JR40098: CERTAIN BPM 7.5 REST APIS DOES NOT TOLERATE SWEDISH USER LOCALE

Version 7.5 Refresh Pack 1 for the IBM Business Process Manager products
WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus V7.5 Refresh Pack 1 (7.5.1.0)
Version 8.0 Refresh Pack 1 for the IBM Business Process Manager products

APAR status

• Closed as fixed if next.

Error description

• When calling the REST API for retrieving process instance
  details, and the users locale on the server is sv-SE, the an
  error is logged in the SystemOut.log file and the REST call
  returns with HTTP error 500 (Internal Server Error).
  
  The following is the stack trace in the SystemOut.log:
  
  [2011-06-08 10:29:46:734 CEST] 0000009e RestHelper    E   Can't
  find resource for bundle
  com.ibm.bpm.wle.api.rest.resources.wleapirestPIIMessages, key
  sv_SE java.util.MissingResourceException: Can't find resource
  for bundle
  com.ibm.bpm.wle.api.rest.resources.wleapirestPIIMessages, key
  sv_SE
  at java.lang.Throwable.<init>(Throwable.java:67)
  at
  java.util.MissingResourceException.<init>(MissingResourceExcepti
  on.java:50)
  at java.util.ResourceBundle.getBundle(ResourceBundle.java:144)
  at com.ibm.bpm.message.Catalog$1.run(Catalog.java:402)
  at com.ibm.bpm.message.Catalog$1.run(Catalog.java:393)
  at
  java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.jav
  a:202)
  at com.ibm.bpm.message.Catalog.<init>(Catalog.java:392)
  at
  com.ibm.bpm.wle.api.ExceptionImpl.getMessage(ExceptionImpl.java:
  83)
  at
  com.ibm.bpm.wle.api.WleApiException.getMessage(WleApiException.j
  ava:164)
  at
  com.ibm.bpm.wle.api.WleApiException.getMessage(WleApiException.j
  ava:149)
  at
  com.ibm.bpm.wle.api.ExceptionImpl$StackPrinter.visit(ExceptionIm
  pl.java:65)
  at
  com.ibm.bpm.message.util.JavaUtilities.walkExceptionHierarchy(Ja
  vaUtilities.java:220)
  at
  com.ibm.bpm.wle.api.ExceptionImpl.printStackTrace(ExceptionImpl.
  java:106)
  at
  com.ibm.bpm.wle.api.WleApiException.printStackTrace(WleApiExcept
  ion.java:277)
  at com.ibm.bpm.rest.util.Utils.stackToString(Utils.java:131)
  at
  com.ibm.bpm.rest.util.Utils.createExceptionData(Utils.java:215)
  at
  com.ibm.bpm.rest.util.RestHelper.getExceptionResponse(RestHelper
  .java:255)
  at
  com.ibm.bpm.rest.impl.process.BusinessProcessDefinitionResource.
  getBPDInstanceDetails(BusinessProcessDefinitionResource.java:135
  )
  at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
  at
  sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessor
  Impl.java:60)
  at
  sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethod
  AccessorImpl.java:37)
  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:611)
  

Local fix

• Workaround to avoid http error 500 is add the following JVM
  arguments to server JVM setting. This allows the server running
  in the en_US locale.
  
    -Duser.language=en -Duser.country=US
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  BPM 7.5 users in othen than English locale  *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When calling the REST API for           *
  *                      retrieving process instance             *
  *                      details, and the users locale on the    *
  *                      server is sv-SE, the an                 *
  *                      error is logged in the SystemOut.log    *
  *                      file and the REST call                  *
  *                      returns with HTTP error 500             *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  This APAR is targetted to be resolved in the next BPM version.
  

Problem conclusion

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

Applicable component levels

• R750 PSY

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