PI34919: WSDL4J THROWS WSDLEXCEPTION CAUSED BY SAXPARSEEXCEPTION WHEN SCHEMALOCATION=""

8.0.0.11: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 11
8.5.5.7: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 7
8.5.5.8: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 8
8.0.0.12: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 12
8.5.5.9: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 9
8.5.5.10: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 10
8.5.5.11: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 11
8.0.0.13: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 13
8.5.5.12: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 12
8.0.0.14: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 14
8.5.5.13: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 13
8.0.0.15: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 15
8.5.5.14: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 14
8.5.5.15: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 15
8.5.5.17: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 17
8.5.5.20: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5.20
8.5.5.18: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 18
8.5.5.19: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 19
8.5.5.16: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 16
8.5.5.21: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5.21

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• WSDL4J throws an exception when attempting to locate a schema
  when the schemaLocation is an empty string.
  
  An example partial stack trace is shown below:
  
  
  Exception:javax.wsdl.WSDLException
  SourceId:com.ibm.ws.websvcs.desc.WSModuleDescriptorImpl.buildJAX
  RPCServices ProbeId:1301
  Reporter:com.ibm.ws.websvcs.desc.WSModuleDescriptorImpl@68c64251
  javax.wsdl.WSDLException: WSDLException (at
  /wsdl:definitions/wsdl:import/wsdl:definitions/wsdl:types/xsd:sc
  hema/xsd:schema/xsd:schema): faultCode=PARSER_ERROR: Problem
  parsing 'META-INF/wsdl/'.: org.xml.sax.SAXParseException:
  Premature end of file.
   at
  com.ibm.wsdl.xml.WSDLReaderImpl.getDocument(WSDLReaderImpl.java:
  2340)
   at
  com.ibm.wsdl.xml.WSDLReaderImpl.parseSchema(WSDLReaderImpl.java:
  927)
   at
  com.ibm.wsdl.xml.WSDLReaderImpl.parseSchema(WSDLReaderImpl.java:
  961)
   at
  com.ibm.wsdl.xml.WSDLReaderImpl.parseSchema(WSDLReaderImpl.java:
  961)
   at
  com.ibm.wsdl.xml.WSDLReaderImpl.parseSchema(WSDLReaderImpl.java:
  734)
   at
  com.ibm.wsdl.xml.WSDLReaderImpl.parseTypes(WSDLReaderImpl.java:6
  90)
   at
  com.ibm.wsdl.xml.WSDLReaderImpl.parseDefinitions(WSDLReaderImpl.
  java:396)
   at
  com.ibm.wsdl.xml.WSDLReaderImpl.readWSDL(WSDLReaderImpl.java:249
  4)
   at
  com.ibm.wsdl.xml.WSDLReaderImpl.parseImport(WSDLReaderImpl.java:
  550)
   at
  com.ibm.wsdl.xml.WSDLReaderImpl.parseDefinitions(WSDLReaderImpl.
  java:388)
   at
  com.ibm.wsdl.xml.WSDLReaderImpl.readWSDL(WSDLReaderImpl.java:249
  4)
   at
  com.ibm.wsdl.xml.WSDLReaderImpl.readWSDL(WSDLReaderImpl.java:245
  8)
   at
  com.ibm.wsdl.xml.WSDLReaderImpl.readWSDL(WSDLReaderImpl.java:251
  1)
   at
  com.ibm.wsdl.xml.WSDLReaderImpl.readWSDL(WSDLReaderImpl.java:253
  2)
   at
  com.ibm.wsdl.xml.WSDLReaderImpl.readWSDL(WSDLReaderImpl.java:256
  7)
   at
  com.ibm.ws.websvcs.desc.WSModuleDescriptorImpl.buildJAXRPCServic
  es(WSModuleDescriptorImpl.java:1181)
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  WebSphere Application Server users of web   *
  *                  services                                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: WSDL4J throws javax.wsdl.WSDLException  *
  *                      caused by                               *
  *                      org.xml.sax.SAXParseException parsing   *
  *                      WSDL that contains schemaLocation=""    *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  WSDL4J cannot resolve schemas for which a schemaLocation has
  been specified as an empty string.
  

Problem conclusion

• The version of WSDL4J included in the product was updated.
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
  fix packs 8.0.0.11 and 8.5.5.7.  Please refer to the
  Recommended Updates page for delivery information:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WEBSPHERE APP S

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0800

Applicable component levels

• R800 PSY

     UP

• R850 PSY

     UP