JR56414: Incorrect pageGroup value is retrieved from the LayoutPageNames.properties file

7.0.0.0-WS-WC70Fep8Server-IFJR56414
7.0.0.0-WS-WC70Fep8Developer-IFJR56414

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Incorrect pageGroup value is retrieved from the
  LayoutPageNames.properties file and causes following Null
  Pointer Exception,
  
  cache         1
  com.ibm.commerce.pagelayout.cache.PageDesignMetaDataGenerator
  setMetaData(ServletCacheRequest,HttpServletResponse) An
  exception was caught generating the meta-data for the store page
   {0}
                                   java.lang.NullPointerException
  	at java.util.Hashtable.hash(Hashtable.java:147)
  	at java.util.Hashtable.get(Hashtable.java:617)
  	at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.srt.SRTServletRequest.getParameter(SRTSe
  rvletRequest.java:1903)
  	at
  javax.servlet.ServletRequestWrapper.getParameter(ServletRequestW
  rapper.java:169)
  	at
  com.ibm.commerce.pagelayout.cache.PageDesignMetaDataGenerator.ge
  tObjectIdentifier( 	.java:469)
  	at
  com.ibm.commerce.pagelayout.cache.PageDesignMetaDataGenerator.se
  tMetaData(PageDesignMetaDataGenerator.java:213)
  	at
  com.ibm.ws.cache.servlet.FragmentCacheProcessor.processMetaDataG
  enerator(FragmentCacheProcessor.java:841)
  

Local fix

• Make sure that SEO URL Patterns contains pageGroup parameter in
  <seourl:urlToParamMapping> section.
  

Problem summary

• USERS AFFECTED:
  WebSphere Commerce V7 FEP7+
  
  PROBLEM ABSTRACT:
  Incorrect pageGroup value is retrieved from the
  LayoutPageNames.properties file
  
  BUSINESS IMPACT:
  Store Pages cannot be displayed when incorrect pageGroup
  parameter is not available in SEO URL Pattern XML files.
  
  RECOMMENDATION:
  

Problem conclusion

• Updated LayoutPageNames.properties to match the pageGroup names
  that are used in PageDesignMetaDataGenerator.
  

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

     UP