java.lang.NullPointerException from JR license manager

net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JRException: Error compiling report design.
at net.sf.jasperreports.engine.design.JRAbstractCompiler.compileReport(JRAbstractCompiler.java:247)
at net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JasperCompileManager.compile(JasperCompileManager.java:357)
at net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JasperCompileManager.compileReport(JasperCompileManager.java:617)
at com.ca.uim.cabi.jasper.JasperReportWrapper.loadJRXml(JasperReportWrapper.java:97)
... 5 more
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.jaspersoft.ji.license.LicenseManager.getInstance(LicenseManager.java:102)
at com.jaspersoft.ji.license.JRLicenseProviderAdapter.requireLicense(JRLicenseProviderAdapter.java:75)
at com.jaspersoft.ji.license.JRLicenseProviderAdapter.requireFeature(JRLicenseProviderAdapter.java:70)
at com.jaspersoft.jasperreports.license.LicenseManager.requireFeature(LicenseManager.java:113)
at com.jaspersoft.jasperreports.highcharts.HighChartsUtils.requireHighchartsFeature(HighChartsUtils.java:43)
at com.jaspersoft.jasperreports.highcharts.charts.StandardChartComponent.<init>(StandardChartComponent.java:73)
at com.jaspersoft.jasperreports.highcharts.charts.ChartCompiler.toCompiledComponent(ChartCompiler.java:69)
at net.sf.jasperreports.engine.base.JRBaseComponentElement.<init>(JRBaseComponentElement.java:59)
at net.sf.jasperreports.engine.base.JRBaseObjectFactory.visitComponentElement(JRBaseObjectFactory.java:1736)
at net.sf.jasperreports.engine.design.JRDesignComponentElement.visit(JRDesignComponentElement.java:105)
at net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JRAbstractObjectFactory.getVisitResult(JRAbstractObjectFactory.java:88)
at net.sf.jasperreports.engine.base.JRBaseElementGroup.<init>(JRBaseElementGroup.java:83)
at net.sf.jasperreports.engine.base.JRBaseBand.<init>(JRBaseBand.java:84)
at net.sf.jasperreports.engine.base.JRBaseObjectFactory.getBand(JRBaseObjectFactory.java:533)
at net.sf.jasperreports.engine.base.JRBaseReport.<init>(JRBaseReport.java:235)
at net.sf.jasperreports.engine.base.JRBaseReport.<init>(JRBaseReport.java:162)
at net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JasperReport.<init>(JasperReport.java:94)
at net.sf.jasperreports.engine.design.JRAbstractCompiler.compileReport(JRAbstractCompiler.java:230)
... 8 more

Resolution:

Check and make sure that you have these jars in the path:

• jasperreports-pro-n.n.n.jar
• jasperreports-license-n.n.n.jar
• jasperreports-fusion-n.n.n.jar