Fix (APAR):  JR31351

Status:  Fix

Release:  6.2.0

Operating System:  AIX,HP-UX,Linux,Solaris,Windows

Supersedes Fixes:  

CMVC Defect:  xxxxxx

Byte size of APAR:  8564

Date: 2008-12-11

Abstract:  The T.Chinese Business Calendar can not be published. NullPointerException occurs during application start.

Description/symptom of problem:  
JR31351 resolves the following problem:

ERROR DESCRIPTION:?                                             
LFCOR0001E: ????? BusinessCalendar1???App ????????????????????  
                                 java.lang.NullPointerException 

LOCAL FIX:?                                                     

PROBLEM SUMMARY:?

USERS AFFECTED:
WebSphere Process Server V6.2.0 users
installing modules and application with
names that have double-byte character set
(DBCS).

PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
The T.Chinese Business Calendar can
not be published. NullPointerException
occurs during application start.

RECOMMENDATION:
None

The module and application name values are stored in a file
that was not correctly encoding the characters.  When the file
was attempted to read, the characters were not recognized.  A
NullPointerException would occur when an SCA application was
attempted to be started.

com.ibm.ws.lifecycle.shredder.impl.ArtifactShredderFramework
shredApplicationArtifacts LFCOR0001E: ????? BusinessCalendar1
???App ????????????????????  java.lang.NullPointerException

PROBLEM CONCLUSION:?                                            
The problem was fixed by explictly setting the encoding of the  
file to UTF-8 when it is created and the module and             
application names, which may contain DBCS characters are        
stored in the file.  Applying this interim fix will resolve     
the issue.                                                      


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) 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: