NullPointerException occurs when trying to save setting

• Type: Regression Bug
• Status: Closed
• Resolution: No Longer Reproducible
• Affects Version/s: 7.1.X, Master
• Fix Version/s: Master
• Component/s: Portal Configuration > System Settings
• Labels:
  • 7.2-could
  • QA-AUTOMATION
• Fix Priority: 3
• QA Test Name:
  • LocalFile.Staging#StagingRemoteLiveWebContentWithManualChosenID
• QA Test Score: 4

Steps to reproduce:

1. Navigate to Control Panel > Configuration > Search
2. Click on Execute next to Reindex all search indexes
3. Control panel -> Configuration -> System settings -> Web Content -> Web Content Administration -> Journal Article Force Autogenerate ID (unchecked/false)
4. Uncheck Journal Article Force Autogenerate ID and Update.

Expected:
Update is successful.

Actual Behavior:
Page turns out to be blank with the following error:

2019-03-20 07:12:34.897 ERROR [http-nio-8080-exec-10][APIDocumentationFilter:62] java.lang.NullPointerException
java.lang.NullPointerException
        at com.liferay.portal.util.PortalImpl.getPortletFriendlyURLMapperLayoutQueryStringComposite(PortalImpl.java:4415)
        at com.liferay.portal.util.PortalImpl.getActualLayoutQueryStringComposite(PortalImpl.java:1122)
        at com.liferay.portal.util.PortalImpl.getLayoutActualURL(PortalImpl.java:2843)
        at com.liferay.portal.util.PortalImpl.getActualURL(PortalImpl.java:1172)
        at com.liferay.friendly.url.internal.servlet.FriendlyURLServlet.getRedirect(FriendlyURLServlet.java:272)
        at com.liferay.friendly.url.internal.servlet.FriendlyURLServlet.service(FriendlyURLServlet.java:324)
        at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:741)
        at com.liferay.portal.servlet.ServletAdapter.service(ServletAdapter.java:98)
        at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:741)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:231)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)
        at org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:53)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:119)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.processFilter(BaseFilter.java:144)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.processFilter(BaseFilter.java:103)
        at com.liferay.portal.apio.internal.architect.servlet.filter.APIDocumentationFilter.processFilter(APIDocumentationFilter.java:74)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:207)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:112)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDirectCallFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:188)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:96)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.processFilter(BaseFilter.java:144)
        at com.liferay.frontend.compatibility.ie.servlet.filter.IEMimeTypeCompatibilityFilter.processFilter(IEMimeTypeCompatibilityFilter.java:56)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:207)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:112)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.processFilter(BaseFilter.java:144)
        at com.liferay.portal.servlet.filters.strip.StripFilter.processFilter(StripFilter.java:340)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:207)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:112)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.processFilter(BaseFilter.java:144)
        at com.liferay.portal.servlet.filters.i18n.I18nFilter.processFilter(I18nFilter.java:360)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:207)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:112)
        at com.liferay.portal.servlet.filters.password.modified.PasswordModifiedFilter.processFilter(PasswordModifiedFilter.java:58)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:207)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:112)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.processFilter(BaseFilter.java:144)
        at com.liferay.portal.servlet.filters.secure.BaseAuthFilter.processFilter(BaseAuthFilter.java:340)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:207)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:112)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.processFilter(BaseFilter.java:144)
        at com.liferay.portal.servlet.filters.etag.ETagFilter.processFilter(ETagFilter.java:88)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:207)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:112)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.processFilter(BaseFilter.java:144)
        at com.liferay.portal.servlet.filters.autologin.AutoLoginFilter.processFilter(AutoLoginFilter.java:260)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:207)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:112)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.processFilter(BaseFilter.java:144)
        at com.liferay.portal.sharepoint.SharepointFilter.processFilter(SharepointFilter.java:88)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:207)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:112)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.processFilter(BaseFilter.java:144)
        at com.liferay.portal.servlet.filters.virtualhost.VirtualHostFilter.processFilter(VirtualHostFilter.java:263)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:207)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:112)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.processFilter(BaseFilter.java:144)
        at com.liferay.portal.monitoring.internal.servlet.filter.MonitoringFilter.processFilter(MonitoringFilter.java:178)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:207)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:112)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDirectCallFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:188)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:96)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDirectCallFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:188)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:96)
        at org.tuckey.web.filters.urlrewrite.RuleChain.handleRewrite(RuleChain.java:176)
        at org.tuckey.web.filters.urlrewrite.RuleChain.doRules(RuleChain.java:145)
        at org.tuckey.web.filters.urlrewrite.UrlRewriter.processRequest(UrlRewriter.java:92)
        at org.tuckey.web.filters.urlrewrite.UrlRewriteFilter.doFilter(UrlRewriteFilter.java:389)
        at com.liferay.portal.servlet.filters.urlrewrite.UrlRewriteFilter.processFilter(UrlRewriteFilter.java:65)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:207)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:112)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDirectCallFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:168)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:96)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDirectCallFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:168)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:96)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDirectCallFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:188)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:96)
        at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilter.doFilter(InvokerFilter.java:101)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:199)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:96)
        at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:491)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:139)
        at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:92)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:87)
        at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:343)
        at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.service(Http11Processor.java:408)
        at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProcessorLight.process(AbstractProcessorLight.java:66)
        at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$ConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:764)
        at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.doRun(NioEndpoint.java:1388)
        at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.SocketProcessorBase.run(SocketProcessorBase.java:49)
        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142)
        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617)
        at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:61)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)