PK96379: NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION WHEN CREATING WORKSPACE FOR REQUEST WITH NO PRINCIPAL ASSOCIATED

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Problem Description:
  NullPointerException when creating WCM API workspace for
  anonymous principal
  
  When creating a WCM API workspace using the principal from a
  request, for example:
  
  Workspace wcmWorkspace = null;
  try {
   wcmWorkspace =
  WCM_API.getRepository().getWorkspace(request.getUserPrincipal())
  ;
   wcmWorkspace.setCurrentDocumentLibrary(wcmWorkspace.getDocument
  Library("CKTestLib"));
  
  A NullPointer exception is encountered:
  
                                   java.lang.NullPointerException
              at
  com.presence.connect.wmmcomms.UserManagementUtils.getPrincipalIn
  fo(UserManagementUtils.java:635)
              at
  com.ibm.workplace.wcm.api.WCM_Workspace.<init>(WCM_Workspace.jav
  a:260)
              at
  com.ibm.workplace.wcm.api.WCM_Repository.getWorkspace(WCM_Reposi
  tory.java:125)
  
  
  The expected behavior is that a workspace for the anonymous user
  is returned.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION WHEN CREATING WORKSPACE FOR REQUEST WITH NO
  PRINCIPAL ASSOCIATED
  

Problem conclusion

• WCM will now check for null principal on the request, and return
  an anonymous workspace.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

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

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  LOTUS WEB CONT

• Fixed component ID

  5724I2900

Applicable component levels

• R61A PSY

     UP

• R61B PSY

     UP