PM45131: WEB MODULE ANNOTATION PROCESSING INCORRECTLY PROCESSES CLASSES AND ARCHIVES OUTSIDE OF WEB-INF

8.0.0.1: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 1
8.0.0.2: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 2
8.0.0.3: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 3
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8.0.0.15: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 15

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When deploying or starting a web module, processing steps
  may include steps to process annotations of the web module.
  Those steps incorrectly scan classes and jars outside of
  WEB-INF, resulting in incorrect scan results, and higher
  processing times.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server V8.0 deploying JavaEE5 (or higher)   *
  *                  enabled applications                        *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Annotation scans of Web Module          *
  *                      archives (WAR files) incorrectly scan   *
  *                      locations outside of WEB-INF/classes    *
  *                      and WEB-INF/lib.                        *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  Scans of annotation of Web Module archives (WAR files)
  incorrectly scan locations outside of WEB-INF/classes and
  outside of WEB-INF/lib.  As a result, when a Web Module
  contains class files outside of WEB-INF/classes, or contains
  java archive files outside of WEB-INF/lib, those additional
  classes and java archives are scanned.  (A class file is a
  file having the ".class" file extension; a java archive file,
  or JAR file, is a file having the ".jar" extension.)
  Depending on the contents and in particular depending on the
  the presence of annotations in the additional locations, the
  added scan can cause incorrect scan results.  Depending
  on the quantity of classes and java archives in the additional
  locations, the time required to perform annotations scans can
  be larger than necessary.
  

Problem conclusion

• Code updates were made to limit scans of classes of Web Module
  archives (WAR files) to just WEB-INF/classes and WEB-INF/lib.
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
  fix pack 8.0.0.1.  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

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