Archive is not a valid WAR File because the deployment descriptor not found

[Sandeep Vaid]

I am using RAD 7 and WPS 6.0.
When i publish my application, it's giving me the error :

com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.exception.OpenFailureException: IWAE0006E Archive is not a valid WAR File because the deployment descriptor can not be found (case sensitive): WEB-INF/web.xml

The entire stack trace is as follows :

 [3/10/08 15:12:25:178 IST] 00000046 SystemErr     R 
*** ERROR ***: Mon Mar 10 15:12:25 IST 2008    com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.exception.OpenFailureException: IWAE0023E Unable to open module file "WAB2.5Engine.war" in EAR file "C:/Sandeep Vaid/Workspaces/Amita_WAR_Problem/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.wst.server.core/tmp0/JVMKS5EAR.ear"
    !Stack_trace_of_nested_exce!
    com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.exception.OpenFailureException: IWAE0006E Archive is not a valid WAR File because the deployment descriptor can not be found (case sensitive): WEB-INF/web.xml
    at com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.impl.CommonarchiveFactoryImpl.openSpecificArchive(CommonarchiveFactoryImpl.java:728)
    at com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.impl.CommonarchiveFactoryImpl.openWARFile(CommonarchiveFactoryImpl.java:753)
    at com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.impl.EARFileImpl.openNestedArchive(EARFileImpl.java:644)
    at com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.impl.EARFileImpl.openNestedArchive(EARFileImpl.java:628)
    at com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.strategy.LoadStrategyImpl.openNestedArchive(LoadStrategyImpl.java(Inlined Compiled Code))
    at com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.strategy.LoadStrategyImpl.createFile(LoadStrategyImpl.java(Compiled Code))
    at com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.strategy.DirectoryLoadStrategyImpl.addFile(DirectoryLoadStrategyImpl.java(Compiled Code))
    at com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.strategy.DirectoryLoadStrategyImpl.addFiles(DirectoryLoadStrategyImpl.java(Compiled Code))
    at com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.strategy.DirectoryLoadStrategyImpl.getFiles(DirectoryLoadStrategyImpl.java:144)
    at com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.strategy.LoadStrategyImpl.collectFiles(LoadStrategyImpl.java:272)
    at com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.impl.ContainerImpl.getFiles(ContainerImpl.java:221)
    at com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.impl.EARFileImpl.getModuleFiles(EARFileImpl.java:476)
    at com.ibm.ws.webservices.deploy.DeployUtils.isWebServicesSecurityEnabled(DeployUtils.java:718)
    at com.ibm.ws.webservices.deploy.WSDeployTask.performTask(WSDeployTask.java:97)
    at com.ibm.ws.management.application.SchedulerImpl.run(SchedulerImpl.java:253)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:570)
[3/10/08 15:12:25:897 IST] 00000046 SystemErr     R com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.exception.DeploymentDescriptorLoadException: IWAE0022E Exception occurred loading deployment descriptor for module "WAB2.5Engine.war" in EAR file "C:/Sandeep Vaid/Workspaces/Amita_WAR_Problem/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.wst.server.core/tmp0/JVMKS5EAR.ear"
!Stack_trace_of_nested_exce!
com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.exception.NoModuleFileException: A file does not exist for module element having uri: WAB2.5Engine.war
at com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.impl.ModuleRefImpl.checkType(ModuleRefImpl.java:492)
at com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.impl.ModuleRefImpl.initModuleFileFromEAR(ModuleRefImpl.java:120)
at com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.impl.ModuleRefImpl.getModuleFile(ModuleRefImpl.java(Compiled Code))
at com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.impl.EARFileImpl.getModuleFile(EARFileImpl.java(Inlined Compiled Code))
at com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.impl.EARFileImpl.getDeploymentDescriptor(EARFileImpl.java(Compiled Code))
at com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.impl.EARFileImpl.getDeploymentDescriptor(EARFileImpl.java:330)
at com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.impl.EARFileImpl.rollUpRoles(EARFileImpl.java:785)
at com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.impl.EARFileImpl.rollUpRoles(EARFileImpl.java:775)
at com.ibm.websphere.management.application.client.ArchiveDeploymentInfo.<init>(ArchiveDeploymentInfo.java:150)
at com.ibm.ws.management.application.client.AppInstallHelper.getAppDeploymentInfo(AppInstallHelper.java:184)
at com.ibm.ws.management.application.client.AppInstallHelper.getAppDeploymentInfo(AppInstallHelper.java:178)
at com.ibm.ws.management.application.task.ValidateAppTask.performTask(ValidateAppTask.java:100)
at com.ibm.ws.management.application.SchedulerImpl.run(SchedulerImpl.java:253)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:570)
 
[3/10/08 15:12:25:913 IST] 00000046 SystemErr     R !Stack_trace_of_nested_exce!
[3/10/08 15:12:25:913 IST] 00000046 SystemErr     R com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.exception.NoModuleFileException: A file does not exist for module element having uri: WAB2.5Engine.war
at com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.impl.ModuleRefImpl.checkType(ModuleRefImpl.java:492)
at com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.impl.ModuleRefImpl.initModuleFileFromEAR(ModuleRefImpl.java:120)
at com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.impl.ModuleRefImpl.getModuleFile(ModuleRefImpl.java(Compiled Code))
at com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.impl.EARFileImpl.getModuleFile(EARFileImpl.java(Inlined Compiled Code))
at com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.impl.EARFileImpl.getDeploymentDescriptor(EARFileImpl.java(Compiled Code))
at com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.impl.EARFileImpl.getDeploymentDescriptor(EARFileImpl.java:330)
at com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.impl.EARFileImpl.rollUpRoles(EARFileImpl.java:785)
at com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.impl.EARFileImpl.rollUpRoles(EARFileImpl.java:775)
at com.ibm.websphere.management.application.client.ArchiveDeploymentInfo.<init>(ArchiveDeploymentInfo.java:150)
at com.ibm.ws.management.application.client.AppInstallHelper.getAppDeploymentInfo(AppInstallHelper.java:184)
at com.ibm.ws.management.application.client.AppInstallHelper.getAppDeploymentInfo(AppInstallHelper.java:178)
at com.ibm.ws.management.application.task.ValidateAppTask.performTask(ValidateAppTask.java:100)
at com.ibm.ws.management.application.SchedulerImpl.run(SchedulerImpl.java:253)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:570)
 
[3/10/08 15:12:25:913 IST] 00000046 SystemErr     R at com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.impl.ModuleRefImpl.checkType(ModuleRefImpl.java:492)
[3/10/08 15:12:25:913 IST] 00000046 SystemErr     R at com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.impl.ModuleRefImpl.initModuleFileFromEAR(ModuleRefImpl.java:120)
[3/10/08 15:12:25:913 IST] 00000046 SystemErr     R at com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.impl.ModuleRefImpl.getModuleFile(ModuleRefImpl.java(Compiled Code))
[3/10/08 15:12:25:913 IST] 00000046 SystemErr     R at com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.impl.EARFileImpl.getModuleFile(EARFileImpl.java(Inlined Compiled Code))
[3/10/08 15:12:25:913 IST] 00000046 SystemErr     R at com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.impl.EARFileImpl.getDeploymentDescriptor(EARFileImpl.java(Compiled Code))
[3/10/08 15:12:25:913 IST] 00000046 SystemErr     R at com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.impl.EARFileImpl.getDeploymentDescriptor(EARFileImpl.java:330)
[3/10/08 15:12:25:913 IST] 00000046 SystemErr     R at com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.impl.EARFileImpl.rollUpRoles(EARFileImpl.java:785)
[3/10/08 15:12:25:913 IST] 00000046 SystemErr     R at com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.impl.EARFileImpl.rollUpRoles(EARFileImpl.java:775)
[3/10/08 15:12:25:913 IST] 00000046 SystemErr     R at com.ibm.websphere.management.application.client.ArchiveDeploymentInfo.<init>(ArchiveDeploymentInfo.java:150)
[3/10/08 15:12:25:913 IST] 00000046 SystemErr     R at com.ibm.ws.management.application.client.AppInstallHelper.getAppDeploymentInfo(AppInstallHelper.java:184)
[3/10/08 15:12:25:913 IST] 00000046 SystemErr     R at com.ibm.ws.management.application.client.AppInstallHelper.getAppDeploymentInfo(AppInstallHelper.java:178)
[3/10/08 15:12:25:913 IST] 00000046 SystemErr     R at com.ibm.ws.management.application.task.ValidateAppTask.performTask(ValidateAppTask.java:100)
[3/10/08 15:12:25:913 IST] 00000046 SystemErr     R at com.ibm.ws.management.application.SchedulerImpl.run(SchedulerImpl.java:253)
[3/10/08 15:12:25:913 IST] 00000046 SystemErr     R at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:570)
   

Also @ location
C:\Sandeep Vaid\Workspaces\Amita_WAR_Problem\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.wst.server.core\tmp0\JVMKS5EAR.ear\WAB2.5Engine.war

There is no WEB-INF directory....

[Raghavan Muthu]

Hi Sandeep,

The error itself is pretty describing in nature. com.ibm.etools.j2ee.commonarchivecore.exception.DeploymentDescriptorLoadException: -> it is getting failed in loading the DD.

You forget about the temp folder where it gives since it is the lcoation WAS uses when it deploys the application. It must be like the web.xml file is absent in the WEB-INF folder of the war file.

Can you just check that?

[Nilabhra Banerjee]

I am facing the same problem. I have the WAR inside EAR and the Web xml is pretty much htere where it is supposed to be.

[Carey Evans]

Also check whether the XMI files in WEB-INF are correct, especially the references, since WAS uses them to augment the information in the web.xml file.

What�s the fixpack level of your WebSphere server?

[Darshan Shroff]

Hi All,

Please have a look at the below link :-
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21255956

The suggested solution works like a charm.
One needs to just delete the unwanted entry from file org.eclipse.wst.common.component present at MyProject/.settings/

Regards,
Darshan Shroff
[email protected]