PI08471: THEME RENDERING PROBLEMS DURING LOAD TEST

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• During load tests pages initially work, then eventually fail to
  display properly.
  
  Intermittent failures under load. Pages fail to display
  correctly with custom theme based on the default Portal 8
  theme.
  
  SystemOut.log contains:
  
  servlet       E com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper
  service SRVE0068E: An exception was thrown by one of the
  service methods of the servlet
  [/themes/html/dynamicSpots/modules/tagging_rating/head.jsp] in
  application [Theme_Modules]. Exception created :
  [java.lang.NullPointerException
   at
  com.ibm.portal.resolver.helper.Parameters.getParameter(Parameter
  s.java:437)
   at
  com.ibm.portal.resolver.helper.Parameters.getParameter(Parameter
  s.java:161)
   at
  com.ibm.wps.resolver.resource.ResourceHttpServletRequest.getHead
  er(ResourceHttpServletRequest.java:656)
  ...
   at
  com.ibm.wps.engine.state.WPServerVPContext.determineHostName(WPS
  erverVPContext.java:80)
  ...
  ... Servlet       E com.ibm.wps.engine.Servlet doGet
  EJPEJ0004E: An unexpected exception occurred.
  
  com.ibm.portal.state.phases.exceptions.PhaseException:EJPEI0105E
  : An error occurred during the rendering in phase
  [com.ibm.wps.engine.phases.WPRenderPhase@7c0d3335].
   at
  com.ibm.wps.engine.phases.WPRenderPhase.processRendering(WPRende
  rPhase.java:549)
  ...
   at com.ibm.wps.engine.Servlet.doGet(Servlet.java:686)
  ...
  Caused by: javax.servlet.jsp.JspException:
  com.ibm.wps.resolver.data.exceptions.URIProcessingIOException:
  EJCBD0021E: The URI [dav:fs-type1/themes/Portal8.0/theme.html]
  and parameters
  [['themeURI'=['dav:fs-type1/themes/Portal8.0/theme.html'],
  'mime-type'=['text/html']]] could not be processed:
  [EJCBD0021E: The URI
  [dav:fs-type1/themes/Portal8.0/nls/theme_en.html] and
  parameters
  [['themeURI'=['dav:fs-type1/themes/Portal8.0/theme.html'],
  'mime-type'=['text/html']]] could not be processed:
  [EJCBD0019E: The data source identified by the URI [null] and
  parameters []] could not be processed: [EJCBD0021E: The URI
  [res:/.../themes/html/dynamicSpots/navigation.jsp?rootClass=wpth
  emePrimaryNav%20wpthemeLeft&startLevel=1] and parameters []]
  could not be processed: [null]]]]
   at
  com.ibm.wps.engine.templates.themes.Default.render(Default.java:
  237)
  ...
  Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
   at
  com.ibm.portal.resolver.helper.Parameters.getParameter(Parameter
  s.java:437)
   at
  com.ibm.portal.resolver.helper.Parameters.getParameter(Parameter
  s.java:161)
   at
  com.ibm.wps.resolver.resource.ResourceHttpServletRequest.getHead
  er(ResourceHttpServletRequest.java:656)
   at
  com.ibm.wps.engine.state.WPServerVPContext.determineHostName(WPS
  erverVPContext.java:80)
  

Local fix

• None available
  

Problem summary

• During load tests pages initially work, then eventually fail to
  display properly.
  
  Intermittent failures under load. Pages fail to display
  correctly with custom theme based on the default Portal 8
  theme.
  .
  

Problem conclusion

• A code fix for this issue is integrated into the WebSphere
  Portal & WCM Combined Cumulative Fix 10 (PI08371) for Portal
  8.0.0.1 available from Fix Central:
  
  http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent
  =ibm/WebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/WebSphere+Portal&release=Al
  l&platform=All&function=aparId&apars=PI08371
  
  You might need to type or paste the complete address into your
  Web browser.
  

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

  WEBSPHERE PORTA

• Fixed component ID

  5724E7600

Applicable component levels

• R800 PSY

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