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PM78921: NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION IN URLCONTEXTBASE WHEN OPEN SEARCH ICON LOOKUP RETURNS NULL OR 404

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • In rare situations the following stacktrace is to be found in
    the logs:
    
    Exception created : java.lang.NullPointerException
    at com.ibm.wps.state.accessors.url.UrlContextBase$ParamVisitor
    .onParameter(UrlContextBase.java:99)
    at com.ibm.wps.resolver.impl.DownloadLookup
    .visit(DownloadLookup.java:831)
    at com.ibm.wps.resolver.impl.DownloadLookup
    .visit(DownloadLookup.java:874)
    at com.ibm.wps.state.accessors.url.UrlContextBase
    .writeSuffix(UrlContextBase.java:370)
    at com.ibm.wps.resolver.impl.DownloadLookup
    .createURL(DownloadLookup.java:307)
    at com.ibm.wps.resolver.impl.AbstractLookup
    .parse(AbstractLookup.java:554)
    at com.ibm.wps.resolver.xml.IdentityTransformerImpl
    .transformSAX(IdentityTransformerImpl.java:962)
    at com.ibm.wps.resolver.xml.IdentityTransformerImpl
    .transform(IdentityTransformerImpl.java:857)
    at com.ibm.wps.resolver.xml.DisposableTransformerImpl
    .transform(DisposableTransformerImpl.java:314)
    at com.ibm.wps.resolver.helper.xml
    .AbstractTransformationXmlReader
    .parse(AbstractTransformationXmlReader.java:80)
    at com.ibm.wps.resolver.helper.xml
    .AbstractTransformationXmlReader
    .parse(AbstractTransformationXmlReader.java:109)
    at com.ibm.wps.resolver.helper.xml.LoggingXmlReader
    .parse(LoggingXmlReader.java:112)
    at com.ibm.wps.resolver.xml.IdentityTransformerImpl
    .transformSAX(IdentityTransformerImpl.java:962)
    at com.ibm.wps.resolver.xml.IdentityTransformerImpl
    .transform(IdentityTransformerImpl.java:857)
    at com.ibm.wps.resolver.xml.DisposableTransformerImpl
    .transform(DisposableTransformerImpl.java:314)
    at com.ibm.wps.resolver.helper.xml.TransformationProcessor
    .transform(TransformationProcessor.java:128)
    at com.ibm.wps.resolver.accessors.url.PocEarlyBindingLookupUrl
    .writeURL(PocEarlyBindingLookupUrl.java:451)
    at com.ibm.wps.resolver.accessors.url.PocURLBase
    .writeCopy(PocURLBase.java:627)
    at com.ibm.wps.resolver.accessors.url.PocURLBase
    .writeCopy(PocURLBase.java:615)
    at com.ibm.wps.resolver.accessors.url.PocURLBase
    .write(PocURLBase.java:597)
    at com.ibm.wps.resolver.accessors.url.PocURLBase
    .toString(PocURLBase.java:466)
    

Local fix

Problem summary

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PM78921

  • Reported component name

    WEBSPHERE PORTA

  • Reported component ID

    5724E7600

  • Reported release

    700

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2012-12-11

  • Closed date

    2013-02-14

  • Last modified date

    2013-02-14

  • 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

    WEBSPHERE PORTA

  • Fixed component ID

    5724E7600

Applicable component levels

  • R700 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":"7.0","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB31","label":"WCE Watson Marketing and Commerce"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
20 December 2021