Java exception while rendering CSV import

[Sven Delmas]

I am getting a Java stack trace when trying to import a CSV file. This used to work for the same file, so it would seem something has changed. I did recreate the projects to import into, but I don't see how that would impact things.

I had to cut off the stack trace as it exceeded the allowed post size. I have the complete stack available if that helps.

Exception rendering velocity file com.atlassian.jira.plugins.jim-plugin:actions/jim-module/templates/admin/views/csv/csvValueMappingsPage.vm

org.apache.velocity.exception.VelocityException: Invocation of method 'getIssueTypes' in  class com.atlassian.jira.plugins.importer.imports.csv.web.CsvValueMappingsPage threw exception java.lang.NullPointerException at com.atlassian.jira.plugins.jim-plugin:actions/jim-module/templates/admin/views/csv/csvValueMappingsPage.vm[line 111, column 51]
	at com.atlassian.velocity.JiraVelocityManager.writeEncodedBodyImpl(JiraVelocityManager.java:87)
	at com.atlassian.velocity.JiraVelocityManager.writeEncodedBody(JiraVelocityManager.java:63)
	at com.atlassian.jira.template.velocity.DefaultVelocityTemplatingEngine$DefaultRenderRequest.toWriterImpl(DefaultVelocityTemplatingEngine.java:127)
	at com.atlassian.jira.template.velocity.DefaultVelocityTemplatingEngine$DefaultRenderRequest.asHtml(DefaultVelocityTemplatingEngine.java:118)
	at com.atlassian.jira.web.dispatcher.JiraVelocityViewDispatcher.dispatch(JiraVelocityViewDispatcher.java:49)
	at com.atlassian.jira.web.dispatcher.JiraWebworkViewDispatcher.dispatchViaVelocityView(JiraWebworkViewDispatcher.java:91)
	at com.atlassian.jira.web.dispatcher.JiraWebworkViewDispatcher.dispatchView(JiraWebworkViewDispatcher.java:58)
	at com.atlassian.jira.web.dispatcher.JiraWebworkActionDispatcher.service(JiraWebworkActionDispatcher.java:178)
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:741)
	at com.atlassian.jira.servlet.WebExceptionCheckingServlet.delegate(WebExceptionCheckingServlet.java:91)
	at com.atlassian.jira.servlet.WebExceptionCheckingServlet.service(WebExceptionCheckingServlet.java:37)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:231)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)
	at com.atlassian.jira.web.filters.JiraAbstractHttpFilter.lambda$doFilter$0(JiraAbstractHttpFilter.java:34)
	at com.atlassian.jira.web.filters.steps.ChainedFilterStepRunner.doFilter(ChainedFilterStepRunner.java:78)
	at com.atlassian.jira.web.filters.JiraAbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(JiraAbstractHttpFilter.java:39)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)
	at com.google.inject.servlet.FilterChainInvocation.doFilter(FilterChainInvocation.java:89)
	at com.google.inject.servlet.ManagedFilterPipeline.dispatch(ManagedFilterPipeline.java:120)
	at com.google.inject.servlet.GuiceFilter.doFilter(GuiceFilter.java:135)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)
	at com.atlassian.jira.web.filters.XContentTypeOptionsNoSniffFilter.doFilter(XContentTypeOptionsNoSniffFilter.java:21)
	at com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:32)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)
	at com.atlassian.core.filters.HeaderSanitisingFilter.doFilter(HeaderSanitisingFilter.java:37)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.IteratingFilterChain.doFilter(IteratingFilterChain.java:40)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.DelegatingPluginFilter$1.doFilter(DelegatingPluginFilter.java:67)
	at com.atlassian.servicedesk.internal.web.ExternalCustomerLockoutFilter.doFilter(ExternalCustomerLockoutFilter.java:56)
	at com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:32)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.DelegatingPluginFilter.doFilter(DelegatingPluginFilter.java:75)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.IteratingFilterChain.doFilter(IteratingFilterChain.java:38)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.DelegatingPluginFilter$1.doFilter(DelegatingPluginFilter.java:67)
	at com.atlassian.servicedesk.internal.web.PortalLanguageDetectionFilter.doFilter(PortalLanguageDetectionFilter.java:120)
	at com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:32)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.DelegatingPluginFilter.doFilter(DelegatingPluginFilter.java:75)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.IteratingFilterChain.doFilter(IteratingFilterChain.java:38)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.DelegatingPluginFilter$1.doFilter(DelegatingPluginFilter.java:67)
	at com.atlassian.greenhopper.jira.filters.ClassicBoardRouter.doFilter(ClassicBoardRouter.java:55)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.DelegatingPluginFilter.doFilter(DelegatingPluginFilter.java:75)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.IteratingFilterChain.doFilter(IteratingFilterChain.java:38)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.DelegatingPluginFilter$1.doFilter(DelegatingPluginFilter.java:67)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.connect.plugin.auth.user.ConnectJavaScriptApiLoginFilter.doFilterImpl(ConnectJavaScriptApiLoginFilter.java:52)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.connect.plugin.auth.user.AbstractConnectAddonLoginFilter.doFilter(AbstractConnectAddonLoginFilter.java:68)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.DelegatingPluginFilter.doFilter(DelegatingPluginFilter.java:75)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.IteratingFilterChain.doFilter(IteratingFilterChain.java:38)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.DelegatingPluginFilter$1.doFilter(DelegatingPluginFilter.java:67)
	at com.atlassian.web.servlet.plugin.request.RedirectInterceptingFilter.doFilter(RedirectInterceptingFilter.java:24)
	at com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:32)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.DelegatingPluginFilter.doFilter(DelegatingPluginFilter.java:75)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.IteratingFilterChain.doFilter(IteratingFilterChain.java:38)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.DelegatingPluginFilter$1.doFilter(DelegatingPluginFilter.java:67)
	at com.atlassian.prettyurls.filter.PrettyUrlsSiteMeshFixupFilter.doFilter(PrettyUrlsSiteMeshFixupFilter.java:32)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.DelegatingPluginFilter.doFilter(DelegatingPluginFilter.java:75)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.IteratingFilterChain.doFilter(IteratingFilterChain.java:38)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.DelegatingPluginFilter$1.doFilter(DelegatingPluginFilter.java:67)
	at com.atlassian.prettyurls.filter.PrettyUrlsDispatcherFilter.doFilter(PrettyUrlsDispatcherFilter.java:55)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.DelegatingPluginFilter.doFilter(DelegatingPluginFilter.java:75)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.IteratingFilterChain.doFilter(IteratingFilterChain.java:38)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.DelegatingPluginFilter$1.doFilter(DelegatingPluginFilter.java:67)
	at com.atlassian.prettyurls.filter.PrettyUrlsSiteMeshFilter.doFilter(PrettyUrlsSiteMeshFilter.java:79)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.DelegatingPluginFilter.doFilter(DelegatingPluginFilter.java:75)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.IteratingFilterChain.doFilter(IteratingFilterChain.java:38)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.DelegatingPluginFilter$1.doFilter(DelegatingPluginFilter.java:67)
	at com.atlassian.prettyurls.filter.PrettyUrlsMatcherFilter.doFilter(PrettyUrlsMatcherFilter.java:51)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.DelegatingPluginFilter.doFilter(DelegatingPluginFilter.java:75)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.IteratingFilterChain.doFilter(IteratingFilterChain.java:38)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.doFilter(ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:72)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.doFilter(ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:60)
	at 

[Sven Delmas · Accepted solution]

This was confirmed by Atlassian as a known bug.

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRACLOUD-68491?error=login_required&error_description=Login+required&state=70567e79-e6e5-48d3-af9d-b5cca062fcb1

The workaround seems to be to not select Issue Type for mapping. 

[Monica Brazelton]

Thanks @Sven Delmas , this worked for me.

I defined the issue type in the CSV file but did not select 'Map field value' for the issue type field.

The imported issues still ended up being created as the issue type I defined in the CSV. 

[Robert Bennemeer]

I found out that the project i am importing to (determine from csv) needs at least 1 issue in the project or it will fail in the same error. 5 years later, error still occurs without a clear explanation. 

'Invocation of method 'getIssueTypes'

Given solution didn't work for me. Importing in multiple projects requires a work type being set in the configuration. After doing research with trial and error. I found out that the project i am importing to needs at least 1 issue in the project or it will fail in the error. The next step in the import process is mapping statuses of workflow and somehow it wants/needs an issue in the project to collect this information. If not, it throws the error with 'because "project" is null '.

Posting this hoping it will maybe help others one step further. ;)