JR50516: Site Administrators are unable to delete items from the Management Center after moving to Feature Pack 7 (FEP7)

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• After upgrading to FEP7  site administrators are unable to
  delete items in Management Center.
  
  In the trace, there is a NullPointerException thrown in
  ProductEntitlementExpressionHelper
  
  Trace example;
  
  00000190 SearchService 1
  com.ibm.commerce.foundation.server.services.search.SearchService
  Facade invokeSearchExpressionProvider(SelectionCriteria)
  java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.NullPointerException
      at
  com.ibm.commerce.catalog.facade.server.services.search.expressio
  n.solr.SolrSearchProductEntitlementExpressionProvider.invoke(Sol
  rSearchProductEntitlementExpressionProvider.java:143)
      at
  com.ibm.commerce.foundation.internal.server.services.search.expr
  ession.solr.SolrSearchExpressionProvider.invoke(SolrSearchExpres
  sionProvider.java:217)
      at
  com.ibm.commerce.foundation.server.services.search.SearchService
  Facade.invokeSearchExpressionProvider(SearchServiceFacade.java:1
  57)
      at
  com.ibm.commerce.foundation.server.command.bod.bom.AbstractFetch
  NounUsingBusinessObjectMediatorCmdImpl.performExecute(AbstractFe
  tchNounUsingBusinessObjectMediatorCmdImpl.java:238)
      at
  com.ibm.commerce.catalog.facade.server.commands.FetchCatalogNavi
  gationViewCmdImpl.performExecute(FetchCatalogNavigationViewCmdIm
  pl.java:115)
  ........
  Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
      at
  com.ibm.commerce.contract.catalogfilter.util.ProductEntitlementE
  xpressionHelper.initialize(ProductEntitlementExpressionHelper.ja
  va:189)
      at
  com.ibm.commerce.contract.catalogfilter.util.ProductEntitlementE
  xpressionHelper.<init>(ProductEntitlementExpressionHelper.java:1
  27)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• USERS AFFECTED:
  WebSphere Commerce users on V7 who have upgraded to FEP7
  
  PROBLEM ABSTRACT:
  Site Administrators are unable to delete items from the
  Management Center after moving to Feature Pack 7 (FEP7)
  
  BUSINESS IMPACT:
  Site admins cannot delete items
  
  RECOMMENDATION:
  

Problem conclusion

• ProductEntitlementExpressionHelper has been updated to prevent
  the NullPointerException
  -------------------------------------------------------------
  The latest available maintenance information can be obtained
  from the Recommended Fixes for WebSphere Commerce technote:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=3046&uid=swg21261296
  

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

  WC BUS EDITION

• Fixed component ID

  5724I3800

Applicable component levels

• R700 PSY

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