Unable to edit WCM structured content if image fields are used

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 6.2.0 CE M5
• Fix Version/s: 6.2.0 CE M5
• Component/s: Web Content > Web Content Administration
• Labels:
  • QA-R
  • QA-TP
  • WCMStructureEditor
• Story Points: 2
• Git Pull Request: https://github.com/brianchandotcom/liferay-portal/pull/9882

1. Add a structure (attached)
2. Add a template related to it
3. Add an article based on the structure (all fields should be filled)
4. Edit the article but do not change the image field

The following exception will be thrown

11:54:16,424 ERROR [http-bio-8080-exec-4][render_portlet_jsp:154] java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.liferay.portlet.journal.util.JournalConverterImpl.updateContentDynamicElement(JournalConverterImpl.java:415)
at com.liferay.portlet.journal.util.JournalConverterImpl.updateContentDynamicElement(JournalConverterImpl.java:470)
at com.liferay.portlet.journal.util.JournalConverterImpl.getContent(JournalConverterImpl.java:132)
at com.liferay.portlet.journal.util.JournalConverterUtil.getContent(JournalConverterUtil.java:30)
at com.liferay.portlet.journal.action.EditArticleAction.updateArticle(EditArticleAction.java:640)
at com.liferay.portlet.journal.action.EditArticleAction.processAction(EditArticleAction.java:147)
at com.liferay.portal.struts.PortletRequestProcessor.process(PortletRequestProcessor.java:171)
at com.liferay.portlet.StrutsPortlet.processAction(StrutsPortlet.java:216)
at com.liferay.portlet.FilterChainImpl.doFilter(FilterChainImpl.java:70)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.portlet.PortletFilterUtil.doFilter(PortletFilterUtil.java:48)
at com.liferay.portlet.InvokerPortletImpl.invoke(InvokerPortletImpl.java:605)
at com.liferay.portlet.InvokerPortletImpl.invokeAction(InvokerPortletImpl.java:636)
at com.liferay.portlet.InvokerPortletImpl.processAction(InvokerPortletImpl.java:303)
at com.liferay.portlet.PortletContainerImpl._doProcessAction(PortletContainerImpl.java:514)
at com.liferay.portlet.PortletContainerImpl.processAction(PortletContainerImpl.java:119)
at com.liferay.portlet.RestrictPortletContainerWrapper.processAction(RestrictPortletContainerWrapper.java:73)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.portlet.PortletContainerUtil.processAction(PortletContainerUtil.java:114)
at com.liferay.portal.action.LayoutAction.processLayout(LayoutAction.java:356)
at com.liferay.portal.action.LayoutAction.doExecute(LayoutAction.java:179)
at com.liferay.portal.action.LayoutAction.execute(LayoutAction.java:81)