PH66015: BUTTON LEADING TO BLANK PAGE IN SHARED LIB AND MAP USERS TO ROLE PANEL

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The console shows empty panel when trying to use the libraries
  Appears to be coming from
  SharedLibPanel.jsp   and NPE from AppManagementHelper.java
  [26/03/25 13:31:47:493 CST]     FFDC
  Exception:javax.servlet.ServletException SourceId:com.ibm.ws.we
  bcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.doFilterProbeId:82 Reporter:
  Chain@38907255
  javax.servlet.ServletException: java.lang.NullPointerException
  	at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.processException(
  UnknownSource)
  	at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.processActionPerf
  orm(UnknownSource)
  	at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.process(Unknown
  Source)
  	at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.process(Unknown
  Source)
  	at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.doPost(Unknown
  Source)
  	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:707)
  
  	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:790)
  
  	at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.service(Serv
  letWrapper.java:1240)
  	at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleReques
  t(ServletWrapper.java:779)
  	at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleReques
  t(ServletWrapper.java:478)
  	at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapperImpl.handleRe
  quest(ServletWrapperImpl.java:179)
  ...<snip>
  Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
  	at com.ibm.ws.console.appmanagement.AppManagementHelper.getNex
  tStep(AppManagementHelper.java:147)
  	at com.ibm.ws.console.appmanagement.action.MapSharedLibForModA
  ction.execute(MapSharedLibForModAction.java:391)
  	... 36 more
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server                                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  *                      BUTTON LEADING TO BLANK PAGE IN SHARED  *
  *                      LIB AND MAP USERS TO ROLE PANEL         *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  when users go to WebSphere Enterprise Applications > Default
  Application > Security role to user/group mapping /Shared
  library
  references and click ok ( in other languages like- Chinese ,
  Japanese etc; )
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR is targeted for inclusion in fix pack
  9.0.5.24 and 8.5.5.28
  . For more information, see 'Recommended Updates for WebSphere
  Application Server': https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7155
  

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

  WEBS APP SERV N

• Fixed component ID

  5724H8800

Applicable component levels