Auto Transition Listener screen does not show available options
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Symptoms
When accessing the Edit screen of a Auto Transition Listener, available options for the fields are not displayed.
The following appears in the atlassian-jira.log:
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2013-07-08 11:42:19,143 http-10.28.1.108-80-39 ERROR skling 702x364134x1 q2bnbv 10.5.28.77 /secure/admin/EditListener!default.jspa [webwork.util.ValueStack] query="/jiraListener/description" {[id="null" type="5" values=""]} {[id="jiraListener" type="8" values=""]} {[id="description" type="8" values=""]}
java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
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 webwork.util.InjectionUtils$DefaultInjectionImpl.invoke(InjectionUtils.java:70)
at webwork.util.InjectionUtils.invoke(InjectionUtils.java:56)
at webwork.util.ValueStack.findValue(ValueStack.java:414)
at webwork.util.SimpleTest.test(SimpleTest.java:408)
at webwork.util.ValueStack.test(ValueStack.java:157)
at webwork.view.taglib.IfTag.doStartTag(IfTag.java:40)
at org.apache.jsp.secure.admin.views.listeners.editlistener_jsp._jspx_meth_ww_005fif_005f0(editlistener_jsp.java:597)
at org.apache.jsp.secure.admin.views.listeners.editlistener_jsp._jspx_meth_page_005fparam_005f6(editlistener_jsp.java:563)
at org.apache.jsp.secure.admin.views.listeners.editlistener_jsp._jspx_meth_page_005fapplyDecorator_005f0(editlistener_jsp.java:188)
at org.apache.jsp.secure.admin.views.listeners.editlistener_jsp._jspService(editlistener_jsp.java:107)
at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:70)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:386)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:313)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:260)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717) <+4> (ApplicationFilterChain.java:290) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) (IteratingFilterChain.java:46) (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:66)
at com.atlassian.labs.botkiller.BotKillerFilter.doFilter(BotKillerFilter.java:30) <+46> (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:74) (IteratingFilterChain.java:42) (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:66) (ContextFilter.java:25) (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:74) (IteratingFilterChain.java:42) (ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:77) (ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:63) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) (SiteMeshFilter.java:59) (SitemeshPageFilter.java:124) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) (IteratingFilterChain.java:46) (ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:77) (ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:63) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) (SecurityFilter.java:82) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) (BaseLoginFilter.java:157) (JiraLoginFilter.java:70) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) (IteratingFilterChain.java:46) (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:66) (OAuthFilter.java:71) (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:74) (IteratingFilterChain.java:42) (ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:77) (ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:63) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) (IteratingFilterChain.java:46) (ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:77) (ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:63) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) (ApplicationDispatcher.java:646) (ApplicationDispatcher.java:436) (ApplicationDispatcher.java:374) (ApplicationDispatcher.java:302) (JiraWebworkActionDispatcher.java:314) (JiraWebworkActionDispatcher.java:205)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717) <+10> (ApplicationFilterChain.java:290) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) (ChainedFilterStepRunner.java:78) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) (HeaderSanitisingFilter.java:44) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) (IteratingFilterChain.java:46) (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:66)
at com.atlassian.labs.botkiller.BotKillerFilter.doFilter(BotKillerFilter.java:36) <+3> (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:74) (IteratingFilterChain.java:42) (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:66)
at com.atlassian.jira.tzdetect.IncludeResourcesFilter.doFilter(IncludeResourcesFilter.java:39) <+24> (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:74) (IteratingFilterChain.java:42) (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:66) (ContextFilter.java:25) (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:74) (IteratingFilterChain.java:42) (ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:77) (ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:63) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) (AccessLogFilter.java:103) (AccessLogFilter.java:87) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) (XsrfTokenAdditionRequestFilter.java:54) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) (SiteMeshFilter.java:129) (SiteMeshFilter.java:77) (SitemeshPageFilter.java:124) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) (IteratingFilterChain.java:46) (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:66)
at com.atlassian.labs.remoteapps.modules.permissions.ApiScopingFilter.doFilter(ApiScopingFilter.java:71) <+41> (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:74) (IteratingFilterChain.java:42) (ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:77) (ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:63) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) (SecurityFilter.java:234) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) (TrustedApplicationsFilter.java:98) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) (BaseLoginFilter.java:157) (JiraLoginFilter.java:70) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) (IteratingFilterChain.java:46) (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:66) (OAuthFilter.java:71) (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:74) (IteratingFilterChain.java:42) (ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:77) (ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:63) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) (ProfilingFilter.java:99) (JIRAProfilingFilter.java:19) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) (AbstractJohnsonFilter.java:71) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) (UrlRewriteFilter.java:738) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) (GzipFilter.java:80) (GzipFilter.java:51) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) (IteratingFilterChain.java:46) (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:66)
at com.atlassian.labs.remoteapps.modules.oauth.OAuth2LOFilter.doFilter(OAuth2LOFilter.java:70) <+47> (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:74) (IteratingFilterChain.java:42) (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:66) (JWDSendRedirectFilter.java:25) (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:74) (IteratingFilterChain.java:42) (ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:77) (ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:63) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) (ChainedFilterStepRunner.java:78) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) (AbstractCachingFilter.java:33) (AbstractHttpFilter.java:31) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) (AbstractEncodingFilter.java:41) (AbstractHttpFilter.java:31) (PathMatchingEncodingFilter.java:49) (AbstractHttpFilter.java:31) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) (ActiveRequestsFilter.java:346) (ActiveRequestsFilter.java:463) (ActiveRequestsFilter.java:173) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) (JiraStartupChecklistFilter.java:75) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) (MultiTenantServletFilter.java:91) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) (ChainedFilterStepRunner.java:78) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) (StandardWrapperValve.java:233) (StandardContextValve.java:191) (StandardHostValve.java:127) (ErrorReportValve.java:102) (StandardEngineValve.java:109) (AccessLogValve.java:554) (CoyoteAdapter.java:298) (Http11Processor.java:859) (Http11Protocol.java:588) (JIoEndpoint.java:489)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.atlassian.jira.toolkit.listener.AutoTransitionListener.getActions(AutoTransitionListener.java:627)
at com.atlassian.jira.toolkit.listener.AutoTransitionListener.getDescription(AutoTransitionListener.java:94)
... 202 moreCause
There's a Loop Global Transition in one of JIRA's workflows which causes JIRA Toolkit plugin to fail to retrieve the description for the destination step (JTOOL-196).
Global Transitions are stored with the destination step -1 when set to loop back to the same step, which does not actually refer to a real step.
Resolution
Remove the Global transitions from all workflows. This should be easier using the Diagram mode.
Recreate the transition for each Step that requires it
You can use the following SQL query on your database to find exactly which workflows have the Global Transition
1SELECT * FROM jiraworkflows WHERE descriptor LIKE '%step="-1"%';ℹ️ info is good
Updated on April 8, 2025
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