PM00109: A WEB SERVICE REQUEST WITHOUT A SOAPACTION HEADER WILL RECEIVE A "WSWS3147E: ERROR: NO SOAPACTION HEADER!" FAULT

Fixes are available

APAR status

Closed as program error.

Error description

If an incoming SOAP request message does not contain a
SOAPAction header, the following SOAP Fault will be returned
to the client:

<soapenv:Envelope
xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"
xmlns:soapenc="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/"
xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><soapenv:H
eader/><soapenv:Body><soapenv:Fault
xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"><fault
code>Client.NoSOAPAction</faultcode><faultstring>WSWS3147E:
Error: no SOAPAction
header!</faultstring></soapenv:Fault></soapenv:Body></soapenv:En
velope>

The following error also might be observed in the WebSphere
web service server JVM log file:

[10/29/09 10:15:42:156 CDT] 00000021 WebServicesSe E
com.ibm.ws.webservices.engine.transport.http.WebServicesServlet
getSoapAction WSWS3112E: Error: Generating WebServicesFault
due to missing SOAPAction.
WebServicesFault
faultCode: Client.NoSOAPAction
faultString: WSWS3147E: Error: no SOAPAction header!
faultActor: null
faultDetail:

WSWS3147E: Error: no SOAPAction header!
at
com.ibm.ws.webservices.engine.transport.http.WebServicesServlet.
getSoapAction(WebServicesServlet.java:1547)
at
com.ibm.ws.webservices.engine.transport.http.WebServicesServlet.
doPost(WebServicesServlet.java:821)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:763)
at
com.ibm.ws.webservices.engine.transport.http.WebServicesServletB
ase.service(WebServicesServletBase.java:341)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:856)
at
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWr
apper.java:1146)
at
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest(Ser
vletWrapper.java:593)
at
com.ibm.ws.wswebcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest(S
ervletWrapper.java:489)
...

Local fix

Problem summary

****************************************************************
* USERS AFFECTED:  Users and adminstrators of WebSphere        *
*                  Application Server V6.1 and V7 JAX-RPC web  *
*                  services                                    *
****************************************************************
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: A web service request without a         *
*                      SOAPAction header will receive a        *
*                      "WSWS3147E: Error: No SOAPAction        *
*                      header!" fault                          *
****************************************************************
* RECOMMENDATION:  Install a fixpack that contains this APAR.  *
****************************************************************
If an incoming SOAP request message does not contain a
SOAPAction header, the following SOAP Fault will be returned
to the client:

<soapenv:Envelope
xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"
xmlns:soapenc="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/"
xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><soapenv:H
eader/><soapenv:Body><soapenv:Fault
xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"><fault
code>Client.NoSOAPAction</faultcode><faultstring>WSWS3147E:
Error: no SOAPAction
header!</faultstring></soapenv:Fault></soapenv:Body></soapenv:En
velope>

The following error also might be observed in the WebSphere
web service server JVM log file:

[10/29/09 10:15:42:156 CDT] 00000021 WebServicesSe E
com.ibm.ws.webservices.engine.transport.http.WebServicesServlet
getSoapAction WSWS3112E: Error: Generating WebServicesFault
due to missing SOAPAction.
                                 WebServicesFault
 faultCode: Client.NoSOAPAction
 faultString: WSWS3147E: Error: no SOAPAction header!
 faultActor: null
 faultDetail:

WSWS3147E: Error: no SOAPAction header!
 at
com.ibm.ws.webservices.engine.transport.http.WebServicesServlet.
getSoapAction(WebServicesServlet.java:1547)
 at
com.ibm.ws.webservices.engine.transport.http.WebServicesServlet.
doPost(WebServicesServlet.java:821)
 at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service
(HttpServlet.java:763)
 at
com.ibm.ws.webservices.engine.transport.http.WebServicesServletB
ase.service(WebServicesServletBase.java:341)
 at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service
(HttpServlet.java:856)
 at
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWr
apper.java:1146)
 at
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest(Ser
vletWrapper.java:593)
 at
com.ibm.ws.wswebcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest(S
ervletWrapper.java:489)
...

Note that section "4.7.25 Describing SOAPAction" of the Basic
Profile 1.1 requires that SOAP over HTTP requests contain this
header:

R2745 A HTTP request MESSAGE MUST contain a SOAPAction HTTP
header field with a quoted empty string value, if in the
corresponding WSDL description, the soapAction of
soapbind:operation is either not present, or present with an
empty string as its value.

Problem conclusion

The JAX-RPC runtime enforces the Basic Profile 1.1 R2745 rule
(see above).

A new JVM system property is added to allow customers to relax
this rule.  On the server where the web service
is running, set the JVM property
com.ibm.ws.webservices.allowNoSOAPActionHeader to true.

See the Information Center article "Java virtual machine custom
properties" for your operating system and version for more
information about enabling JVM custom properties.

The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
fix packs 6.1.0.31 and 7.0.0.9.  Please refer to the
Recommended Updates page for delivery information:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

APAR number
PM00109
Reported component name
WEBSPHERE APP S
Reported component ID
5724J0800
Reported release
60A
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2009-10-30
Closed date
2009-11-17
Last modified date
2009-11-17

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

R61A PSY
UP
R61H PSY
UP
R61I PSY
UP
R61P PSY
UP
R61S PSY
UP
R61W PSY
UP
R61Z PSY
UP
R700 PSY
UP

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Modified date:
28 December 2021

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PM00109: A WEB SERVICE REQUEST WITHOUT A SOAPACTION HEADER WILL RECEIVE A "WSWS3147E: ERROR: NO SOAPACTION HEADER!" FAULT

Fixes are available

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APAR status

Closed as program error.

Error description

Local fix

Problem summary

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

APAR number

Reported component name

Reported component ID

Reported release

Status

PE

HIPER

Special Attention

Submitted date

Closed date

Last modified date

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

Fixed component ID

Applicable component levels

R61A PSY

R61H PSY

R61I PSY

R61P PSY

R61S PSY

R61W PSY

R61Z PSY

R700 PSY

Document Information

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