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PK77028: UNABLE TO ADD A NEW ROLE IN THE PORTAL COMPOSITE APPLICATION PLACE

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • After creating a new place from a template, we are trying to
add another role to the place. We select Customize - People -
Manage Roles - Add, we then receive the following error.

note: this occurs when also viewing the membership portlet and
attempt to add new role. it is also independent of the template
used to create the new place.

Inactive hide details for
java.lang.NullPointerExceptionjava.lang.NullPointerException
java.lang.NullPointerException
at
com.ibm.wkplc.builder.roles.util.RoleMapping.getIndexOfAccessLev

el(RoleMapping.java:150)
at
com.ibm.wkplc.builder.roles.util.RoleMapping.hasAccessLevel(Role

Mapping.java:98)
at
com.ibm.wkplc.builder.roles.util.RoleMapping.defineAccessLevel(R

oleMapping.java:88)
at
com.ibm.wkplc.builder.roles.struts.action.CreateRoleAction.execu

te(CreateRoleAction.java:484)
at
com.ibm.wps.portlets.struts.WpsRequestProcessor.processActionPer

form(WpsRequestProcessor.java:355)
at
org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.process(RequestProcess

or.java:274)
at
com.ibm.wps.portlets.struts.WpsStrutsPortlet.processActionPerfor

med(WpsStrutsPortlet.java:1947)
at
com.ibm.wps.portlets.struts.WpsStrutsPortlet.actionPerformed(Wps

StrutsPortlet.java:1637)
at
com.ibm.workplace.util.portal.portlet.LwpStrutsPortlet.actionPer

formed(LwpStrutsPortlet.java:205)
at
com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.SPIPortletInterceptorImpl.handleEvents(

SPIPortletInterceptorImpl.java:323)
at
com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.invoker.impl.PortletDelegateImpl._dispa

tch(PortletDelegateImpl.java:378)
at
com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.invoker.impl.PortletDelegateImpl.access

$200(PortletDelegateImpl.java:61)
at
com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.invoker.impl.PortletDelegateImpl$Contex

t.callPortlet(PortletDelegateImpl.java:492)
at
com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.services.PortletFilterServiceImpl.doFil

ter(PortletFilterServiceImpl.java:367)
at
com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.services.PortletFilter.doFilter(Portlet

Filter.java:42)
at
com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.invoker.impl.PortletDelegateImpl.dispat

ch(PortletDelegateImpl.java:132)
at org.apache.jetspeed.portlet.Portlet.doPost(Portlet.java:505)
at
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java(Compiled

Code))
at
com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.cache.CacheablePortlet.service(Cacheabl

ePortlet.java:120)
at
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java(Compiled

Code))
at
org.apache.jetspeed.portlet.Portlet.service(Portlet.java:493)
at
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWr

apper.java(Compiled Code))
at
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest(Ser

vletWrapper.java(Compiled Code))
at
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebAppRequestDispatcher.include(W

ebAppRequestDispatcher.java(Compiled Code))
at
com.ibm.wps.pe.om.definition.impl.ServletDefinitionImpl$RDWrappe

r.include(ServletDefinitionImpl.java:419)
at
com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.invoker.impl.PortletInvokerImpl.callMet

hod(PortletInvokerImpl.java:377)
at
com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.invoker.impl.PortletInvokerImpl.action(

PortletInvokerImpl.java:83)
at
com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.PortletContainerImpl.callPortletMethod(

PortletContainerImpl.java(Compiled Code))
at
com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.EventEnvironmentImpl.includePortlet(Eve

ntEnvironmentImpl.java:171)
at
com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.event.ActionEventImpl.prepare(ActionEve

ntImpl.java:201)
at
com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.event.EventQueueManager.processEventLoo

p(EventQueueManager.java:87)
at
com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.PortletContainerImpl.performEvents(Port

letContainerImpl.java:214)
at
com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.PortletContainerImpl.performEvents(PortletCont

ainerImpl.java:241)
at
com.ibm.wps.engine.phases.WPActionPhase.processPortlets(WPAction

Phase.java:1016)
at
com.ibm.wps.engine.phases.WPActionPhase.execute(WPActionPhase.ja

va:507)
at
com.ibm.wps.state.phases.AbstractActionPhase.next(AbstractAction

Phase.java:130)
at com.ibm.wps.engine.Servlet.callPortal(Servlet.java:769)
at com.ibm.wps.engine.Servlet.doGet(Servlet.java(Compiled
Code))
at com.ibm.wps.engine.Servlet.doPost(Servlet.java:795)
at
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java(Compiled

Code))
at
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java(Compiled

Code))
at
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWr

apper.java(Compiled Code))
at
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWr

apper.java(Compiled Code))
at
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.doFilter(WebApp

FilterChain.java(Compiled Code))
at
com.ibm.wps.state.filter.StateCleanup.doFilter(StateCleanup.java

:86)
at
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.FilterInstanceWrapper.doFilter(Fi

lterInstanceWrapper.java:142)
at
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.doFilter(WebApp

FilterChain.java(Compiled Code))
at
com.ibm.wps.resolver.friendly.servlet.FriendlySelectionFilter.do

Filter(FriendlySelectionFilter.java:260)
at
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.FilterInstanceWrapper.doFilter(Fi

lterInstanceWrapper.java:142)
at
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.doFilter(WebApp

FilterChain.java(Compiled Code))
at
com.ibm.wps.mappingurl.impl.URLAnalyzer.doFilter(URLAnalyzer.jav

a:263)
at
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.FilterInstanceWrapper.doFilter(Fi

lterInstanceWrapper.java:142)
at
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.doFilter(WebApp

FilterChain.java(Compiled Code))
at
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain._doFilter(WebAp

pFilterChain.java(Compiled Code))
at
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest(Ser

vletWrapper.java(Compiled Code))
at
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebApp.handleRequest(WebApp.java:

3071)
at
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebGroup.handleRequest(WebGroup.j

ava:236)
at
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.VirtualHost.handleRequest(VirtualHost.ja

va:210)
at
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.WebContainer.handleRequest(WebContainer.

java(Compiled Code))
at
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.channel.WCChannelLink.ready(WCChannelLin

k.java(Compiled Code))
at
com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.handleDiscr

imination(HttpInboundLink.java(Compiled Code))
at
com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.handleNewIn

formation(HttpInboundLink.java(Compiled Code))
at
com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpICLReadCallback.complet

e(HttpICLReadCallback.java(Compiled Code))
at
com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.WorkQueueManager.requestComplete(Wor

kQueueManager.java(Compiled Code))
at
com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.WorkQueueManager.attemptIO(WorkQueue

Manager.java(Compiled Code))
at
com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.WorkQueueManager.workerRun(WorkQueue

Manager.java(Compiled Code))
at
com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.WorkQueueManager$Worker.run(WorkQueu

eManager.java(Compiled Code))
at com.ibm.ws.util.ThreadPool$Worker.run(ThreadPool.java:1471)

Local fix

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Problem summary


    

  • After creating a new application from a template an attempt is m
add another role to the application. When the Add button is clic
the Manage Roles portlet the following error is seen in the brow
window:
  java.lang.NullPointerExceptionjava.lang.NullPointerException
 java.lang.NullPointerException
 at
com.ibm.wkplc.builder.roles.util.RoleMapping.getIndexOfAccessLev
pping.java:150)
 at
com.ibm.wkplc.builder.roles.util.RoleMapping.hasAccessLevel(Role
ava:98)
 at
com.ibm.wkplc.builder.roles.util.RoleMapping.defineAccessLevel(R
g.java:88)
 at
com.ibm.wkplc.builder.roles.struts.action.CreateRoleAction.execu
RoleAction.java:484)
 at
com.ibm.wps.portlets.struts.WpsRequestProcessor.processActionPer
equestProcessor.java:355)
 at
org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.process(RequestProcess
74)
 at
com.ibm.wps.portlets.struts.WpsStrutsPortlet.processActionPerfor
rutsPortlet.java:1947)
 at
com.ibm.wps.portlets.struts.WpsStrutsPortlet.actionPerformed(Wps
tlet.java:1637)
 at
com.ibm.workplace.util.portal.portlet.LwpStrutsPortlet.actionPer
pStrutsPortlet.java:205)
 at
com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.SPIPortletInterceptorImpl.handleEvents(
tInterceptorImpl.java:323)

    



Problem conclusion


    

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Temporary fix


    

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Comments


    

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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    PK77028
    • 

  • Reported component name
    PORTAL EXPRESS
    • 

  • Reported component ID
    5724E7700
    • 

  • Reported release
    601
    • 

  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
    • 

  • PE
    NoPE
    • 

  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
    • 

  • Special Attention
    NoSpecatt
    • 

  • Submitted date
    2008-12-05
    • 

  • Closed date
    2008-12-18
    • 

  • Last modified date
    2010-06-29
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  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
    

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  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
    

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Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    PORTAL EXPRESS
    • 

  • Fixed component ID
    5724E7700
    • 



Applicable component levels


    

  • R60E  PSY
       UP
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            20 December 2021
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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