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Error Consuming a Custom Web Service Based on Data Control from WebCenter Portal as a Task Flow: java.lang.NullPointerException (Doc ID 1998193.1)

Last updated on OCTOBER 04, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle WebCenter Portal - Version 11.1.1.8.0 to 12.2.1.4.0
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

When attempting to consume a custom web service based on a data control from WebCenter Portal as a Task Flow, the task flow will not work and the following error is shown in the Portal diagnostic log.

 

ERROR : 12c Release

[WC_Portal] [ERROR] [] [oracle.adf.model.adapter] [tid: [ACTIVE].ExecuteThread: '46' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'] [userId: <USERID>] [ecid: <ECID>,0] [APP: webcenter] [partition-name: DOMAIN] [tenant-name: GLOBAL] [DSID: <DSID>] Exception: [[
oracle.adf.model.adapter.AdapterException: DCA-29000: Unexpected exception caught: oracle.adf.model.adapter.AdapterException, msg=DCA-29000: Unexpected exception caught: java.lang.NullPointerException, msg=null
at oracle.adfinternal.model.adapter.webservice.WSDefinition.createDataControl(WSDefinition.java:903)
at oracle.adf.model.adapter.DataControlFactoryImpl.createSession(DataControlFactoryImpl.java:202)
at oracle.adf.model.binding.DCDataControlReference.getDataControl(DCDataControlReference.java:277)
at oracle.adf.model.BindingContext.instantiateDataControl(BindingContext.java:1437)
...

Caused by: oracle.adf.model.adapter.AdapterException: DCA-29000: Unexpected exception caught: java.lang.NullPointerException, msg=null
at oracle.adfinternal.model.adapter.webservice.WSDefinition.createDataControl(WSDefinition.java:901)
... 264 more
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at oracle.adfinternal.model.adapter.webservice.WSModel.getServices(WSModel.java:249)
at oracle.adfinternal.model.adapter.webservice.WSModel.getServiceOperations(WSModel.java:341)
at oracle.adfinternal.model.adapter.webservice.WSModel.getOperation(WSModel.java:466)
at oracle.adfinternal.model.adapter.webservice.WSDefinition.loadSavedOperations(WSDefinition.java:2025)
at oracle.adfinternal.model.adapter.webservice.WSDefinition.loadDCOperations(WSDefinition.java:1974)
at oracle.adfinternal.model.adapter.webservice.WSDefinition.createDataControl(WSDefinition.java:852)
... 264 more
## Detail 0 ##
oracle.adf.model.adapter.AdapterException: DCA-29000: Unexpected exception caught: java.lang.NullPointerException, msg=null
at oracle.adfinternal.model.adapter.webservice.WSDefinition.createDataControl(WSDefinition.java:901)
at oracle.adf.model.adapter.DataControlFactoryImpl.createSession(DataControlFactoryImpl.java:202)
at oracle.adf.model.binding.DCDataControlReference.getDataControl(DCDataControlReference.java:277)
at oracle.adf.model.BindingContext.instantiateDataControl(BindingContext.java:1437)
at oracle.adf.model.dcframe.DataControlFrameImpl.doFindDataControl(DataControlFrameImpl.java:1917)
...



ERROR : 11g Release

[WC_Spaces] [ERROR] [] [oracle.adf.model.adapter] [tid: [ACTIVE].ExecuteThread: '0' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'] [userId: <USERID>] [ecid: <ECID>,0] [APP: webcenter#11.1.1.4.0] [DSID: <DSID>] Exception: [[
oracle.adf.model.adapter.AdapterException: DCA-29000: Unexpected exception caught: java.lang.NullPointerException, msg=null
  at oracle.adfinternal.model.adapter.webservice.WSDefinition.loadFromMetadata(WSDefinition.java:771)
  at oracle.adf.model.adapter.DataControlFactoryImpl.createSession(DataControlFactoryImpl.java:218)
...

Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
  at oracle.adfinternal.model.adapter.webservice.WSModel.getServices(WSModel.java:213)
  at oracle.adfinternal.model.adapter.webservice.WSModel.getServiceOperations(WSModel.java:305)
  at oracle.adfinternal.model.adapter.webservice.WSModel.getOperation(WSModel.java:430)
...

[WC_Spaces] [WARNING] [ADF_FACES-00009] [oracle.adf.view.rich.component.fragment.UIXRegion] [tid: [ACTIVE].ExecuteThread: '0' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'] [userId: <USERID>] [ecid: <ECID>,0] [APP: webcenter#11.1.1.4.0] [DSID: <DSID>] Error processing viewId: /currency-converter-tf/currencyConverter URI: /currencyConverter.jsff actual-URI: /currencyConverter.jsff.[[
oracle.jbo.JboException: JBO-29000: Unexpected exception caught: oracle.adf.model.adapter.AdapterException, msg=DCA-29000: Unexpected exception caught: java.lang.NullPointerException, msg=null
  at oracle.adf.model.adapter.DataControlFactoryImpl.createSession(DataControlFactoryImpl.java:239)
  at oracle.adf.model.binding.DCDataControlReference.getDataControl(DCDataControlReference.java:167)
  at oracle.adf.model.BindingContext.instantiateDataControl(BindingContext.java:1128)
...

 

STEPS

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

  1. Create a Custom Data Control for a WebService.

  2. Create a Task Flow for the Data Control.

  3. Confirm the Task Flow runs fine from standalone ADF application.

  4. Deploy the custom task flow to WC_Spaces managed server as shared library.

  5. Register the Task Flow with WebCenter Portal as per the following doc:
    Development Lifecycle for Task Flows in Oracle WebCenter Portal 11gR1 version 11.1.1.8.0
     
  6. Add the task flow to a custom catalog.
     
  7. Create a portal and set it to use the custom catalog.
     
  8. Add the task flow to a page.
    Here you can see the task flow but all actions on the page are frozen.
    The spaces diagnostic log will show the java.lang.NullPointerException error.

 

Cause

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