WAS 7.0 NullPointerException when no soap header

[anunt...@hotmail.com]

I have an explicit SOAP header in my WSDL. Without soap header or nothing in soap header element, when sending a web service request to WAS 7.0.0.3 (Linux version), WAS throws NullpointerException. Does anyone know why it's happening? Below shows error I got:

FFDC Exception:org.apache.axis2.AxisFault SourceId:com.ibm.ws.websvcs.transport.http.WASAxis2Servlet.doPost ProbeId:516 Reporter:com.ibm.ws.websvcs.transport.http.WASAxis2Servlet@59185918
org.apache.axis2.AxisFault: java.lang.NullPointerException
at org.apache.axis2.AxisFault.makeFault(AxisFault.java:430)
at org.apache.axis2.jaxws.server.JAXWSMessageReceiver.receive(JAXWSMessageReceiver.java:218)
at org.apache.axis2.engine.AxisEngine.receive(AxisEngine.java:182)
at org.apache.axis2.transport.http.HTTPTransportUtils.processHTTPPostRequest(HTTPTransportUtils.java:275)
at com.ibm.ws.websvcs.transport.http.WASAxis2Servlet.doPost(WASAxis2Servlet.java:1330)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:738)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:831)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWrapper.java:1443)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest(ServletWrapper.java:790)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest(ServletWrapper.java:443)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapperImpl.handleRequest(ServletWrapperImpl.java:175)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebApp.handleRequest(WebApp.java:3610)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebGroup.handleRequest(WebGroup.java:274)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.WebContainer.handleRequest(WebContainer.java:926)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.WSWebContainer.handleRequest(WSWebContainer.java:1557)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.channel.WCChannelLink.ready(WCChannelLink.java:173)
at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.handleDiscrimination(HttpInboundLink.java:455)
at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.handleNewInformation(HttpInboundLink.java:384)
at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.ready(HttpInboundLink.java:272)
at com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.NewConnectionInitialReadCallback.sendToDiscriminators(NewConnectionInitialReadCallback.java:214)
at com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.NewConnectionInitialReadCallback.complete(NewConnectionInitialReadCallback.java:113)
at com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.WorkQueueManager.requestComplete(WorkQueueManager.java:557)
at com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.WorkQueueManager.attemptIO(WorkQueueManager.java:607)
at com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.WorkQueueManager.workerRun(WorkQueueManager.java:984)
at com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.WorkQueueManager$Worker.run(WorkQueueManager.java:1069)
at com.ibm.ws.util.ThreadPool$Worker.run(ThreadPool.java:1527)
Caused by: javax.xml.ws.WebServiceException: java.lang.NullPointerException
at org.apache.axis2.jaxws.ExceptionFactory.createWebServiceException(ExceptionFactory.java:175)
at org.apache.axis2.jaxws.ExceptionFactory.makeWebServiceException(ExceptionFactory.java:70)
at org.apache.axis2.jaxws.ExceptionFactory.makeWebServiceException(ExceptionFactory.java:128)
at org.apache.axis2.jaxws.marshaller.impl.alt.DocLitBareMethodMarshaller.demarshalRequest(DocLitBareMethodMarshaller.java:195)
at org.apache.axis2.jaxws.server.dispatcher.JavaBeanDispatcher.createRequestParameters(JavaBeanDispatcher.java:273)
at org.apache.axis2.jaxws.server.dispatcher.JavaBeanDispatcher.invoke(JavaBeanDispatcher.java:80)
at org.apache.axis2.jaxws.server.EndpointController.invoke(EndpointController.java:108)
at org.apache.axis2.jaxws.server.JAXWSMessageReceiver.receive(JAXWSMessageReceiver.java:159)
... 24 more
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at org.apache.axis2.jaxws.marshaller.impl.alt.MethodMarshallerUtils.getPDElements(MethodMarshallerUtils.java:334)
at org.apache.axis2.jaxws.marshaller.impl.alt.DocLitBareMethodMarshaller.demarshalRequest(DocLitBareMethodMarshaller.java:183)
... 28 more

[Davanum Srinivas (dims)]

TheEightScreen,

It's tough to diagnose this kind of issues with just a stack trace. Please open a PMR with IBM support [1]

thanks,
dims

[1] http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/support/appserver_support.html#step6

[sarah.z...@gmail.com]

I have the same error. Upgrading from WAS 7 to 8. Was a PMR ever opened for resolution? If so, please share how you were able to overcome this issue.

Thank you!