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The connection point named RESTCP is not defined while accessing FileNet Process Engine with REST API

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Question

We have upgraded FileNet from 5.2.1.7 to FileNet 5.5.4.
Now while accessing FileNet Process Engine(PE) Rest APIs getting error message:
PE Rest URL:
http://x.x.x.x:9080/peengine/P8BPMREST/p8/bpm/v1/workclasses/xxxWorkClass
Error:
{"msg":"filenet.vw.api.VWServerException","UserMessage":{"UniqueId":"FNRPE2131090485E","Text":"[FNRPE2131090485E]The connection point named \"RESTCP\" is not defined\n Root cause:com.filenet.api.exception.EngineRuntimeException: The requested item was not found. Non-repository object RESTCP not found.","Severity":"ERROR"},"UnderlyingDetails":{"Causes":["[FNRPE2131090485E]The connection point named \"RESTCP\" is not defined\n Root cause:com.filenet.api.exception.EngineRuntimeException: The requested item was not found. Non-repository object RESTCP not found."]}}

Cause

Refer to the following IBM Documentation link:
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSNW2F_5.5.0/com.ibm.p8.pe.dev.doc/rest/rest_configure.htm
P8BPMRESTConfig.xml contains customized change and is override by the upgrade, which is by default located at <Content Platform Engine EAR file>\peengine.war\WEB-INF\P8BPMRESTConfig.xml

Answer

Locate the configuration xml file in the previous backup, and compare the differences and change it accordingly.

[{"Type":"MASTER","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB45","label":"Automation"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSNVNV","label":"FileNet Content Manager"},"ARM Category":[{"code":"a8m0z0000004Cn9AAE","label":"Process Engine-\u003EWSRequest \/ Process Orchestration"}],"ARM Case Number":"","Platform":[{"code":"PF016","label":"Linux"}],"Version":"5.5.4"}]

Product Synonym

P8BPMREST

Document Information

Modified date:
28 December 2021

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ibm16537310