PI14747: PARSING OF IBM-WEB-EXT.XML MIGHT FAIL USING SOME XML PARSERS

8.5.5.3: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 3
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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• com.ibm.wsspi.adaptable.module.UnableToAdaptException:
  com.ibm.ws.javaee.ddmodel.DDParser$ParseException: CWWKC2265E:
  An error occurred while trying to determine the version of the
  /WEB-INF/ibm-web-ext.xml deployment descriptor.
  
  This error prevents an application with an ibm-web-ext.xml
  file and an included XML parser from starting successfully.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  Users of IBM WebSphere Application Server   *
  *                  Liberty Profile with an application         *
  *                  containing an ibm-web-ext.xml file and      *
  *                  using a non-default XML parser.             *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: An application fails to start with      *
  *                      a CWWKC2265E error when parsing         *
  *                      the version of ibm-web-ext.xml          *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When an application contains an ibm-web-ext.xml and is not
  using the default XML parser the application might fail to
  start because the ibm-web-ext.xml cannot be correctly parsed.
  The problem is caused by certain XML parsers returning
  the empty string instead of null as the default attribute
  namespace.
  The error received is:
  com.ibm.wsspi.adaptable.module.UnableToAdaptException:
  com.ibm.ws.javaee.ddmodel.DDParser$ParseException: CWWKC2265E:
  An error occurred while trying to determine the version of the
  /WEB-INF/ibm-web-ext.xml deployment descriptor.
  

Problem conclusion

• The problem is resolved by fixing the XML processing to
  tolerate either null or the empty string as possible values
  for the default attribute namespace.
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
  fix pack 8.5.5.3. Please refer to the Recommended Updates page
  for delivery information:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980
  

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

  LIBERTY PROFILE

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0814

Applicable component levels

• R850 PSY

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