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JR61444: YOU MIGHT RECEIVE THE MALFORMEDURLEXCEPTION WHEN CALLING A WEB SERVICE

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • When the WSDL is marked protected, a web service defined as an
    external service in the web IBM Process Designer doesn't use the
     endpoint URL from the WSDL file. At run time, you see an
    exception stack similar to the following example and the
    invocation of the web service fails.
    
    Caused by: javax.xml.ws.WebServiceException:
    java.net.MalformedURLException
    at
    org.apache.axis2.jaxws.ExceptionFactory.createWebServiceExceptio
    n(ExceptionFactory.java:175)
    at
    org.apache.axis2.jaxws.ExceptionFactory.makeWebServiceException(
    ExceptionFactory.java:70)
    at
    org.apache.axis2.jaxws.ExceptionFactory.makeWebServiceException(
    ExceptionFactory.java:128)
    at
    org.apache.axis2.jaxws.core.controller.impl.AxisInvocationContro
    ller.setupProperties(AxisInvocationController.java:522)
    at
    org.apache.axis2.jaxws.core.controller.impl.AxisInvocationContro
    ller.initOperationClient(AxisInvocationController.java:407)
    at
    org.apache.axis2.jaxws.core.controller.impl.AxisInvocationContro
    ller.doInvoke(AxisInvocationController.java:103)
    at
    org.apache.axis2.jaxws.core.controller.impl.InvocationController
    Impl.invoke(InvocationControllerImpl.java:93)
    at
    org.apache.axis2.jaxws.client.dispatch.BaseDispatch.invoke(BaseD
    ispatch.java:194)
    at
    com.ibm.bpm.ws.jaxws.connector.SOAPConnector.processDocLiteralOp
    eration(SOAPConnector.java:576)
    at
    com.ibm.bpm.ws.jaxws.connector.SOAPConnector.createServiceClient
    (SOAPConnector.java:465)
    at
    com.ibm.bpm.ws.jaxws.connector.SOAPConnector.execute(SOAPConnect
    or.java:194)
    at
    com.lombardisoftware.component.wsconnector.worker.WSConnectorWor
    ker.doJob(WSConnectorWorker.java:197)
    at
    com.lombardisoftware.component.common.workflow.ExecutionJob.doJo
    b(ExecutionJob.java:549)
    ... 103 more
    Caused by: java.net.MalformedURLException
    at java.net.URL.<init>(URL.java:639)
    at java.net.URL.<init>(URL.java:502)
    at java.net.URL.<init>(URL.java:451)
    at
    org.apache.axis2.jaxws.core.controller.impl.AxisInvocationContro
    ller.setupProperties(AxisInvocationController.java:518)
    ... 112 more
    Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
    at java.net.URL.<init>(URL.java:544)
    ... 115 more
    
    
    PRODUCTS AFFECTED
    
    IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) Express
    IBM BPM Standard
    IBM BPM Advanced
    IBM Business Automation Workflow
    

Local fix

  • Override the endpoint in your web service server in the web
    Process Designer.
    

Problem summary

  • No additional information is available.
    

Problem conclusion

  • A fix that makes sure that the endpoint from the WSDL file is
    used even when the WSDL file is marked as proteced will be
    included in future releases of Business Automation Workflow.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    JR61444

  • Reported component name

    BUS AUTO WORKFL

  • Reported component ID

    5737H4100

  • Reported release

    J00

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2019-08-29

  • Closed date

    2019-11-04

  • Last modified date

    2019-11-04

  • 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

    BUS AUTO WORKFL

  • Fixed component ID

    5737H4100

Applicable component levels

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU053","label":"Cloud & Data Platform"},"Product":{"code":"SS8JB4","label":"IBM Business Automation Workflow"},"Component":"","ARM Category":[],"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"19.0.0.1","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB45","label":"Automation"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
04 November 2019