We just started to use Automation plugin and created a rule that should act on created issues. If a certain value is set it should be transitioned to a specific status. This does not work, instead we get an error.
2015-05-26 15:36:56,387 pool-8-thread-1 ERROR vernsenb 885x637410x2 1mk17sc 10.30.61.204 /secure/AddComment.jspa [plugin.automation.scheduler.RuleCallable] Exception while executing the rule
java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.atlassian.plugin.automation.jira.util.JqlMatcherService.getMatchedIssue(JqlMatcherService.java:65)
at com.atlassian.plugin.automation.jira.trigger.IssueEventTrigger.getItems(IssueEventTrigger.java:116)
at com.atlassian.plugin.automation.scheduler.RuleCallable.call(RuleCallable.java:48)
at com.atlassian.plugin.automation.scheduler.RuleCallable.call(RuleCallable.java:19)
at com.atlassian.plugin.automation.scheduler.ThreadLocalExecutor.executeAs(ThreadLocalExecutor.java:55)
at com.atlassian.plugin.automation.scheduler.DefaultAutomationEventHandler$2.doInTransaction(DefaultAutomationEventHandler.java:96)
at com.atlassian.sal.core.transaction.HostContextTransactionTemplate$1.doInTransaction(HostContextTransactionTemplate.java:25)
at com.atlassian.jira.DefaultHostContextAccessor.doInTransaction(DefaultHostContextAccessor.java:34) <+2>
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at com.atlassian.plugin.osgi.hostcomponents.impl.DefaultComponentRegistrar$ContextClassLoaderSettingInvocationHandler.invoke(DefaultComponentRegistrar.java:129)
at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy438.doInTransaction(Unknown Source) <+2>
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at com.atlassian.plugin.osgi.bridge.external.HostComponentFactoryBean$DynamicServiceInvocationHandler.invoke(HostComponentFactoryBean.java:154)
at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy438.doInTransaction(Unknown Source)
at com.atlassian.sal.core.transaction.HostContextTransactionTemplate.execute(HostContextTransactionTemplate.java:21) <+2>
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.invokeJoinpointUsingReflection(AopUtils.java:307)
at org.springframework.osgi.service.importer.support.internal.aop.ServiceInvoker.doInvoke(ServiceInvoker.java:58)
at org.springframework.osgi.service.importer.support.internal.aop.ServiceInvoker.invoke(ServiceInvoker.java:62)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
at org.springframework.aop.support.DelegatingIntroductionInterceptor.doProceed(DelegatingIntroductionInterceptor.java:131)
at org.springframework.aop.support.DelegatingIntroductionInterceptor.invoke(DelegatingIntroductionInterceptor.java:119)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
at org.springframework.osgi.service.util.internal.aop.ServiceTCCLInterceptor.invokeUnprivileged(ServiceTCCLInterceptor.java:56)
at org.springframework.osgi.service.util.internal.aop.ServiceTCCLInterceptor.invoke(ServiceTCCLInterceptor.java:39)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
at org.springframework.osgi.service.importer.support.LocalBundleContextAdvice.invoke(LocalBundleContextAdvice.java:59)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
at org.springframework.aop.support.DelegatingIntroductionInterceptor.doProceed(DelegatingIntroductionInterceptor.java:131)
at org.springframework.aop.support.DelegatingIntroductionInterceptor.invoke(DelegatingIntroductionInterceptor.java:119)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:204)
at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy2252.execute(Unknown Source)
at com.atlassian.plugin.automation.scheduler.DefaultAutomationEventHandler.execute(DefaultAutomationEventHandler.java:89)
at com.atlassian.plugin.automation.scheduler.DefaultAutomationEventHandler.access$000(DefaultAutomationEventHandler.java:16)
at com.atlassian.plugin.automation.scheduler.DefaultAutomationEventHandler$1.run(DefaultAutomationEventHandler.java:81)
at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)