PI77392: INCORRECT GENERATION OF IBM-METADATA.XML WHEN DEPLOYING WITH PRE-GENERATED MERGED DESCRIPTORS.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When deploying an application which contains pre-generated
  merged deployment descriptors, annotations processing steps can
  incorrectly update ibm-metadata.xml, resulting in the file
  having incomplete data.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server                                      *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Deployment of applications with         *
  *                      pre-generated IBM metadata writes       *
  *                      incomplete metadata.                    *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  When deploying an application which has pre-generated IBM
  metadata (META-INF/ibm-metadata.xml for EJB JAR
  files; WEB-INF/ibm-metadata.xml for WAR files), the
  pre-generated data is not always processed correctly.  That
  can result in the deployment writing incomplete metadata.
  Pre-generated metadata consists of the files
  META-INF/application_merged.xml,
  META-INF/ejb-jar_merged.xml, META-INF/ibm-metadata.xml,
  META-INF/application-client_merged.xml,
  META-INF/ra_merged.xml, WEB-INF/web_merged.xml, and
  WEB-INF/ibm-metadata.xml.  These files are present in
  application and module archives (EAR, JAR, WAR, and RAR
  files).  The pre-generated files are specific to the IBM
  WebSphere Application Server, and are not used by other
  application server implementations.
  Normally, pre-generated metadata is not present when deploying
  applications, and, the IBM recommendation is to remove any
  pre-generated metadata from an application before deploying the
  application.  The problem of this APAR will not occur if
  pre-generated metadata is removed prior to application
  deployment.
  Removal of pre-generated metadata is always necessary if any
  modifications were made to the application and the
  modifications introduce new metadata.  New metadata is, for
  example, new occurrences of JavaEE annotations such as
  @WebServlet and @EJB.
  However, occasionally, a deployment of a migrated application
  will contain metadata from the earlier deployment.  The
  problem of this APAR most typically occurs for the deployment
  of a migrated application.
  

Problem conclusion

• A code update was made to correct the processing of
  pre-generated IBM metadata.
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
  fix pack 9.0.0.5.  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

  WEBS APP SERV N

• Fixed component ID

  5724H8800

Applicable component levels

• R900 PSY

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