PK87256: NULL PROFILE CONTROL CAUSES NULL POINTER EXCEPTION

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• You are getting a  NullPointerException when crawling the
  WCM Seedlsit or accessing the WCM Seedlist through the web
  browser.
  
  
  [6/29/09 13:40:03:749 EDT] 00000031 SearchSeedSer E
  com.ibm.workplace.wcm.searchseed.SearchSeedServlet handleRequest
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  at
  com.ibm.workplace.wcm.searchseed.SearchSeedItem.<init>(SearchSee
  dItem.ja
  va:292)
  at
  com.ibm.workplace.wcm.searchseed.SearchSeedModel.getList(SearchS
  eedModel
  .java:335)
  at
  com.ibm.workplace.wcm.searchseed.SearchSeedServlet.handleAuthent
  icatedUs
  er(SearchSeedServlet.java:276)
  at
  com.ibm.workplace.wcm.searchseed.SearchSeedServlet.handleRequest
  (SearchS
  eedServlet.java:150)
  at
  com.ibm.workplace.wcm.searchseed.SearchSeedServlet.doPost(Search
  SeedServ
  let.java:96)
  at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:763)
  at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:856)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWr
  apper.ja
  va:1095)
  at
  

Local fix

• Set the traces  com.aptrix.identity.IdentityControl.*=all:
  com.aptrix.pluto.control.Controllable.*=all:
  com.ibm.workplace.wcm.searchseed.*=all which will help you
  find out the resource responsible for the error. Then remove the
  resource from the content.
  

Problem summary

• Null Pointer Exception from SearchSeedServlet
  

Problem conclusion

• WCM changed to handle condition of null profile control
  

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

  LOTUS WEB CONT

• Fixed component ID

  5724I2900

Applicable component levels

• R60E PSY

     UP

• R61A PSY

     UP

• R61B PSY

     UP