Fix (APAR):  PK00361

Status:  Fix

Release:  6.0.0.2,6.0

Operating System:  All

Supersedes Fixes:  PK00549, PQ99012

CMVC Defect:  252775

Byte size of APAR:  44758

Date: 2005-04-11

Abstract:  Multiple includes with same request dispatcher could fail.

Description/symptom of problem:  Portal shows JSP Processing Errors on pages. Some
portlets display portlet unavailable message.
This is due to dispatchContext did not initialize properly in
case of multiple include in a single JSP.
This fix can be applied on 6.0.0.1 and 6.0.0.2. 
This fix will be included in 6.0.0.3 and 6.0.1.x.




Directions to apply fix:  

NOTE:  YOU MUST FIRST DOWNLOAD THE UPDATE INSTALLER TOOL IN ORDER TO INSTALL A FIX.
       The Fix Installer can be downloaded from the following link:
       http://www-3.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/support/index.html

1) Create temporary "fix" directory to store the jar file:
             UNIX: /tmp/WebSphere/fix
          Windows: c:\temp\WebSphere\fix

2) Copy jar file to the directory

3) Shutdown WebSphere

4) Follow the Fix installation instructions that are packaged with the Fix Installer on how to install the Fix.

5) Restart WebSphere

6) The temp directory may be removed.



Directions to remove fix:  
NOTE:  FIXES MUST BE REMOVED IN THE ORDER THEY WERE APPLIED.  DO NOT REMOVE A FIX UNLESS
     ALL FIXES APPLIED AFTER IT HAVE FIRST BEEN REMOVED.  YOU MAY REAPPLY ANY REMOVED FIX.

Example:  If your system has fix1, fix2, and fix3 applied in that order and fix2 is to be
          removed, fix3 must be removed first, fix2 removed, and fix3 re-applied.


1) Shutdown WebSphere

2) Follow the instructions that are packaged with the Fix Installer on how to uninstall the Fix.

3) Restart WebSphere



Directions to re-apply fix:  
1) Shutdown WebSphere

2) Follow the Fix instructions that are packaged with the Fix Installer on how to uninstall and reinstall the Fix.

3) Restart WebSphere





Additional Information:  This apar include code change made for PK00549, PQ99012 and (web container) part of PQ99194. Customer should apply fixpack that include the apar and its dependants as soon as the fixpack is available.