1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/ms/blueprintsprocessor/modules/services/execution-service/src/main/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/blueprintsprocessor/services/execution/AbstractComponentFunction.kt b/ms/blueprintsprocessor/modules/services/execution-service/src/main/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/blueprintsprocessor/services/execution/AbstractComponentFunction.kt
index c6ce46570..87a925f9a 100644
--- a/ms/blueprintsprocessor/modules/services/execution-service/src/main/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/blueprintsprocessor/services/execution/AbstractComponentFunction.kt
+++ b/ms/blueprintsprocessor/modules/services/execution-service/src/main/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/apps/blueprintsprocessor/services/execution/AbstractComponentFunction.kt
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ package org.onap.ccsdk.apps.blueprintsprocessor.services.execution
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.JsonNodeFactory
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.NullNode
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.blueprintsprocessor.core.api.data.ExecutionServiceInput
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.blueprintsprocessor.core.api.data.ExecutionServiceOutput
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.blueprintsprocessor.core.api.data.Status
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.controllerblueprints.core.BluePrintConstants
+import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.controllerblueprints.core.BluePrintProcessorException
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.controllerblueprints.core.asJsonNode
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.controllerblueprints.core.getAsString
 import org.onap.ccsdk.apps.controllerblueprints.core.interfaces.BlueprintFunctionNode
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ abstract class AbstractComponentFunction : BlueprintFunctionNode<ExecutionServic
     }
 
     fun getOperationInput(key: String): JsonNode {
-        return operationInputs[key] ?: NullNode.instance
+        return operationInputs[key]
+                ?: throw BluePrintProcessorException("couldn't get the operation input($key) value.")
     }
 }
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