Article - CS101558

Functionalities like Advanced Search, Search Preferences, Create New, Refresh Workspace involving EPMDocuments are failing with errors in Windchill PDMLink

Modified: 18-Oct-2024   


Applies To

  • Windchill PDMLink 10.0 to 13.0

Description

  • EPMDocument and subtypes missing in Advanced Search page and search preference All Applicable Object Types for Search 
  • Cannot use standard global search and advanced search
  • Functionalities like Advanced Search, Search Preferences, Create New, Refresh Workspace involving EPMDocuments are failing with errors in Windchill PDMLink
  • Advanced Search failed with error "java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: ${domain}.Note" after upgrade
  • Error received on Search Page
Exception:  wt.util.WTRuntimeException: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: ${domain}.Note; nested exception is:
    java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: ${domain}.Note
    at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:202)
  • Cannot create new EPMDocuments from the Workspace UI because creation wizard hangs
  • Workspace refresh creates errors like: 
    • Trying to get a Type identifier for a null type reference!
    • Can't resolve the Dynamic document filter
  • Method Server log:
ERROR [ajp-bio-8010-exec-1] com.ptc.core.htmlcomp.util.TypeHelper netadmin - TypeHelper.getEPMTypeKey :: Trying to get a Type identifier for a null type reference!!!!
ERROR [ajp-bio-8010-exec-1] com.ptc.core.components.jsp.JspUtils netadmin - javax.servlet.jsp.JspException: java.lang.NullPointerException
javax.servlet.jsp.JspException: java.lang.NullPointerException
    at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.jsp.object.defineItemAttributesWizStep_jsp$Helper.invoke(defineItemAttributesWizStep_jsp.java:2905)
    at com.ptc.core.components.tags.propertyPanel.RenderPropertyPanelTag.doTag(RenderPropertyPanelTag.java:237)
    at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.jsp.object.defineItemAttributesWizStep_jsp._jspx_meth_jca_005frenderPropertyPanel_005f0(defineItemAttributesWizStep_jsp.java:2132)
    at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.jsp.object.defineItemAttributesWizStep_jsp._jspService(defineItemAttributesWizStep_jsp.java:772)
...
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
    at com.ptc.core.foundation.type.common.TypeIdentifierSelectionHelper.sortTypesAlphabeticallyByName(TypeIdentifierSelectionHelper.java:616)
    at com.ptc.windchill.enterprise.picker.type.server.TypePickerHelper.getFilteredTypeIdentifiers(TypePickerHelper.java:812)
    at com.ptc.windchill.enterprise.picker.type.server.StandardTypePickerService.getList(StandardTypePickerService.java:708)
...
ERROR [ajp-bio-8010-exec-1] com.ptc.jca.error netadmin - ---------- JCA Exception ----------
javax.servlet.jsp.JspException: Exception processing body for tag: com.ptc.core.components.tags.propertyPanel.RenderPropertyPanelTag@4a777adf
    at com.ptc.core.components.jsp.JspUtils.newJspException(JspUtils.java:75)
    at com.ptc.core.components.jsp.JspUtils.throwJspException(JspUtils.java:63)
...
Caused by: javax.servlet.jsp.JspException: java.lang.NullPointerException
    at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.jsp.object.defineItemAttributesWizStep_jsp$Helper.invoke(defineItemAttributesWizStep_jsp.java:2905)
    at com.ptc.core.components.tags.propertyPanel.RenderPropertyPanelTag.doTag(RenderPropertyPanelTag.java:237)
...
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