PK75296: XMLACCESS: EJPEB0804E RECEIVED IF NO TITLE TAG IS SPECIFIED

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Updating only the description of a skin element using
  xmlaccess,
  e.g. following error occurs:
  <message
  id="EJPXA0043E">com.ibm.wps.command.xml.XmlCommandException:
  EJPXA0043E: An error occurred while creating or updating the
  resource. [skin K_CGAH47L00O9M102NMFJ9F210C2
  uniquename=ibm.portal.skin.IBM]</message>
  <message
  id="EJPEB0804E">com.ibm.wps.command.CommandFailedException:
  EJPEB0804E: SetSkinSettingsCommand.execute: An exception in the
  data backend occurred.
  WrappedException is: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: The
  title must be neither 'null' nor an empty string!</message>
  <message>java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: The title must be
  neither 'null' nor an empty string!</message>
  
  This APAR enables the possibility to specify only the
  description attribute.
  

Local fix

• specify the title in the xmlaccess input file.
  

Problem summary

• Updating only the description of a skin element using
  xmlaccess, e.g. following error occurs:
  
     <message
  id="EJPXA0043E">com.ibm.wps.command.xml.XmlCommandException:
  EJPXA0043E: An error occurred while creating or updating the
  resource. [skin _CGAH47L00O9M102NMFJ9F210C2
     uniquename=ibm.portal.skin.IBM]</message>
     <message
  id="EJPEB0804E">com.ibm.wps.command.CommandFailedException:
  EJPEB0804E: SetSkinSettingsCommand.execute: An exception in the
  data backend occurred. WrappedException is:
  java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: The title must be neither
  'null' nor an empty string!</message>
     <message>java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: The title must
  be neither 'null' nor an empty string!</message>
  

Problem conclusion

• This APAR enables the possibility to specify only the
  description attribute.
  An additional check is introduced if the title or description
  is set at all.
  
  Failing Module(s):
     XML Access
  
  Affected Users:
     All users
  
  Version Information:
      Portal Version(s): 6.1.0.0
       Pre-Requisite(s):
        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=PK75296&productid=WebSphere%20Portal&brandid=5
  
  You may 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

• R610 PSY

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