PH33517: ISSUE WITH <INCLUDE LOCATION> TAG ON LIBERTY 20.0.0.9 FAILED TO SUPPORT THE WLP_USER_DIR

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Issue with <include location> tag on Liberty 20.0.0.9 failed
  to
  support the WLP_USER_DIR in already built fixes
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server Liberty                              *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: include tag is not parsing and          *
  *                      replacing the environment variables for *
  *                      featureUtility                          *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  include tag is not parsing and replacing the environment
  variables found here
  https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSEQTP_liberty/co
  m.ibm.websphere.wlp.doc/ae/twlp_admin_customvars.html
  
  Steps to Reproduce
  
  Referencing this file: /test/config/server.xml
  Entry in server.xml is the following:
  /${shared.config.dir}/server.xml?
  Where,
  Environment variable WLP_USER_DIR=/test/
  get error saying it couldn't find file at
  /user/test/wlp/usr/shared/config/server.xml
  (it should have been looking for test/config/server.xml
  

Problem conclusion

• we expect it to replace the user directory wthin
  shared.config.dir variable with it's value
  /${shared.config.dir}/${env.filename}.test.xml? should resolve
  to /test/config/server.xml
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in fix
  pack 21.0.0.2.  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

  LIBERTY PROFILE

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0814

Applicable component levels