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PM03722: NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION WHEN ANONYMOUS USERS RUN PROFILERS THAT REF ERENCE PORTAL USER ATTRIBUTES

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • This exception is seen when anonymous users run profilers that r
eference portal user attributes:
[12/2/09 14:14:49:833 EST] 00000033 ResourceDomai W com.ibm.webs
phere.personalization.resources.ResourceDomainWrapper findById
java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.ibm.wps.puma.cache.PumaCacheManager.getObjectIDForDN(Pum
aCacheManager.java:217)
at com.ibm.wps.services.puma.PumaServiceImpl.dnExistsInCache(Pu
maServiceImpl.java:2481)
at com.ibm.wps.services.puma.Puma.dnExistsInCache(Puma.java:978
)
at com.ibm.wps.puma.util.PumaDNHelper.normalizeDistinguishedNam
e(PumaDNHelper.java:67)
at com.ibm.wps.puma.util.PumaDNHelper.normalizeDistinguishedNam
e(PumaDNHelper.java:45)
at com.ibm.wps.um.PumaEngineHelper.normalizeDistinguishedName(P
umaEngineHelper.java:207)
at com.ibm.wps.um.PumaLocatorImpl.findUserByIdentifier(PumaLoca
torImpl.java:92)
at com.ibm.websphere.personalization.resources.wps.UserManager.
findById(UserManager.java:233)
at com.ibm.websphere.personalization.resources.ResourceDomainWr
apper.findById(ResourceDomainWrapper.java:180)
at com.ibm.websphere.personalization.context.PersonalizationCon
text.getUserResource(PersonalizationContext.java:796)
at com.ibm.websphere.personalization.context.PersonalizationCon
text.get(PersonalizationContext.java:212)
at com.ibm.websphere.personalization.rules.PznXMLInterpreter.ge
tContextObject(PznXMLInterpreter.java:992)
at com.ibm.websphere.personalization.rules.PznXMLInterpreter.pe
rformEvalDynAttribute(PznXMLInterpreter.java:1060)

Local fix

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Problem summary


    

  • NullPointerException is seen when anonymous users run profilers
that reference portal user attributes

    



Problem conclusion


    

  • check for null value on incoming values to ensure that NPE is no
t thrown

    



Temporary fix


    

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Comments


    

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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    PM03722
    • 

  • Reported component name
    WEBSPHERE PORTA
    • 

  • Reported component ID
    5724E7600
    • 

  • Reported release
    60G
    • 

  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
    • 

  • PE
    NoPE
    • 

  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
    • 

  • Special Attention
    NoSpecatt
    • 

  • Submitted date
    2009-12-17
    • 

  • Closed date
    2010-01-06
    • 

  • Last modified date
    2010-01-06
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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
    WEBSPHERE PORTA
    • 

  • Fixed component ID
    5724E7600
    • 



Applicable component levels


    

  • R61C  PSY
       UP
    • 








      
              
                            

              

              [{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSHRKX","label":"WebSphere Portal"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"6.0.1.3","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB31","label":"WCE Watson Marketing and Commerce"}}]
              

                          

          
 
        

      

    

      

        

          

            
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            Modified date:
            

            21 December 2021
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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