process creation without import from catalog crashes

[Ralf Claussnitzer]

NullPointerException on manual (no OPAC catalog import) process creation:

1- new process
2- fill mandatory field
3- generate title
4- save --> crash (essential stack trace below)

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java.lang.NullPointerException
 at ugh.fileformats.mets.MetsMods.write(Unknown Source)
 at de.sub.goobi.beans.Prozess.writeMetadataFile(Prozess.java:784)
 at de.sub.goobi.forms.ProzesskopieForm.NeuenProzessAnlegen(ProzesskopieForm.java:663)
        ...

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Obviously UGH requires data in a field that is unused in manual process creation. However, the process gets created in the database _regardless_ of the exception shown. Process folders appear in the file system (possibly by called shell scripts) but no meta data XML files get created.

** As a workaround, just ignore the exception. Those missing meta data XML files get created on first editing anyway.

[Ralf Claussnitzer (ralf-claussnitzer-deactivatedaccount)]

** Described workaround cannot be applied: The created process appears to be corrupted as all given meta data is lost. Just opening with the editor creates a useless meta data file.

[Ralf Claussnitzer (ralf-claussnitzer-deactivatedaccount)]

When using Community Edition UGH project, a different Exception occurs:

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java.io.IOException: Metadata file: /opt/goobi/home/work/procs/48416/meta.xml not found!
 at de.sub.goobi.beans.Prozess.readMetadataFile(Prozess.java:670)
 at de.sub.goobi.forms.ProzesskopieForm.NeuenProzessAnlegen(ProzesskopieForm.java:697)
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Apparently, the creation process doesn't crash but refuses to create a meta data file. Anyway, it looks like Goobi 1.7 uses a different version (Intranda).

This is obviously a UGH library problem.