PK70008: ISSUES WITH THEMES AND SKINS IN 6.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Issues with themes and skins in 6.1.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• When a theme is deployed as a war file a NullPointerException
  occurs.
  
  To reproduce the OOB theme "Portal" has to be copied and used
  to create a new - custom - theme like described on:
  
  
  http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wpdoc/v6r1m0/topic/com.
  ibm.wp.ent.doc/dev/dgn_crthm.html
  
  The problem is caused by context path used to address the
  themeConfig.properties These properties cannot be loaded, when a
  theme is deployed as a standalone war file.
  
  Here is the exception:
  
     [8/5/08 9:52:35:991 CEST] 0000002b SystemOut     O Unable to
  load theme configuration
  /MyTheme/themes/html/MyTheme/colors/themeConfig.properties
  
     [8/5/08 9:52:35:992 CEST] 0000002b ServletWrappe E
  SRVE0068E: Uncaught exception thrown in one of the service
  methods of the servlet: /themes/html/MyTheme/Default.jsp. Exc
  
     eption thrown : java.lang.NullPointerException
  
             at
  com.ibm._jsp._Default._jspService(_Default.java:794)
  
             at
  com.ibm.ws.jsp.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:87)
  
             at
  javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:856)
  
             at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWr
  apper.java:1068)
  
             at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest(Ser
  vletWrapper.java:543)
  
             at
  com.ibm.ws.wswebcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest(S
  ervletWrapper.java:478)
  
             at
  com.ibm.wsspi.webcontainer.servlet.GenericServletWrapper.handleR
  equest(GenericServletWrapper.java:122)
  
             at
  com.ibm.ws.jsp.webcontainerext.AbstractJSPExtensionServletWrappe
  r.handleRequest(AbstractJSPExtensionServletWrapper.java:225)
  
             at
  com.ibm.ws.jsp.webcontainerext.AbstractJSPExtensionProcessor.han
  dleRequest(AbstractJSPExtensionProcessor.java:278)
  
             at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebAppRequestDispatcher.include(W
  ebAppRequestDispatcher.java:639)
  
             at
  com.ibm.wps.services.dispatcher.DispatcherServiceImpl.handleRequ
  est(DispatcherServiceImpl.java:93)
  
             at
  com.ibm.wps.services.dispatcher.DispatcherServiceImpl.include(Di
  spatcherServiceImpl.java:53)
  
             at
  com.ibm.wps.services.dispatcher.Dispatcher.include(Dispatcher.ja
  va:50)
  
             at
  com.ibm.wps.engine.templates.themes.Default.doDispatch(Default.j
  ava:283)
  
             at
  com.ibm.wps.engine.templates.themes.Default.render(Default.java:
  236)
  
             at
  com.ibm.wps.engine.templates.ThemeTemplate.render(ThemeTemplate.
  java:65)
  
             at
  com.ibm.wps.engine.phases.WPRenderPhase.processRendering(WPRende
  rPhase.java:394)
  
             at
  com.ibm.wps.engine.phases.WPBaseRenderPhase.execute(WPBaseRender
  Phase.java:173)
  
             at
  com.ibm.wps.state.phases.AbstractRenderPhase.next(AbstractRender
  Phase.java:106)
  
             at
  com.ibm.wps.engine.phases.WPAbstractRenderPhase.next(WPAbstractR
  enderPhase.java:97)
  
             at
  com.ibm.wps.engine.Servlet.callPortal(Servlet.java:805)
  
             at com.ibm.wps.engine.Servlet.doGet(Servlet.java:607)
  
             at
  javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:743)
  
             at
  com.ibm.wps.engine.Servlet.doFilter(Servlet.java:1184)
  
             at
  com.ibm.wps.resolver.servlet.ContentHandlerCleanup.doFilter(Cont
  entHandlerCleanup.java:648)
  
             at
  com.ibm.wps.resolver.servlet.AbstractFilter.doFilter(AbstractFil
  ter.java:82)
  
             at
  com.ibm.wps.engine.Servlet.service(Servlet.java:1175)
  
             at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWr
  apper.java:1068)
  
             at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWr
  apper.java:1009)
  
             at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.doFilter(WebApp
  FilterChain.java:145)
  
             at
  com.ibm.wps.engine.ExtendedLocaleFilter.doFilter(ExtendedLocaleF
  ilter.java:93)
  

Problem conclusion

• For custom themes the context path is cut off when addressing
  the themeConfig.properties.
  
  Affected Area:
     Page Aggregation
  
  Failing Module(s):
     Database
     XML Access
     Engine: Page Assembly
     Portlet Container
  
  Affected Users:
     All Users
  
  Version Information:
      Portal Version(s): 6.1.0.0
       Pre-Requisite(s): PK89568
        Co-Requisite(s): ---
  
  Platform Specific:
     This fix applies to all platforms.
  
  A fix is available from Fix Central:
  
  http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/fixcentral/swgquickorde
  r?apar=PK70008&productid=WebSphere%20Portal&brandid=5
  
  You may need to type or paste the complete address into your Web
  browser.
  

Temporary fix

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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

• R610 PSY

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