java.lang.NullPointerException:null at com.adobe.granite.workflow.core.WorkflowSessionFactory.isSuperUser(WorkflowSessionFactory.java:298)

The components are not listed in sidekick and the sidekick is empty while opening the pages in author with the following exception.



26.09.2015 07:29:40.868 *ERROR* [10.194.0.83 [1443270580848] GET /libs/wcm/core/content/pageinfo.json HTTP/1.1] org.apache.sling.engine.impl.SlingRequestProcessorImpl service: Uncaught Throwable

java.lang.NullPointerException: null at com.adobe.granite.workflow.core.WorkflowSessionFactory.isSuperUser(WorkflowSessionFactory.java:298) at com.adobe.granite.workflow.core.WorkflowSessionFactory.getWorkflowSession(WorkflowSessionFactory.java:326) at com.adobe.granite.workflow.core.WorkflowSessionFactory.getAdapter(WorkflowSessionFactory.java:461) at org.apache.sling.adapter.internal.AdapterManagerImpl.getAdapter(AdapterManagerImpl.java:147)

at com.day.cq.workflow.impl.CQWorkflowService.getWorkflowSession(CQWorkflowService.java:148) at com.day.cq.wcm.core.impl.DefaultPageStatusProvider.updatePageInfo(DefaultPageStatusProvider.java:155) at com.day.cq.wcm.core.impl.servlets.PageInfoServlet.doGet(PageInfoServlet.java:188)

at org.apache.sling.api.servlets.SlingSafeMethodsServlet.mayService(SlingSafeMethodsServlet.java:269) at org.apache.sling.api.servlets.SlingSafeMethodsServlet.service(SlingSafeMethodsServlet.java:345)

at org.apache.sling.api.servlets.SlingSafeMethodsServlet.service(SlingSafeMethodsServlet.java:376)
at org.apache.sling.engine.impl.request.RequestData.service(RequestData.java:533) at org.apache.sling.engine.impl.filter.SlingComponentFilterChain.render(SlingComponentFilterChain.java:44)

The actual root cause of the issue is the workflow super user group configured in /apps/system/config/com.adobe.granite.workflow.core.WorkflowSessionFactory.config is not available in the system.

cq.workflow.superuser=["admin","administrators","workflow-superuser"]
cq.workflow.workspace="crx.default"
adapter.condition="If\\\ the\\\ ResourceResolver\\\ is\\\ a\\\ JcrResourceResolver\\\ or\\\ a\\\ Session."
cq.workflow.models="/etc/workflow/models"
cq.workflow.instances="/etc/workflow/instances"
cq.workflow.job.retry=I"3"
granite.workflow.inboxQuerySize=I"2000"

The issue got resolved after creating the user group(workflow-superuser) in the system with the required workflow permissions.