Portlets using request.getPreferences do not Work after Upgrading to WebCenter PS3 or Later (Doc ID 1338073.1)

Last updated on MARCH 16, 2019

Applies to:

Symptoms

Portlets using request.getPreferences do not work after upgrading to WebCenter PS3 or later.  The following code works fine before the upgrade and it will correctly set the value:

request.getPreferences().setValue("setting1", "test");
request.getPreferences().store();

However after upgrade the above code no longer works.

STEPS

The issue can be reproduced at will with the following steps:

1. Open your producer application that has calls to request.getPreferences in JDeveloper 11.1.1.4.0 or later to upgrade it from a previous release.
   
   
2. Deploy the producer to a WebCenter domain in the WC_Portlet managed server.
   
   
3. Add the Portlet to a page in WebCenter Spaces or a custom WebCenter application.
   Here you will find your Portlet no longer works.
   
   

Cause

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