PM12990: URLGENERATIONTAG THROWS NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION WHEN POINTING TO IN ACTIVE PAGE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The UrlGenerationTag (or rather its helper class
  CreateUrlCommand) throws a NullPointerException when the URL to
  be generated is an internal URL to a Portal page that is set to
  inactive. The following exception is printed in the traces:
  
  [20/04/10 17:12:21:828 IST] 00000044 UrlGeneration E
  com.ibm.wps.engine.tags.UrlGenerationTag doStartTag EJPEJ0002E:
  An error
  occurred while executing CreateUrlCommand.
  
  com.ibm.wps.command.CommandException:
  EJPEJ0013E: Execution of CreateUrlCommand failed.
   at
  com.ibm.wps.util.CreateUrlCommand.execute(CreateUrlCommand
  .java:1352)
   at
  com.ibm.wps.engine.tags.UrlGenerationTag
  .doStartTag(UrlGenerationTag.java:397)
   at com.ibm._jsp._Default._jspService(_Default.java:5526)
   at com.ibm.ws.jsp.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase
  .java:87)
    ...
  Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
  at com.ibm.wps.util.CreateUrlCommand.execute(CreateUrlCommand
  .java:896)
    ... 71 more
  

Local fix

• None available.
  

Problem summary

• The UrlGenerationTag (or rather its helper class
  CreateUrlCommand) throws a NullPointerException when the URL to
  be generated is an internal URL to a Portal page that is set to
  inactive. The following exception is printed in the traces:
  
  [20/04/10 17:12:21:828 IST] 00000044 UrlGeneration E
  com.ibm.wps.engine.tags.UrlGenerationTag doStartTag EJPEJ0002E:
  An error occurred while executing CreateUrlCommand.
  com.ibm.wps.command.CommandException: EJPEJ0013E: Execution of
  CreateUrlCommand failed.
  at
  com.ibm.wps.util.CreateUrlCommand.execute(CreateUrlCommand.java:
  1352)
  at
  com.ibm.wps.engine.tags.UrlGenerationTag.doStartTag(UrlGeneratio
  nTag.java:397)
  at com.ibm._jsp._Default._jspService(_Default.java:5526)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.jsp.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:87)
  ... Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException at
  com.ibm.wps.util.CreateUrlCommand.execute(CreateUrlCommand.java:
  896)
  ... 71 more
  

Problem conclusion

• This APAR introduces checks for inactive pages.
  
  Failing Module(s):
     Engine: Tags & Commands
  
  Affected Users:
     All users
  
  Version Information:
     Portal Version(s): 6.1.0.3
      Pre-Requisite(s): ---
       Co-Requisite(s): ---
  
  Manuel Steps:
     None
  
  Platform Specific:
     This fix applies to all platforms.
  
  PM12990 is part of Cumulative Fix 05 for Portal 6.1.0.3 /
  6.1.5.0.
  
  The Cumulative Fix is available from Fix Central:
  
  http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/fixcentral/swgquickorde
  r?apar=PM13061&productid=WebSphere%20Portal&brandid=5
  
  You may 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

• R61C PSY

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