PK52802: XPATH SYNTAX ERROR IS SEEN WHEN RENDERING A MENU COMPONENT WITH NO QUERY STRING PARAMATER.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Problem Descrption :
  If a menu component does not have any search criteria while it
  is being rendered, the following exception would be thrown in
  the logs.  An example of such a menu component, is one that has
  the sitearea "query string" as the sole search criteria. If no
  query string parameter is specified while rendering the menu,
  the  following exception would be thrown in the logs.
  
  
  com.ibm.icm.ci.query.CDMQuerySyntaxException: QRY0552E: Syntax
  of query string is incorrect.  Parsing error at position 0.
  Detail: syntax error.
   at
  com.ibm.icm.ci.query.impl.xpath.JCRQXPathParser.yyerror(JCRQXPat
  hParser.java:1043)
   at
  com.ibm.icm.ci.query.impl.xpath.JCRQXPathParser.yyparse(JCRQXPat
  hParser.java(Compiled Code))
   at
  com.ibm.icm.ci.query.impl.xpath.JCRQXPathParser.parse(JCRQXPathP
  arser.java:1005)
   at
  com.ibm.icm.ci.query.impl.JCRQXPathProcessor.process(JCRQXPathPr
  ocessor.java:52)
   at
  com.ibm.icm.ci.query.impl.QueryProcessor.generateSql(QueryProces
  sor.java:183)
   at
  com.ibm.icm.ci.query.impl.QueryProcessor.validate(QueryProcessor
  .java:156)
   at
  com.ibm.icm.ci.query.impl.QueryService.validate(QueryService.jav
  a:183)
   at
  com.ibm.icm.jcr.query.AbstractQueryImpl.validate(AbstractQueryIm
  pl.java:107)
   at com.ibm.icm.jcr.query.QueryImpl.<init>(QueryImpl.java:71)
   at
  com.ibm.icm.jcr.query.QueryManagerImpl.createQueryWithOptions(Qu
  eryManagerImpl.java:74)
   at
  com.ibm.icm.jcr.query.QueryManagerImpl.createQuery(QueryManagerI
  mpl.java:54)
   at
  com.ibm.workplace.wcm.services.query.QueryServiceImpl.executeXPa
  thQuery(QueryServiceImpl.java:128)
   at
  com.ibm.workplace.wcm.services.query.QueryServiceImpl.executeMul
  tipleResults(QueryServiceImpl.java:331)
   at
  com.ibm.workplace.wcm.services.query.QueryServiceImpl.executeQue
  ry(QueryServiceImpl.java:1030)
   at
  com.ibm.workplace.wcm.services.query.QueryServiceImpl.executeQue
  ry(QueryServiceImpl.java:978)
   at
  com.ibm.workplace.wcm.services.query.QueryServiceImpl.executeQue
  ry(QueryServiceImpl.java:948)
   at
  com.ibm.workplace.wcm.services.query.QueryServiceImpl.executeQue
  ry(QueryServiceImpl.java:923)
   at
  com.aptrix.pluto.cmpnt.MenuQueryCache.getControllablesFromDB(Men
  uQueryCache.java:732)
  
  ************
  
  The above exception can happen during normal rendertime,
  previewing or during Pre-rendering operations.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Affected Users: All User
  

Problem conclusion

• Modified the code so that an empty query string will not be
  passed to JCR. If the following trace setting is enabled,
  details about menus which generate empty query strings will be
  printed out as follows:
  TraceSetting
  com.aptrix.pluto.cmpnt.MenuQueryCache=fine
  
  An interim fix for this APAR is available from Fix Central at:
  
  6.0.1.2
  
  http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/fixcentral/swgquickorde
  r?brandid=2&productid=Workplace%20Web%20Content%20Management&fix
  es=6.0.1.2-WCM-PK52802
  
  6.0.1.1
  
  http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/fixcentral/swgquickorde
  r?brandid=2&productid=Workplace%20Web%20Content%20Management&fix
  es=6.0.1.1-WCM-PK52802
  
  You will need to cut/paste the entire URL into a browser to
  resolve the address.
  

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

  WRKPLC WEB CON

• Fixed component ID

  5724I2900

Applicable component levels

• R60E PSY

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