mergePatients_shouldVoidNonPreferredPersonObject(org.openmrs.api.PatientServiceTest)
java.lang.NullPointerException

	at org.openmrs.api.impl.PatientServiceImpl.mergePatients(PatientServiceImpl.java:948)

	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)

	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)

	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)

	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)

	at org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.invokeJoinpointUsingReflection(AopUtils.java:309)

	at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.invokeJoinpoint(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:183)

	at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:150)

	at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor.invoke(TransactionInterceptor.java:110)

	at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)

	at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:202)

	at $Proxy22.mergePatients(Unknown Source)

	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)

	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)

	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)

	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)

	at org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.invokeJoinpointUsingReflection(AopUtils.java:309)

	at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.invokeJoinpoint(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:183)

	at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:150)

	at org.openmrs.aop.LoggingAdvice.invoke(LoggingAdvice.java:122)

	at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)

	at org.springframework.aop.framework.adapter.MethodBeforeAdviceInterceptor.invoke(MethodBeforeAdviceInterceptor.java:50)

	at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)

	at org.springframework.aop.framework.adapter.MethodBeforeAdviceInterceptor.invoke(MethodBeforeAdviceInterceptor.java:50)

	at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)

	at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:202)

	at $Proxy23.mergePatients(Unknown Source)

	at org.openmrs.api.PatientServiceTest.mergePatients_shouldVoidNonPreferredPersonObject(PatientServiceTest.java:683)

	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)

	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)

	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)

	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)

	at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod$1.runReflectiveCall(FrameworkMethod.java:44)

	at org.junit.internal.runners.model.ReflectiveCallable.run(ReflectiveCallable.java:15)

	at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod.invokeExplosively(FrameworkMethod.java:41)

	at org.junit.internal.runners.statements.InvokeMethod.evaluate(InvokeMethod.java:20)

	at org.junit.internal.runners.statements.RunBefores.evaluate(RunBefores.java:28)

	at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.statements.RunBeforeTestMethodCallbacks.evaluate(RunBeforeTestMethodCallbacks.java:74)

	at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.statements.RunAfterTestMethodCallbacks.evaluate(RunAfterTestMethodCallbacks.java:82)

	at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.statements.SpringRepeat.evaluate(SpringRepeat.java:72)

	at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java:240)

	at org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java:50)

	at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$3.run(ParentRunner.java:193)

	at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$1.schedule(ParentRunner.java:52)

	at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runChildren(ParentRunner.java:191)

	at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.access$000(ParentRunner.java:42)

	at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$2.evaluate(ParentRunner.java:184)

	at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.statements.RunBeforeTestClassCallbacks.evaluate(RunBeforeTestClassCallbacks.java:61)

	at org.junit.internal.runners.statements.RunAfters.evaluate(RunAfters.java:31)

	at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.statements.RunAfterTestClassCallbacks.evaluate(RunAfterTestClassCallbacks.java:70)

	at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.run(ParentRunner.java:236)

	at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.run(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java:180)

	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit4.runner.JUnit4TestReference.run(JUnit4TestReference.java:50)

	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.TestExecution.run(TestExecution.java:38)

	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:467)

	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:683)

	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.run(RemoteTestRunner.java:390)

	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.main(RemoteTestRunner.java:197)

Code inpatinetServiceImpl:
		mergedData.setPriorDateOfDeath(preferred.getDeathDate());
		mergedData.setPriorDateOfDeathEstimated(preferred.isDeathdateEstimated());
		if (preferred.getDeathDate() == null || (preferred.getDeathdateEstimated() && !notPreferred.getDeathdateEstimated())) {
			preferred.setDeathDate(notPreferred.getDeathDate());
			preferred.setDeathdateEstimated(notPreferred.getDeathdateEstimated());
		}