loadData(HcmApplicationModuleImpl.java:2368) at oracle.apps.hcm.common.dataLoader.core.model.applicationModule.DataLoaderAMImpl$LogicalObjectProcessor.processLogicalRow(DataLoaderAMImpl.java:2892) at oracle.apps.hcm.common.dataLoader.core.model.applicationModule.DataLoaderAMImpl$LogicalObjectProcessor.access$1400(DataLoaderAMImpl.java:2164) at oracle.apps.hcm.common.dataLoader.core.model.applicationModule.DataLoaderAMImpl.processObject(DataLoaderAMImpl.java:6270) at oracle.apps.hcm.common.dataLoader.core.model.applicationModule.DataLoaderAMImpl.processChunk(DataLoaderAMImpl.java:6098) at oracle.apps.hcm.common.dataLoader.core.model.applicationModule.DataLoaderAMImpl.process(DataLoaderAMImpl.java:3530) at oracle.apps.hcm.common.dataLoader.core.model.applicationModule.DataLoaderAMImpl.process(DataLoaderAMImpl.java:438) at oracle.apps.hcm.common.dataLoader.core.dataLoaderService.applicationModule.HcmDataLoaderServiceAMImpl.dlProcessRequest(HcmDataLoaderServiceAMImpl.java:333) at oracle.apps.hcm.common.dataLoader.coreSetup.dataLoaderService.applicationModule.HcmDataLoaderCoreSetupServiceAMImpl.dlProcessRequest(HcmDataLoaderCoreSetupServiceAMImpl.java:56) at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor7703.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:501) at oracle.jbo.server.svc.ServiceImpl.invokeCustom(ServiceImpl.java:3961) at oracle.jbo.server.svc.ServiceImpl.invokeCustom(ServiceImpl.java:3893) at oracle.jbo.server.svc.ServiceImpl.invokeCustom(ServiceImpl.java:3886) at oracle.apps.hcm.common.dataLoader.coreSetup.dataLoaderService.applicationModule.server.HCMCommonDataLoaderCoreSetupServiceImpl.dlProcessRequest(HCMCommonDataLoaderCoreSetupServiceImpl.java:123) at oracle.apps.hcm.common.dataLoader.coreSetup.dataLoaderService.applicationModule.server.HCMCommonDataLoaderCoreSetupServiceImpl.dlProcessRequestAsync(HCMCommonDataLoaderCoreSetupServiceImpl.java:131) at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor7700.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:501) at com.bea.core.repackaged.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.invokeJoinpointUsingReflection(AopUtils.java:344) at com.bea.core.repackaged.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.invokeJoinpoint(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:198) at com.bea.core.repackaged.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:163) at com.oracle.pitchfork.intercept.MethodInvocationInvocationContext.proceed(MethodInvocationInvocationContext.java:101) at oracle.jbo.server.svc.ServicePermissionCheckInterceptor.checkPermission(ServicePermissionCheckInterceptor.java:100) at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor2936.invoke(