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

Fixes integrated in WebSphere Portal 8.0.0.0 Cumulative Fixes
Fixes integrated in WebSphere Portal 8.0.0.1 Combined Cumulative Fixes

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

• A code fix for this issue is integrated into the WebSphere
  Portal & WCM Combined Cumulative Fix 20 (PM78581) for Portal
  7.0.0.1 and into the WebSphere Portal & WCM Combined Cumulative
  Fix 20 (PM78582) for Portal 7.0.0.2 available from Fix Central:
  
  7.0.0.1:
  http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent
  =ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/WebSphere+Portal&release=7.
  0.0.1&platform=All&function=aparId&apars=PM78581
  
  7.0.0.2:
  http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent
  =ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/WebSphere+Portal&release=7.
  0.0.2&platform=All&function=aparId&apars=PM78582
  
  You might need to type or paste the complete address into your
  Web browser.
  

Problem conclusion

• A code fix for this issue is integrated into the WebSphere
  Portal & WCM Combined Cumulative Fix 20 (PM78581) for Portal
  7.0.0.1 and into the WebSphere Portal & WCM Combined Cumulative
  Fix 20 (PM78582) for Portal 7.0.0.2 available from Fix Central:
  
  7.0.0.1:
  http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent
  =ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/WebSphere+Portal&release=7.
  0.0.1&platform=All&function=aparId&apars=PM78581
  
  7.0.0.2:
  http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent
  =ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/WebSphere+Portal&release=7.
  0.0.2&platform=All&function=aparId&apars=PM78582
  
  You might need to type or paste the complete address into your
  Web browser.
  

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

  WEBSPHERE PORTA

• Fixed component ID

  5724E7600

Applicable component levels

• R700 PSY

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