JR52868: Updating the existing description override for a catalog entry using Management Center might fail and throw an exception.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Updating or deleting an esite override name or description might
  fail and generate an exception in the log similar to the
  following:
  
  [12/23/14 19:33:39:127 EST] 0000002c CommerceSrvr  E
  com.ibm.commerce.accesscontrol.AccManager isAllowed CMN0409E:
  The following error occurred during processing:
  "java.lang.NullPointerException". java.lang.NullPointerException
          at
  com.ibm.commerce.catalog.facade.server.authorization.CatalogDesc
  riptionOverrideTypeProtectableProxy.resolve(CatalogDescriptionOv
  errideTypeProtectableProxy.java:230)
          at
  com.ibm.commerce.catalog.facade.server.authorization.CatalogDesc
  riptionOverrideTypeProtectableProxy.getStoreIdOfOverride(Catalog
  DescriptionOverrideTypeProtectableProxy.java:176)
          at
  com.ibm.commerce.catalog.facade.server.authorization.CatalogDesc
  riptionOverrideTypeProtectableProxy.getOwner(CatalogDescriptionO
  verrideTypeProtectableProxy.java:104)
          at
  com.ibm.commerce.accesscontrol.policymanager.PolicyManagerImpl.i
  sExecutionAllowed(PolicyManagerImpl.java:1352)
          at
  com.ibm.commerce.accesscontrol.policymanager.PolicyManagerImpl.i
  sAllowed(PolicyManagerImpl.java:1210)
          at
  com.ibm.commerce.accesscontrol.AccManager.isAllowed(AccManager.j
  ava:743)
          at
  com.ibm.commerce.accesscontrol.AccManager.isAllowed(AccManager.j
  ava:809)
          at
  com.ibm.commerce.foundation.internal.server.services.authorizati
  on.impl.PolicyManagerAuthorizationServiceImpl.canPerformActionEx
  pression(PolicyManagerAuthorizationServiceImpl.java:371)
  
  ... (stack trace truncated) ...
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• USERS AFFECTED:
  Business users using extended site description override in the
  management center.
  
  PROBLEM ABSTRACT:
  Updating the existing description override for a catalog entry
  using Management Center might fail and throw an exception.
  
  BUSINESS IMPACT:
  An error is seen in the log file and the name or description
  will not be updated correctly.
  
  RECOMMENDATION:
  

Problem conclusion

• The BOD request sent by CMC to update the existing description
  override does not contain the description override identifier.
  The protectable proxy assumes that the description override
  identifier always exists in this scenario and tries to set the
  unique ID in the description override identifier and this causes
   exception being logged in the log file.
  
  The code was changed to check whether the identifier is null.
  If it is null, initialize the identifier noun part then set the
  unique ID.
  

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

  WC BUS EDITION

• Fixed component ID

  5724I3800

Applicable component levels

• R700 PSY

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