Cannot deploy plugins using service builder on WebLogic

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 5.1 EE SP3 (5.1.6), 5.2 EE SP1 (5.2.5)
• Fix Version/s: 5.1 EE SP4 (5.1.7), 5.2 EE SP2 (5.2.6)
• Component/s: Core Infrastructure > Upgrade Framework
• Labels:
  • 5.2_release_notes
• Environment: WebLogic

Deploying a plugins that use service builder to WebLogic results in a NullPointerException because <filter-mapping> element in web.xml is interpreted differently depending on whether the deployed portlet is using web.xml 2.3 or web.xml 2.4.

To address this issue, the portal will now change any 2.3 web.xml to a 2.4 web.xml when a plugin is deployed.

To fix this issue manually, modify web.xml to the following:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<web-app xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/j2ee" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/j2ee http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/j2ee/web-app_2_4.xsd" version="2.4">