PM30340: CUMULATIVE PORTLET-CONTAINER FIXES, SEE WAS DEFECT 682481 + APAR PM25773

6.1.0.6 Download: WebSphere Portal and WCM V6.1.0 fix pack 6

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Problem with unboxing of Boolean into boolean primitive type,
  introduced by WAS APAR PM25773. Exception seen:
  Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
  at com.ibm.ws.portletcontainer.core.impl.PortletURLImpl
  .addStateToURLProvider(Portle
  tURLImpl.java:97)
  at com.ibm.ws.portletcontainer.core.impl.BaseURLImpl
  .addStateToURLProviderCommon(Bas
  eURLImpl.java:222)
  at com.ibm.ws.portletcontainer.core.impl.BaseURLImpl
  .write(BaseURLImpl.java:251)
  at com.ibm.ws.portletcontainer.tags.BasicURLTag
  .doEndTag(BasicURLTag.java:276)
  at com.ibm._jsp._PQInputForm._jspx_meth_portletAPI_actionURL_0(
  _PQInputForm.java:506
  )
  at com.ibm._jsp._PQInputForm._jspService(_PQInputForm
  .java:235)
  at com.ibm.ws.jsp.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase
  .java:99)
  at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet
  .java:668)
  at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper
  .service(ServletWrapper.java:1133)
  
  
  at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper
  .handleRequest(ServletWrapper.java:
  708)
  at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper
  .handleRequest(ServletWrapper.java:
  435)
  at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapperImpl
  .handleRequest(ServletWrapperIm
  pl.java:178)
  at com.ibm.wsspi.webcontainer.servlet.GenericServletWrapper
  .handleRequest(GenericSer
  vletWrapper.java:122)
  at com.ibm.ws.jsp.webcontainerext
  .AbstractJSPExtensionServletWrapper.handleRequest(A
  bstractJSPExtensionServletWrapper.java:205)
  at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain
  .invokeTarget(WebAppFilterChain.j
  ava:125)
  at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain
  .doFilter(WebAppFilterChain.java:
  77)
  at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterManager
  .doFilter(WebAppFilterManager.j
  ava:877)
  at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterManager
  .invokeFilters(WebAppFilterMana
  ger.java:1008)
  at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebAppRequestDispatcher
  .dispatch(WebAppRequestDisp
  atcher.java:1382)
  at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebAppRequestDispatcher
  .include(WebAppRequestDispa
  tcher.java:546)
  at com.ibm.ws.portletcontainer.core.impl
  .PortletRequestDispatcherImpl.include(Portle
  tRequestDispatcherImpl.java:100)
  at com.ibm.ws.portletcontainer.core.impl
  .PortletRequestDispatcherImpl.include(Portle
  tRequestDispatcherImpl.java:237)
  at portlet2.PQInputPortlet.doView(PQInputPortlet.java:24) at
  javax.portlet.GenericPortlet.doDispatch(GenericPortlet
  .java:328)
  at javax.portlet.GenericPortlet.render(GenericPortlet.java:233)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.portletcontainer.invoker.impl.PortletServlet
  .doDispatch(PortletServlet.jav
  a:576)
  at com.ibm.ws.portletcontainer.invoker.impl
  .PortletServletCollaboratorChainImpl.doCo
  llaborator(PortletServletCollaboratorChainImpl.java:114)
  at com.ibm.ws.portletcontainer.rrd
  .RRDServerPortletServletCollaborator.doRender(RRDS
  erverPortletServletCollaborator.java:123)
  at com.ibm.ws.portletcontainer.invoker.impl
  .PortletServletCollaboratorChainImpl.doCo
  llaborator(PortletServletCollaboratorChainImpl.java:105)
  at com.ibm.ws.portletcontainer.cache.CacheCollaborator
  .doRender(CacheCollaborator.ja
  va:92)
  at com.ibm.ws.portletcontainer.invoker.impl
  .PortletServletCollaboratorChainImpl.doCo
  llaborator(PortletServletCollaboratorChainImpl.java:105)
  at com.ibm.ws.portletcontainer.invoker.impl.PortletServlet
  .doDispatch(PortletServlet
  .java:273)
  ... 97 more
  

Local fix

• n/a
  

Problem summary

• Problem with unboxing of Boolean into boolean primitive type,
  introduced by WAS APAR PM25773.
  Exception seen: Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
  
        at
  com.ibm.ws.portletcontainer.core.impl.PortletURLImpl.addStateToU
  RLProvider(PortletURLImpl.java:97)
        at
  com.ibm.ws.portletcontainer.core.impl.BaseURLImpl.addStateToURLP
  roviderCommon(BaseURLImpl.java:222)
        at
  com.ibm.ws.portletcontainer.core.impl.BaseURLImpl.write(BaseURLI
  mpl.java:251)
        at
  com.ibm.ws.portletcontainer.tags.BasicURLTag.doEndTag(BasicURLTa
  g.java:276)
        at
  com.ibm._jsp._PQInputForm._jspx_meth_portletAPI_actionURL_0(
  _PQInputForm.java:506 )
        at
  com.ibm._jsp._PQInputForm._jspService(_PQInputForm.java:235)
        at
  com.ibm.ws.jsp.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:99)
        at
  javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:668)
        ...
  

Problem conclusion

• Corrected data type conversion.
  
  Version Information:
     Portal Version(s): 6.1.0.3
      Pre-Requisite(s): ---
       Co-Requisite(s): ---
  
     Portal Version(s): 6.1.0.4
      Pre-Requisite(s): ---
       Co-Requisite(s): ---
  
     Portal Version(s): 6.1.0.5
      Pre-Requisite(s): ---
       Co-Requisite(s): ---
  
  Manual Steps:
     None
  
  Platform Specific:
     This fix applies to all platforms.
  
  PM30340 is part of Cumulative Fix 11 - available on Fix Central.
  
  Portal 6.1.0.3 / 6.1.5.0:
  http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/fixcentral/swgquickorde
  r?apar=PM29643&productid=WebSphere%20Portal&brandid=5
  
  Portal 6.1.0.4 / 6.1.5.1:
  http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/fixcentral/swgquickorde
  r?apar=PM29644&productid=WebSphere%20Portal&brandid=5
  
  Portal 6.1.0.5 / 6.1.5.2:
  http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/fixcentral/swgquickorde
  r?apar=PM29645&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

     UP

• R615 PSY

     UP