PM89852: A NullPointerException might occur when creating a bottom-up EJB Web service with JMS binding

Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software Fix Pack 3 (8.0.4.3) for 8.0.4
Rational Application Developer Standard Edition Fix Pack 3 (8.0.4.3) for 8.0.4

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Abstract:
  
  Attempts to generate a bottom up Web service using JMS binding
  from an EJB 2.1 session bean might cause the Web service
  creation wizard fails with a NullPointerException.
  
  Problem:
  
  Web service generation using JMS binding from an EJB 2.1 session
  bean fails at the end of the Web service creation wizard.
  
  IWAB0014E
  java.lang.NullPointerException at
  com.ibm.etools.webservice.was.utils.J2EEUtils.getDeploymentDescr
  iptorFile(Unknown
  Source)
  at
  com.ibm.ast.ws.rd.operation.UpdateWEBXMLOperation.addServlet(Unk
  nown
  Source)
  at
  com.ibm.ast.ws.rd.operation.UpdateWEBXMLOperation.executeEJB(Unk
  nown
  Source)
  at
  com.ibm.ast.ws.rd.operation.UpdateWEBXMLOperation.execute(Unknow
  n
  Source)
  
  Steps to reproduce the problem:
  
  1. Create a dynamic EAR project following the 1.4 specification
  and target a WebSphere Application Server 8.0 runtime.
  2. Create a session bean called Hello with remote interfaces
  3. Add a method called sayName in HelloBean.java which returns
  the name passed to it
  4. Promote the method to remote interface
  5. Perform deployment via Java EE ? Prepare Deployment
  6. Right click the HelloBean.java ? Web service ? Create Web
  Service
  7. Create bottom up EJB Web service with slider to 'Start'
  8. Select JMS binding checkbox
  9. Ignore warnings and make the sayName method into a Web
  service
  10. Note the IWAB0014E error with NullPointerException displayed
  in the Web service wizard
  
  Expected results:
  You would be able to create the Web service from the EJB session
  bean.
  
  Actual results:
  Web service creation fails because the wizard looks for a
  deployment descriptor in the Web module, which does not exist.
  The EAR doesn?t have a WAR module if the user just wants to
  publish their EJB as a SOAP/JMS service.
  
  Local fix:
  
  There are two workarounds:
  
  1. Select the checkbox option in the Web service creation wizard
  to create a HTTP as well as a JMS binding.
  2. Move the slider in the Web service creation wizard to the
  Develop option (bottom most option), rather than the Start
  option (second from top).
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• If you try to generate a bottom up Web service using JMS binding
   from an EJB 2.1 session bean then the Web service creation
  wizard fails with a NullPointerException at
  J2EEUtils.getDeploymentDescriptorFile.
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR is included in Rational Application
  Developer v8.0.4.3.
  

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 PSY

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