Browsing Selected Issues Results in an IllegalArgumentException
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Note that this KB was created for the Data Center version of the product. Data Center KBs for non-Data-Center-specific features may also work for Server versions of the product, however they have not been tested. Support for Server* products ended on February 15th 2024. If you are running a Server product, you can visit the Atlassian Server end of support announcement to review your migration options.
*Except Fisheye and Crucible
Symptoms
Viewing an issue results in a stack trace like:
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java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: The entity passed must not be null
at com.atlassian.jira.security.AbstractPermissionManager.hasPermission(AbstractPermissionManager.java:186)
at com.atlassian.jira.security.WorkflowBasedPermissionManager.hasPermission(WorkflowBasedPermissionManager.java:64)
at com.atlassian.jira.security.AbstractPermissionManager.hasPermission(AbstractPermissionManager.java:119)
at com.atlassian.jira.security.AbstractPermissionManager.hasPermission(AbstractPermissionManager.java:199)
at com.atlassian.jira.security.WorkflowBasedPermissionManager.hasPermission(WorkflowBasedPermissionManager.java:64)
at com.atlassian.jira.security.AbstractPermissionManager.hasPermission(AbstractPermissionManager.java:119)
at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor987.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at com.atlassian.util.profiling.object.ObjectProfiler.profiledInvoke(ObjectProfiler.java:70)
at com.atlassian.jira.config.component.SwitchingInvocationHandler.invoke(SwitchingInvocationHandler.java:28)
at $Proxy227.hasPermission(Unknown Source)
at com.atlassian.jira.web.action.issue.AbstractIssueSelectAction.getIssue(AbstractIssueSelectAction.java:93)
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Cause
One or more issues are associated with a project that doesn't exist.
Resolution
Using the database integrity checker, run the "Check Issue for Relation 'ParentProject'" check and fix any errors that are reported.
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