PQ70095: ACCESS BEAN RUNTIME THROWS NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION FOR EJB1.1 ACCESS BEAN IF NARROW OF ABSTRACTENTITYACCESSBEAN EJB REF IS NULL

 Fixes are available

5.0.1: WebSphere Application Server Version 5.0 Fix Pack 1 (Version 5.0.1)
5.0.1: WebSphere Application Server Enterprise Edition Version 5.0 Fix Pack 1



APAR status
Closed as program error.

Error description
The Access Bean runtime throws a Null Pointer Exception for an E
JB 1.1 Access Bean  if the ejb ref is null in the narrow method
of AbstractEntityAccessBean class.
Local fix Problem summary
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* USERS AFFECTED: Users of WebSphere Application Server        *
*                 version 5.0                                  *
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The Access Bean runtime throws a Null   *
*                      Pointer Exception for an EJB 1.1        *
*                      Access Bean if the ejb ref is null      *
*                      in the narrow method of                 *
*                      AbstractEntityAccessBean class.         *
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* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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The Access Bean runtime throws a Null Pointer Exception for
an EJB 1.1 Access Bean if the ejb reference is null in the
narrow method of AbstractEntityAccessBean class.
Problem conclusion
Added a null check to AbstractEntityAccessBean class to see if
the EJB Ref is null and if it is null then create a new
EJB Ref.
Temporary fix Comments
APAR information
APAR number PQ70095
Reported component name WAS BASE 5.0
Reported component ID 5630A3600
Reported release 00W
Status CLOSED PER
PE NoPE
HIPER NoHIPER
Special Attention NoSpecatt
Submitted date 2003-01-21
Closed date 2003-02-18
Last modified date 2003-09-15

APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros
VAJAVA          

Publications Referenced

Fix information
Fixed component name WAS BASE 5.0
Fixed component ID 5630A3600

Applicable component levels
R003 PSY    UP
R00A PSY    UP
R00H PSY    UP
R00I PSY    UP
R00S PSY    UP
R00W PSY    UP


Document Information


Product categories: Software > Application Servers > Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application Server > General
Operating system(s):
Software version: 00W
Software edition:
Reference #: PQ70095
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Sep 15, 2003