PM93156: Creating Web Service Client results in IndexOutOfBoundsException

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Abstract:
  
  Attempts to create Web Service Client from WSDL result in
  IndexOutOfBoundsException.  The issue occurs when the target
  project for the client generation is an EJB which contains no
  session beans.
  
  Problem:
  
  You can reproduce this issue from following steps:
    a. Navigate to WebContent ? WEB-INF ? XXXXX.wsdl
    b. Right click and select Web Services ? Generatate Client
    c. Click 'Client project' link and select EJB project and
  click OK. (WAS 8.5, JAX-WS)
    d. Click Next
    e. Make sure Gernerate ibm-webserviceclient-bind.xml template
  for item is checked.
    f. Click Finish
  
  Then you will see following error:
  
  If you choose Dynamic web project on step c or uncheck the
  option on step e, it doesn't happen.
  
  !MESSAGE index=0, size=0
  !STACK 0
  java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException: index=0, size=0
      at org.eclipse.emf.ecore.util.BasicFeatureMap.get(Unknown
  Source)
      at
  org.eclipse.emf.ecore.util.FeatureMapUtil$FeatureEList.get(Unkno
  wn
  Source)
      at
  com.ibm.ast.ws.jaxws.creation.command.GenerateIBMWSBndXMICommand
  .execute(Unknown
  Source)
      at
  org.eclipse.wst.command.internal.env.core.fragment.CommandFragme
  ntEngine.runCommand(Unknown
  Source)
      at
  org.eclipse.wst.command.internal.env.core.fragment.CommandFragme
  ntEngine.visitTop(Unknown
  Source)
      at
  org.eclipse.wst.command.internal.env.core.fragment.CommandFragme
  ntEngine.moveForwardToNextStop(Unknown
  Source)
      at
  org.eclipse.wst.command.internal.env.ui.widgets.SimpleCommandEng
  ineManager$6.run(Unknown
  Source)
      at
  org.eclipse.jface.operation.ModalContext.runInCurrentThread(Unkn
  own
  Source)
      at org.eclipse.jface.operation.ModalContext.run(Unknown
  Source)
      at org.eclipse.jface.wizard.WizardDialog.run(Unknown Source)
      at
  org.eclipse.wst.command.internal.env.ui.widgets.SimpleCommandEng
  ineManager.runForwardToNextStop(Unknown
  Source)
      at
  org.eclipse.wst.command.internal.env.ui.widgets.WizardPageManage
  r.runForwardToNextStop(Unknown
  Source)
      at
  org.eclipse.wst.command.internal.env.ui.widgets.WizardPageManage
  r.performFinish(Unknown
  Source)
      at
  org.eclipse.wst.command.internal.env.ui.widgets.DynamicWizard.pe
  rformFinish(Unknown
  Source)
  
  Local fix:
  
  There is no known workaround at this time.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  Creating a JAX-RPC web service client from a WSDL might
  result in a IndexOutOfBoundsException.
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem is a permanent limitation of the v8.5 release;
  however, a test fix is available if needed.  Please contact
  IBM support to request this fix if it is required.
  
  The fix for this APAR is included in Rational Application
  Developer v9.0.1.
  

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

• R850 PSN

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