PI89821: THE ANNOTATION SCANNING FILTER DOESN'T WORK WHEN THE FILTER IS SPECIFIED IN THE MANIFEST.MF OF THE APPLICATION.

9.0.0.8: WebSphere Application Server traditional V9.0 Fix Pack 8
9.0.0.9: WebSphere Application Server traditional V9.0 Fix Pack 9
9.0.0.10: WebSphere Application Server traditional V9.0 Fix Pack 10
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WebSphere Application Server traditional 9.0.5.6
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9.0.5.8: WebSphere Application Server traditional Version 9.0.5.8
9.0.5.9: WebSphere Application Server traditional Version 9.0.5.9
9.0.5.10: WebSphere Application Server traditional Version 9.0.5.10
9.0.5.11: WebSphere Application Server traditional Version 9.0.5.11

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The annotation scanning filter doesn't work when the filter is
  specified in the MANIFEST.MF of the application.
  

Local fix

• na
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  Users of IBM WebSphere Application          *
  *                  Server attempting to use annotation         *
  *                  scanning filters for an application that    *
  *                  uses CDI.                                   *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The CDI component of the WebSphere      *
  *                      Application Server does not respect     *
  *                      annotation filter properties.           *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  Filter properties allow you to specify JAR files in your
  application that do not contain Java EE annotations.
  Including a JAR in a filter causes the JAR to be skipped during
  annotation processing.  This makes deploying your application
  faster.
  However, the WebSphere Application Server CDI component
  ignores these filter properties which causes the JARs to be
  scanned anyway.
  The filter properties include the following:
  JVM custom properties
  - com.ibm.ws.amm.scan.context.filter.archives
  - com.ibm.ws.amm.scan.context.filter.packages
  MANIFEST.MF properties
  - Ignore-Scanning-Archives
  - Ignore-Scanning-Packages
  amm.filter.properties file properties
  - Ignore-Scanning-Archives
  - Ignore-Scanning-Packages
  More information about these properties can be found in the
  "Java virtual machine custom properties" section of the IBM
  Knowledge Center for WebSphere Application Server traditional
  9.0.0.x.
  

Problem conclusion

• The CDI code has been updated.  It now uses filter
  properties to avoid scanning filtered JARs for annotations.
  Note that JARs will be filtered regardless of whether the
  JAR contains a beans.xml.  This means you should not filter a
  JAR containing a beans.xml unless you want to ignore CDI in
  the JAR.
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
  fix pack 9.0.0.8.  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

• R900 PSY

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