Symptoms

Trying to access any URL that contains a "?filter=" (i.e. https://customer.jira.com:8443/issues/?filter=10106) results in a 500 error or similar.

The following appears in the atlassian-jira.log:

2014-11-17 11:15:22,844 http-bio-8080-exec-8 ERROR localadmin 675x253x1 1l5g3ul 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1%0 /secure/admin/ManageIssueTypeSchemes!default.jspa
 [webwork.util.ValueStack] METHOD: "options", exception: 
com.atlassian.jira.util.dbc.Assertions$NullArgumentException: config should not be null!

Cause

This is caused by an Issue Type Scheme that is configured improperly and/or is not associated with any projects.  

Resolution

• Navigate to Adminintration > Issues > Issue Type Schemes

• Delete any Issue Type Schemes that are not associated with a project.