PM15475: OUT.FLUSH() STATEMENTS IN VIEW.JSP IN MANAGEPRINCIPALS.WAR CAUSES PAGE TO RENDER IMPROPERLY

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• On a z/OS environment, when trying to create new users in the
  Portal Administration Manage Users and Groups portlet, instead
  of seeing the edit profile portlet to enter in the new user
  information, a page refresh is done.
  
  log showed:
     ExtendedMessage: Flush should not be called on this print
  
   writer.java.lang.Exception: Flush should not be called on this
  print
   wri
   ter.
    at
  com.ibm.wps.engine.HttpServletResponseWrapperOnWriter$ResponsePr
  int
  Writer.flush(HttpServletResponseWrapperOnWriter.java:107)
    at org.apache.jasper.runtime.JspWriterImpl.flush(JspWriterImpl
  .java:233)
    at com.ibm._jsp._view._jspService(_view.java:261)
    at
  com.ibm.ws.jsp.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:87)
    at
  javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:856)
    at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper
  .service(ServletWrapper.java:1146)
    at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper
  .handleRequest(ServletWrapper.java:592)
    at com.ibm.ws.wswebcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper
  .handleRequest(ServletWrapper.java:524)
    at com.ibm.wsspi.webcontainer.servlet.GenericServletWrapper
  .handleRequest(GenericServletWrapper.java:122)
    at
  com.ibm.ws.jsp.webcontainerext.AbstractJSPExtensionServletWrappe
  r
  .handleRequest(AbstractJSPExtensionServletWrapper.java:232)
    at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebAppRequestDispatcher
  .include(WebAppRequestDispatcher.java:639)
    at com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.impl.PortletContextImpl
  .includeDirect(PortletContextImpl.java:251)
    at com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.impl.PortletContextImpl
  .include(PortletContextImpl.java:203)
    at com.ibm.wps.portlets.manageprincipals.ManagePrincipals
  .doView(ManagePrincipals.java:607)
    at
  org.apache.jetspeed.portlet.PortletAdapter.service(PortletAdapte
  r
  .java:158)
    at com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.invoker.impl.PortletDelegateImpl
  ._dispatch(PortletDelegateImpl.java:347)
    at com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.invoker.impl.PortletDelegateImpl
  .access$200(PortletDelegateImpl.java:70)
    at
  com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.invoker.impl.PortletDelegateImpl$Contex
  t
  .callPortlet(PortletDelegateImpl.java:550)
    at com.ibm.wps.pe.pc.legacy.services.PortletFilterServiceImpl
  .doFilter(PortletFilterServiceImpl
  

Local fix

• Comment out all out.flush() statements in view.jsp in the
  manage principals portlet, and then delete the
  compiled .class file in the temp directory to force the page to
  recompile.
  

Problem summary

• Update Manage Principals portlet JSP to remove unneeded flush.
  

Problem conclusion

• Update Manage Principals portlet JSP to remove unneeded flush.
  

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

• R610 PSY

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