PM15398: CLASSNOTFOUNDEXCEPTION FOR COM.IBM.WPS.ENGINE.TAGS.IMAGEHEIGHTWI DTHTAG

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Starting with Portal 6.1 several tags were removed from the
  engine.tld Tag-Library. Customer that used this tags in prior
  versions of Portal may experience a ClassNotFoundException in
  the logs when migrating their custom themes to 6.1:
  
  [5/24/10 16:18:47:956 CDT] 0000001d annotation W
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.annotation.WASAnnotationHelper
  collectClasses unable to instantiate class
  java.lang.ClassNotFoundException:
  com.ibm.wps.engine.tags.ImageHeightWidthTag
  at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:200)
  at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
  at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:188)
  at com.ibm.ws.bootstrap.ExtClassLoader.findClass(ExtClassLoader
  .java:150)
  at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:307)
  at com.ibm.ws.bootstrap.ExtClassLoader.loadClass(ExtClassLoader
  .java:90)
  at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:252)
  at com.ibm.ws.classloader.ProtectionClassLoader
  .loadClass(ProtectionClassLoader.java:62)
  at com.ibm.ws.classloader.ProtectionClassLoader
  .loadClass(ProtectionClassLoader.java:58)
  at com.ibm.ws.classloader.CompoundClassLoader
  .loadClass(CompoundClassLoader.java:526)
  at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:252)
  at com.ibm.ws.classloader.CompoundClassLoader
  .loadClass(CompoundClassLoader.java:494)
  at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:252)
  at com.ibm.ws.classloader.CompoundClassLoader
  .loadClass(CompoundClassLoader.java:494)
  at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:252)
  at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
  at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:247)
  at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.annotation.WASAnnotationHelper
  .loadClass(WASAnnotationHelper.java:661)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Starting with Portal 6.1 several tags were removed from the
  engine.tld tag library. Customers that used this tags in prior
  versions of Portal may experience a ClassNotFoundException in
  the logs when migrating their custom themes to 6.1:
  
         [5/24/10 16:18:47:956 CDT] 0000001d annotation W
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.annotation.WASAnnotationHelper
  collectClasses unable to instantiate class
  java.lang.ClassNotFoundException:
  com.ibm.wps.engine.tags.ImageHeightWidthTag
         at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:200)
         at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native
  Method)
         at
  java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:188)
         at
  com.ibm.ws.bootstrap.ExtClassLoader.findClass(ExtClassLoader.jav
  a:150)
         at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:307)
         at
  com.ibm.ws.bootstrap.ExtClassLoader.loadClass(ExtClassLoader.jav
  a:90)
         at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:252)
         at
  com.ibm.ws.classloader.ProtectionClassLoader.loadClass(Protectio
  nClassLoader.java:62)
         at
  com.ibm.ws.classloader.ProtectionClassLoader.loadClass(Protectio
  nClassLoader.java:58)
         at
  com.ibm.ws.classloader.CompoundClassLoader.loadClass(CompoundCla
  ssLoader.java:526)
         at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:252)
         at
  com.ibm.ws.classloader.CompoundClassLoader.loadClass(CompoundCla
  ssLoader.java:494)
         at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:252)
         at
  com.ibm.ws.classloader.CompoundClassLoader.loadClass(CompoundCla
  ssLoader.java:494)
         at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:252)
  at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
         at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:247)
         at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.annotation.WASAnnotationHelper.loadClass
  (WASAnnotationHelper.java:661)
  

Problem conclusion

• Fixed the taglib descriptor engine.tld to not to reference the
  removed tags. These tags are imageHeightWidth, adminlinkinfo,
  ifAdminPage and adminNavHelper.
  
  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.
  
  
  PM15398 is part of Cumulative Fix 06 for Portal 6.1.0.3/6.1.5.0.
  
  The fix is available from Fix Central:
  
  http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/fixcentral/swgquickorde
  r?apar=PM14900&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

  PORTAL EXPRESS

• Fixed component ID

  5724E7799

Applicable component levels

• R61C PSY

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