Fix (APAR):  JR28885

Status:  Fix

Release:  6.1.0.1,6.1,6.0.2.4

Operating System:  AIX,HP-UX,i5/OS,Linux,Solaris,Windows

Supersedes Fixes:  

CMVC Defect:  xxxxxx

Byte size of APAR:  26739

Date: 2008-07-18

Abstract:  The problem occurs in the panel for Business processes where we select the maximum rows in the preferences field to 1 and to go to next page we need to click on next button. And Wh

Description/symptom of problem:  
 
 
JR28885 resolves the following problem:

ERROR DESCRIPTION:                                              
In the panel for starting and stopping business processes the   
second page could not be displayed when the list of entries is  
larger than the maximum rows in the preferences. The following  
exception is seen:                                              
                                                                
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebAppErrorReport: Invalid path  
/ProcessComponentCollection was requested                       
        at                                                      
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebAppDispatcherContext.sendError
(WebAppD                                                        
ispatcherContext.java:603)                                      
                                                                
        at                                                      
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.srt.SRTServletResponse.sendError(SRTServ
letRespo                                                        
nse.java:868)                                                   
                                                                
        at                                                      
org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.processMapping(Request
Processo                                                        
r.java:684)                                                     
                                                                
        at                                                      
org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.process(RequestProcess
or.java:                                                        
242)                                                            
                                                                
        at                                                      
org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.process(ActionServlet.jav
a:1486)                                                         

LOCAL FIX:                                                      
Do not use the maximum row feature or choose a larger number    
than number of entries.                                         

PROBLEM SUMMARY

USERS AFFECTED:
WebSphere Process Server 6.0.2 and 6.1.0
users.

PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
The problem occurs in the panel for
Business processes where we select
the maximum rows in the preferences
field to 1 and to go to next page we
need to click on next button. And
When we click on next button we get a
message which states that page cannot
be displayed.


RECOMMENDATION:
None

Summary of the problem is customer was not able to go to next
page after clicking the next button and after setting the
maximum preferences field to 1 for business processes.

PROBLEM CONCLUSION:                                             
Admin console cosmetics issue, when trying to go to next page   
for the Business processes.Admin console cosmetics issue, when  
trying to go to next page on clicking the next button we see a  
page not found exception for the Business processes.            
The end user impact is not high since there is a workaround     
available. workaround is instead of selecting maximum rows to   
be 1 select 20 rows at a time.                                  


Directions to apply fix:  
Download and follow Update Installer installation instructions.  The Update Installer can be downloaded from the following link:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg21205991

1) Copy the pak file to the directory maintenance in the UpdateInstaller directory

2) Shutdown WebSphere Process Server. It is important that you perform a controlled and complete shutdown of the server to ensure that all transactions have completed, before installing the fix.

3) Run the UpdateInstaller and follow the prompts.

4) open a command prompt and change to directory WPS_HOME/profiles/wpsprofile/bin and run iscdeploy.bat  -restore

5) Restart WebSphere Process Server.

Directions to remove fix:  
NOTE:  FIXES MUST BE REMOVED IN THE REVERSE ORDER IN WHICH 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, then fix2 may be removed

1) Shutdown WebSphere Process Server. It is important that you perform a controlled and complete shutdown of the server to ensure that all transactions have completed, before installing the fix.

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

3) Restart WebSphere Process Server.

Directions to re-apply fix:  
1) Shutdown WebSphere. It is important that you perform a controlled and complete shutdown of the server to ensure that all transactions have completed, before installing the fix.

2) Run the UpdateInstaller and follow the instructions. The Update Installer can be downloaded from the following link:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg21205991

3) Restart WebSphere Process Server.

Additional Information: