PM60400: Validation error (EJB reference not found) prevents publishing to a WebSphere Application Server

Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software 8.5
Rational Software Architect Interim Fix 1 for 8.0.4.2
Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software Interim Fix 1 for 8.0.4.2

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Abstract:
  
  Attempts to validate a project result in error: 'EJB reference
  or EJB local reference with name 'EJB/mybean' not found'
  
  Problem:
  
  Using IBM Rational Application Developer v8.0.4 and IBM
  WebSphere Application server v7.0.0.19:
  
  1. Create an EJB 3.0 project called MyEJB with client project
  MyEJBClient, associated with the EAR 5 project called MyEJBEAR
  2. Add a Stateless session EJB with code similar to the
  following:
  
  package com;
  import javax.ejb.Stateless;
  @Stateless(name='EJB/mybean')
  public class Bean implements BeanRemote {
      public Bean() {
      }
  }
  and the required remote interface com.BeanRemote.
  
  3. Create a Dynamic Web project 2.5 called MyWeb, associated
  with a separate EAR 5 project called MyWebEAR
  4. Add the project MyEJBClient as a Utility Module to MyWebEAR
  5. Configure MyEJBClient in the Deployment Assembly page of
  MyWeb
  6. Add a Servlet Filter to MyWeb. The source file of the Servlet
  Filter should be placed in MyEJBClient, and the code should
  reference the EJB by dependency injection as follows:
  
  package com;
  import java.io.IOException;
  import javax.ejb.EJB;
  import javax.servlet.*
  public class Test1 implements Filter{
  @EJB(name='EJB/mybean') BeanRemote myRemote;
  @Override
  public void destroy() {}
  @Override
  public void doFilter(ServletRequest arg0, ServletResponse
  arg1,FilterChain arg2) throws IOException, ServletException {}
  @Override
  public void init(FilterConfig arg0) throws ServletException
  {System.out.println('Servlet Filter
  init:'+myRemote.toString());}}
  7. Right click on project MyWeb,and select:
  Java EE?Generate WebSphere Bindings Deployment Descriptor
  8. In the file ibm-web-bnd.xml add the line that specifies the
  binding to the Remote EJB located in a separate EAR:
  ?ejb-ref name='EJB/mybean'
  binding-name='ejb/MyEJBEAR/MyEJB.jar/EJB/mybean#com.BeanRemote'
  /?
  
  The resulting web bindings validator will report the following
  error:
  
  EJB reference or EJB local reference with name 'EJB/mybean' not
  found on the file: /MyWeb/WebContent/WEB-INF/ibm-web-bnd.xml
  
  The application cannot be published to WebSphere Application
  Server because of this validation error.
  
  Local fix:
  
  1. Navigate to Windows ? Preferences ? Validator
  2. Disable the WebSphere Web bindings Validator
  
  The validation error will disappear and the application will
  publish correctly.
  
  Note that when the target of the reference is in a separate
  Enterprise Archive then the binding is required. If the binding
  is missing you will get the following error from the server:
  
  [3/14/12 15:32:50:533 CET] 00000019 annotation    E
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.annotation.WASAnnotationHelper inject
  exception while injecting resource --? [InjectionTargetField=
  com.BeanRemote com.Test1.myRemote]
  
  com.ibm.wsspi.injectionengine.InjectionException: The
  com.ibm.ws.ejbcontainer.injection.factory.EJBLinkObjectFactory
  factory encountered a problem getting the object instance for
  the Reference:com.BeanRemote binding object.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  Validation error (EJB reference not found) prevents
  publishing to a WebSphere Application Server
  

Problem conclusion

• This APAR is fixed in Rational Application Developer
  v8.0.4.1.
  

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

  RATL APP DEV WI

• Fixed component ID

  5724J1901

Applicable component levels

• R804 PSN

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