Invalid Request / Error While Processing Request Accessing Application Preferences Screen After Struts Upgrade (Doc ID 2327697.1)

Last updated on AUGUST 17, 2022

Applies to:

Symptoms

In Oracle Financial Services Asset Liability Management (ALM) 8.0.4, after upgrading to struts 2.3.32/2.3.34, when you select the "Application Preferences" link, the following message appears on the screen:

Invalid request / Error while processing request

Please contact your System Administrator for more information.

Additionally, the following error exists in the Weblogic <domain>.log:

####<Nov 8, 2017 6:25:08 AM CST> <Error> <HTTP> <server> <OFSAA_MS_11> <[STANDBY] ExecuteThread: '1' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'> <> <> <8de95f3b-77a5-4a6c-acd0-9909ae95a362-00000002> <1510143908165> <BEA-101165> <Could not load user defined filter in web.xml: org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.ng.filter.StrutsPrepareFilter.
Unable to load configuration. - bean - zip:/ofsaa/shared/user_projects/domains/ofsaa_domain/applications/ofsaa.ear/ofsaa.war/WEB-INF/lib/struts2-core-2.3.16.3.jar!/struts-default.xml:40:72
       at org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.Dispatcher.init(Dispatcher.java:504)
       at org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.ng.InitOperations.initDispatcher(InitOperations.java:74)
       at org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.ng.filter.StrutsPrepareFilter.init(StrutsPrepareFilter.java:56)
       at weblogic.servlet.internal.FilterManager$FilterInitAction.run(FilterManager.java:374)
       etc.

As a result, you cannot access the Application Preferences screen.

Cause

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