diff -r ae393e723aa0 ide.kit/test/qa-functional/src/org/netbeans/test/ide/GeneralSanityTest.java
--- a/ide.kit/test/qa-functional/src/org/netbeans/test/ide/GeneralSanityTest.java	Mon May 25 12:20:32 2009 +0200
+++ b/ide.kit/test/qa-functional/src/org/netbeans/test/ide/GeneralSanityTest.java	Mon May 25 12:45:50 2009 +0200
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
             honorAutoloadEager(true).
             addTest(
 //                "testWaitForUIReady",
+                "testSelectAllNodesInServicesTab",
                 "testBlacklistedClassesHandler",
                 "testOrgOpenideOptionsIsDisabledAutoload",
                 "testOrgNetBeansModulesLanguagesIsDisabledAutoload",
@@ -125,6 +126,64 @@
         r.waitForAWT();
 
     }
+
+    public void testSelectAllNodesInServicesTab() throws Exception {
+        // issue 162859
+
+        // make sure BPEL is available and initialized:
+        ClassLoader l = Lookup.getDefault().lookup(ClassLoader.class);
+        Class<?> clazz = Class.forName("org.netbeans.modules.bpel.debugger.ui.action.Breakpoint", true, l);
+        Object obj = clazz.newInstance();
+        assertNotNull("BPEL breakpoints support initialized", obj);
+
+        class R implements Runnable {
+            TopComponent services;
+            ExplorerManager em;
+            Node[] nodes;
+
+            public synchronized void run() {
+                services = WindowManager.getDefault().findTopComponent("services");
+                notifyAll();
+                assertNotNull("Services tab shall be found", services);
+                services.open();
+                services.requestVisible();
+                services.requestActive();
+
+                if (services instanceof ExplorerManager.Provider) {
+                    em = ((ExplorerManager.Provider)services).getExplorerManager();
+                } else {
+                    fail("Services tab is also ExplorerManager.Provider");
+                }
+                nodes = em.getRootContext().getChildren().getNodes(true);
+            }
+
+            synchronized final void waitForAWT() throws InterruptedException {
+                int countDown = 10;
+                while (services == null && countDown-- > 0) {
+                    WindowManager.getDefault().invokeWhenUIReady(this);
+                    wait();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        R r = new R();
+        r.waitForAWT();
+
+
+        assertNotNull("Services Top Component found", r.services);
+        assertNotNull("Nodes are ready", r.nodes);
+
+        int cnt = 0;
+        for (Node n : r.nodes) {
+            r.em.setSelectedNodes(new Node[] { n });
+            Thread.sleep(500);
+            cnt++;
+        }
+
+        if (cnt == 0) {
+            fail("Fail no nodes in Services tab");
+        }
+    }
+
 
     public void testBlacklistedClassesHandler() throws Exception {
         BlacklistedClassesHandler bcHandler = BlacklistedClassesHandlerSingleton.getBlacklistedClassesHandler();