Unable To Apply Templates For A Solicitation In CLM Sourcing and Purchasing

(Doc ID 1621479.1)

Last updated on MARCH 08, 2017

Applies to:

Oracle Contract Lifecycle Management for Public Sector - Version 12.2.2 to 12.2.2 [Release 12.2]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

In Oracle Contract Lifecycle Management with Purchasing and Sourcing, Release 12.2.2, an error occurs when attempting to apply a template to a solicitation during the solicitation creation process.

Error

The errors from the FND debug log include:

Error (Exception stack trace follows.) oracle.apps.fnd.framework.OAException: Application: PO, Message Name: PO_UDA_TEMP_USG_ENTITY_INVALID.
at oracle.apps.po.common.server.ExceptionUtil.createOAException(ExceptionUtil.java:206)
at oracle.apps.po.common.server.ExceptionUtil.createOAException(ExceptionUtil.java:226)
at oracle.apps.po.extfwk.user.server.PoUdaRegionSvrCmd.getAttrOrPageId(PoUdaRegionSvrCmd.java:316)
at oracle.apps.po.extfwk.user.server.PoUdaRegionSvrCmd.execute(PoUdaRegionSvrCmd.java:96)
at oracle.apps.po.common.server.PoBaseAMImpl.executeServerCommand(PoBaseAMImpl.java:110)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.server.OAUtility.invokeMethod(Unknown Source)
at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.server.OAApplicationModuleImpl.invokeMethod(OAApplicationModuleImpl.java:733)
at oracle.apps.po.common.webui.ClientUtil.executeServerCommand(ClientUtil.java:152)
at oracle.apps.po.extfwk.user.webui.PoUdaRegionCO.processRequest(PoUdaRegionCO.java:93)
at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAWebBeanHelper.processRequest(OAWebBeanHelper.java:631)
at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAWebBeanContainerHelper.processRequest(OAWebBeanContainerHelper.java:252)
at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.beans.layout.OAStackLayoutBean.processRequest(Unknown Source)
at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAWebBeanHelper.processRequestChildren(OAWebBeanHelper.java:1003)
at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAWebBeanHelper.processRequestChildren(OAWebBeanHelper.java:970)
at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAWebBeanHelper.processRequest(OAWebBeanHelper.java:690)
at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAWebBeanContainerHelper.processRequest(OAWebBeanContainerHelper.java:252)
at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.beans.layout.OAStackLayoutBean.processRequest(Unknown Source)
at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAWebBeanHelper.processRequestChildren(OAWebBeanHelper.java:1003)
at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAWebBeanHelper.processRequestChildren(OAWebBeanHelper.java:970)
at oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAWebBeanHelper.processRequest(OAWebBeanHelper.java:690)
..
..
java.lang.NullPointerException



Steps To Reproduce

The issue can be reproduced at will with the following steps:
1. Log in to Oracle Applications.
2. Select Buyer Work Center > Negotiations.
3. Under the Quick Links section, click the Create Solicitation link.
4. On the Create Solicitation - Header page, add the Title for the solicitation, and then click the Apply Template button.
5. On the Header: Apply Template page, search for and then select the template to be applied. The error occurs at this point.



Business Impact

Due to this issue, users cannot apply a solicitation template when creating a new solicitation.



Cause

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