Overview
This version is for Appian 23.2 and above. Cloud customers on a lower version of Appian that want to install this plugin should open a support case. Self-managed customers can find the latest jar for Appian 23.1 and lower version in the folder pre-23.2
Convert, merge and generate DOCX, PDF and XML files automatically in an Appian process
Key Features & Functionality
Function: xsltransform - Transform source XML using XSL Transform
Are you still having this issue? It may have been due to the font capitalization.
Were there any lines in the stack trace where the error occurred? This null pointer exception seems to have occurred while processing another exception, so it might not be the true issue.
If you include the entire stacktrace here it would help.
Hello there. While using PDF from HTML, we are facing following issue in one of the environment (it is working fine for lower environment):
Error Message: bundleName for SmartServiceException, builder.smartServiceClass=class com.appiancorp.ps.xmlfo.ss.AbstractDocumentGeneration
Analysing logs gave further information as below:
ERROR com.appiancorp.process.engine.UnattendedJavaActivityRequest - An error occurred while executing activity: id=4xxxxx8, classname=com.appiancorp.ps.xmlfo.ss.PdfFromHtml
java.lang.NullPointerException: bundleName for SmartServiceException, builder.smartServiceClass=class com.appiancorp.ps.xmlfo.ss.AbstractDocumentGeneration
Looked into the security aspect and all seems to be fine. Any assistance here is much appreciated.
Thanks
Hi Michael,
I have been trying to use "PDF from EML" smart service and getting this error "An error occurred in executing an Activity Class." in Appian.
Here are logs from the server -
2020-09-01 14:57:27,655 [ThreadPoolTaskExecutor-140] ERROR com.appiancorp.process.workpoller.WorkItemListener - The following exception occurred while attempting to complete work item [(WorkId: 3, WorkType: {Process Id:536870922,Point Id:536871072} Activity Metadata:{Id:536871072,ACPs:{ActivityClassParameter[name=SourceDocument,it=13,v=2175],ActivityClassParameter[name=CreateNewDocument,it=26,v=1],ActivityClassParameter[name=NewDocumentName,it=3,v=New EML PDF Generated],ActivityClassParameter[name=NewDocumentDesc,it=3,v=],ActivityClassParameter[name=SaveInFolder,it=12,v=2177],ActivityClassParameter[name=ExistingDocument,it=13,v=<null>],ActivityClassParameter[name=PauseOnError,it=26,v=1]},ARVs:{ActivityReturnVariable[name=ErrorOccurred,it=26,v=<null>],ActivityReturnVariable[name=ErrorText,it=3,v=],ActivityReturnVariable[name=NewDocumentCreated,it=13,v=<null>]}}, Response: null, ServerName: execution02)] - Exception: javax.resource.spi.work.WorkCompletedException: java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: com.sun.mail.util.LineInputStream.<init>(Ljava/io/InputStream;Z)V at org.springframework.jca.work.SimpleTaskWorkManager$DelegatingWorkAdapter.run(SimpleTaskWorkManager.java:247) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748) Caused by: java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: com.sun.mail.util.LineInputStream.<init>(Ljava/io/InputStream;Z)V at javax.mail.internet.InternetHeaders.load(InternetHeaders.java:422) at javax.mail.internet.InternetHeaders.<init>(InternetHeaders.java:380) at javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage.createInternetHeaders(MimeMessage.java:2304) at javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage.parse(MimeMessage.java:353) at javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage.<init>(MimeMessage.java:223) at org.nickrussler.mimeparser.MimeMessageConverter.convertToPdf(MimeMessageConverter.java:93) at com.appiancorp.ps.xmlfo.ss.PdfFromEml.runSmartService(PdfFromEml.java:39) at com.appiancorp.ps.xmlfo.ss.AbstractDocumentGeneration.run(AbstractDocumentGeneration.java:49) at com.appiancorp.process.runtime.framework.DefaultActivityExecutor$1.lambda$call$0(DefaultActivityExecutor.java:131) at com.appiancorp.plugins.PluginUsageLogger.runWithPluginInformation(PluginUsageLogger.java:52) at com.appiancorp.process.runtime.framework.DefaultActivityExecutor$1.call(DefaultActivityExecutor.java:131) at com.appiancorp.process.runtime.framework.DefaultActivityExecutor$1.call(DefaultActivityExecutor.java:125) at com.appiancorp.common.ContextClassLoaderSwitcher.runInContext(ContextClassLoaderSwitcher.java:25) at com.appiancorp.process.runtime.framework.DefaultActivityExecutor.execute(DefaultActivityExecutor.java:125) at com.appiancorp.process.engine.UnattendedJavaActivityRequest.execute(UnattendedJavaActivityRequest.java:83) at com.appiancorp.process.engine.UnattendedJavaActivityRequest.execute0(UnattendedJavaActivityRequest.java:55) at com.appiancorp.process.engine.ContinuationRequest.executeOuter(ContinuationRequest.java:71) at com.appiancorp.process.engine.ContinuationRequest.execute(ContinuationRequest.java:100) at com.appiancorp.process.workpoller.UnattendedRequestHandlerBean.onMessage(UnattendedRequestHandlerBean.java:36) at com.appiancorp.process.workpoller.WorkItem.run(WorkItem.java:93) at org.springframework.jca.work.SimpleTaskWorkManager$DelegatingWorkAdapter.run(SimpleTaskWorkManager.java:239) ... 3 more Exception in thread "ThreadPoolTaskExecutor-140" java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: com.sun.mail.util.LineInputStream.<init>(Ljava/io/InputStream;Z)V at javax.mail.internet.InternetHeaders.load(InternetHeaders.java:422) at javax.mail.internet.InternetHeaders.<init>(InternetHeaders.java:380) at javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage.createInternetHeaders(MimeMessage.java:2304) at javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage.parse(MimeMessage.java:353) at javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage.<init>(MimeMessage.java:223) at org.nickrussler.mimeparser.MimeMessageConverter.convertToPdf(MimeMessageConverter.java:93) at com.appiancorp.ps.xmlfo.ss.PdfFromEml.runSmartService(PdfFromEml.java:39) at com.appiancorp.ps.xmlfo.ss.AbstractDocumentGeneration.run(AbstractDocumentGeneration.java:49) at com.appiancorp.process.runtime.framework.DefaultActivityExecutor$1.lambda$call$0(DefaultActivityExecutor.java:131) at com.appiancorp.plugins.PluginUsageLogger.runWithPluginInformation(PluginUsageLogger.java:52) at com.appiancorp.process.runtime.framework.DefaultActivityExecutor$1.call(DefaultActivityExecutor.java:131) at com.appiancorp.process.runtime.framework.DefaultActivityExecutor$1.call(DefaultActivityExecutor.java:125) at com.appiancorp.common.ContextClassLoaderSwitcher.runInContext(ContextClassLoaderSwitcher.java:25) at com.appiancorp.process.runtime.framework.DefaultActivityExecutor.execute(DefaultActivityExecutor.java:125) at com.appiancorp.process.engine.UnattendedJavaActivityRequest.execute(UnattendedJavaActivityRequest.java:83) at com.appiancorp.process.engine.UnattendedJavaActivityRequest.execute0(UnattendedJavaActivityRequest.java:55) at com.appiancorp.process.engine.ContinuationRequest.executeOuter(ContinuationRequest.java:71) at com.appiancorp.process.engine.ContinuationRequest.execute(ContinuationRequest.java:100) at com.appiancorp.process.workpoller.UnattendedRequestHandlerBean.onMessage(UnattendedRequestHandlerBean.java:36) at com.appiancorp.process.workpoller.WorkItem.run(WorkItem.java:93) at org.springframework.jca.work.SimpleTaskWorkManager$DelegatingWorkAdapter.run(SimpleTaskWorkManager.java:239) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
Can you please help if I am missing something?
Yogesh
btw, I'm using a constant with the fonts as they appear in the Windows Fonts folder
hi,
I'm testing the smart service "PDF from single DOCX with Fonts", with a DOCX with text in Calibri Bold and Calibri, but the generated PDF doesn't use the bold font.Am I missing something?
DOCX:
PDF:
Hi everyone,I tried to use the XML:FO to PDF transformations as suggested elsewhere in the forums, but using the sample files provided in the same suggestion, I got stuck with this error:
2020-06-22 14:46:22,525 [ThreadPoolTaskExecutor-1823] ERROR com.appiancorp.process.workpoller.WorkItemListener - The following exception occurred while attempting to complete work item [(WorkId: 226, WorkType: {Process Id:268491485,Point Id:268446635} Activity Metadata:{Id:268446635,ACPs:{ActivityClassParameter[name=XmlDocument,it=13,v=149781],ActivityClassParameter[name=XslDocument,it=13,v=149998],ActivityClassParameter[name=XslParameters,it=5147,v=<null>],ActivityClassParameter[name=CreateNewDocument,it=26,v=1],ActivityClassParameter[name=NewDocumentName,it=3,v=test01.pdf],ActivityClassParameter[name=NewDocumentDesc,it=3,v=xyz],ActivityClassParameter[name=SaveInFolder,it=12,v=149780],ActivityClassParameter[name=ExistingDocument,it=13,v=<null>],ActivityClassParameter[name=PauseOnError,it=26,v=0]},ARVs:{ActivityReturnVariable[name=ErrorOccurred,it=26,v=<null>],ActivityReturnVariable[name=ErrorText,it=3,v=],ActivityReturnVariable[name=NewDocumentCreated,it=13,v=<null>]}}, Response: null, ServerName: execution01)] - Exception: javax.resource.spi.work.WorkCompletedException: java.lang.LinkageError: loader constraint violation in interface itable initialization: when resolving method "org.apache.batik.dom.AbstractDocument.createEvent(Ljava/lang/String;)Lorg/w3c/dom/events/Event;" the class loader (instance of org/apache/felix/framework/BundleWiringImpl$BundleClassLoaderJava5) of the current class, org/apache/batik/anim/dom/SVGOMDocument, and the class loader (instance of <bootloader>) for interface org/w3c/dom/events/DocumentEvent have different Class objects for the type org/w3c/dom/events/Event used in the signature at org.springframework.jca.work.SimpleTaskWorkManager$DelegatingWorkAdapter.run(SimpleTaskWorkManager.java:247) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748) Caused by: java.lang.LinkageError: loader constraint violation in interface itable initialization: when resolving method "org.apache.batik.dom.AbstractDocument.createEvent(Ljava/lang/String;)Lorg/w3c/dom/events/Event;" the class loader (instance of org/apache/felix/framework/BundleWiringImpl$BundleClassLoaderJava5) of the current class, org/apache/batik/anim/dom/SVGOMDocument, and the class loader (instance of <bootloader>) for interface org/w3c/dom/events/DocumentEvent have different Class objects for the type org/w3c/dom/events/Event used in the signature at org.apache.batik.anim.dom.SVGDOMImplementation.createDocument(SVGDOMImplementation.java:140) at org.apache.fop.fo.extensions.svg.SVGDOMContentHandlerFactory$Handler.startElement(SVGDOMContentHandlerFactory.java:121) at org.apache.fop.fo.FOTreeBuilder$MainFOHandler.startElement(FOTreeBuilder.java:317) at org.apache.fop.fo.FOTreeBuilder.startElement(FOTreeBuilder.java:179) at org.apache.xml.serializer.ToXMLSAXHandler.closeStartTag(ToXMLSAXHandler.java:206) at org.apache.xml.serializer.ToSAXHandler.flushPending(ToSAXHandler.java:279) at org.apache.xml.serializer.ToXMLSAXHandler.startPrefixMapping(ToXMLSAXHandler.java:350) at org.apache.xml.serializer.ToXMLSAXHandler.startPrefixMapping(ToXMLSAXHandler.java:320) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemLiteralResult.execute(ElemLiteralResult.java:1317) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(TransformerImpl.java:2402) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemLiteralResult.execute(ElemLiteralResult.java:1376) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(TransformerImpl.java:2402) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemLiteralResult.execute(ElemLiteralResult.java:1376) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(TransformerImpl.java:2402) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemLiteralResult.execute(ElemLiteralResult.java:1376) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(TransformerImpl.java:2402) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemLiteralResult.execute(ElemLiteralResult.java:1376) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(TransformerImpl.java:2402) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemLiteralResult.execute(ElemLiteralResult.java:1376) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(TransformerImpl.java:2402) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemLiteralResult.execute(ElemLiteralResult.java:1376) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemApplyTemplates.transformSelectedNodes(ElemApplyTemplates.java:395) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemApplyTemplates.execute(ElemApplyTemplates.java:178) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(TransformerImpl.java:2402) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.applyTemplateToNode(TransformerImpl.java:2272) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transformNode(TransformerImpl.java:1358) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transform(TransformerImpl.java:711) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transform(TransformerImpl.java:1275) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transform(TransformerImpl.java:1253) at com.appiancorp.ps.xmlfo.util.XmlFoConverter.transform(XmlFoConverter.java:205) at com.appiancorp.ps.xmlfo.util.XmlFoConverter.transformXslFoToPdf(XmlFoConverter.java:212) at com.appiancorp.ps.xmlfo.ss.PdfFromXslFoTransformation.runSmartService(PdfFromXslFoTransformation.java:40) at com.appiancorp.ps.xmlfo.ss.AbstractDocumentGeneration.run(AbstractDocumentGeneration.java:49) at com.appiancorp.process.runtime.framework.DefaultActivityExecutor$1.lambda$call$0(DefaultActivityExecutor.java:131) at com.appiancorp.plugins.PluginUsageLogger.runWithPluginInformation(PluginUsageLogger.java:52) at com.appiancorp.process.runtime.framework.DefaultActivityExecutor$1.call(DefaultActivityExecutor.java:131) at com.appiancorp.process.runtime.framework.DefaultActivityExecutor$1.call(DefaultActivityExecutor.java:125) at com.appiancorp.common.ContextClassLoaderSwitcher.runInContext(ContextClassLoaderSwitcher.java:25) at com.appiancorp.process.runtime.framework.DefaultActivityExecutor.execute(DefaultActivityExecutor.java:125) at com.appiancorp.process.engine.UnattendedJavaActivityRequest.execute(UnattendedJavaActivityRequest.java:83) at com.appiancorp.process.engine.UnattendedJavaActivityRequest.execute0(UnattendedJavaActivityRequest.java:55) at com.appiancorp.process.engine.ContinuationRequest.executeOuter(ContinuationRequest.java:71) at com.appiancorp.process.engine.ContinuationRequest.execute(ContinuationRequest.java:100) at com.appiancorp.process.workpoller.UnattendedRequestHandlerBean.onMessage(UnattendedRequestHandlerBean.java:36) at com.appiancorp.process.workpoller.WorkItem.run(WorkItem.java:84) at org.springframework.jca.work.SimpleTaskWorkManager$DelegatingWorkAdapter.run(SimpleTaskWorkManager.java:239) ... 3 more Exception in thread "ThreadPoolTaskExecutor-1823" java.lang.LinkageError: loader constraint violation in interface itable initialization: when resolving method "org.apache.batik.dom.AbstractDocument.createEvent(Ljava/lang/String;)Lorg/w3c/dom/events/Event;" the class loader (instance of org/apache/felix/framework/BundleWiringImpl$BundleClassLoaderJava5) of the current class, org/apache/batik/anim/dom/SVGOMDocument, and the class loader (instance of <bootloader>) for interface org/w3c/dom/events/DocumentEvent have different Class objects for the type org/w3c/dom/events/Event used in the signature at org.apache.batik.anim.dom.SVGDOMImplementation.createDocument(SVGDOMImplementation.java:140) at org.apache.fop.fo.extensions.svg.SVGDOMContentHandlerFactory$Handler.startElement(SVGDOMContentHandlerFactory.java:121) at org.apache.fop.fo.FOTreeBuilder$MainFOHandler.startElement(FOTreeBuilder.java:317) at org.apache.fop.fo.FOTreeBuilder.startElement(FOTreeBuilder.java:179) at org.apache.xml.serializer.ToXMLSAXHandler.closeStartTag(ToXMLSAXHandler.java:206) at org.apache.xml.serializer.ToSAXHandler.flushPending(ToSAXHandler.java:279) at org.apache.xml.serializer.ToXMLSAXHandler.startPrefixMapping(ToXMLSAXHandler.java:350) at org.apache.xml.serializer.ToXMLSAXHandler.startPrefixMapping(ToXMLSAXHandler.java:320) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemLiteralResult.execute(ElemLiteralResult.java:1317) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(TransformerImpl.java:2402) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemLiteralResult.execute(ElemLiteralResult.java:1376) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(TransformerImpl.java:2402) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemLiteralResult.execute(ElemLiteralResult.java:1376) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(TransformerImpl.java:2402) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemLiteralResult.execute(ElemLiteralResult.java:1376) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(TransformerImpl.java:2402) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemLiteralResult.execute(ElemLiteralResult.java:1376) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(TransformerImpl.java:2402) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemLiteralResult.execute(ElemLiteralResult.java:1376) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(TransformerImpl.java:2402) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemLiteralResult.execute(ElemLiteralResult.java:1376) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemApplyTemplates.transformSelectedNodes(ElemApplyTemplates.java:395) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemApplyTemplates.execute(ElemApplyTemplates.java:178) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(TransformerImpl.java:2402) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.applyTemplateToNode(TransformerImpl.java:2272) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transformNode(TransformerImpl.java:1358) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transform(TransformerImpl.java:711) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transform(TransformerImpl.java:1275) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transform(TransformerImpl.java:1253) at com.appiancorp.ps.xmlfo.util.XmlFoConverter.transform(XmlFoConverter.java:205) at com.appiancorp.ps.xmlfo.util.XmlFoConverter.transformXslFoToPdf(XmlFoConverter.java:212) at com.appiancorp.ps.xmlfo.ss.PdfFromXslFoTransformation.runSmartService(PdfFromXslFoTransformation.java:40) at com.appiancorp.ps.xmlfo.ss.AbstractDocumentGeneration.run(AbstractDocumentGeneration.java:49) at com.appiancorp.process.runtime.framework.DefaultActivityExecutor$1.lambda$call$0(DefaultActivityExecutor.java:131) at com.appiancorp.plugins.PluginUsageLogger.runWithPluginInformation(PluginUsageLogger.java:52) at com.appiancorp.process.runtime.framework.DefaultActivityExecutor$1.call(DefaultActivityExecutor.java:131) at com.appiancorp.process.runtime.framework.DefaultActivityExecutor$1.call(DefaultActivityExecutor.java:125) at com.appiancorp.common.ContextClassLoaderSwitcher.runInContext(ContextClassLoaderSwitcher.java:25) at com.appiancorp.process.runtime.framework.DefaultActivityExecutor.execute(DefaultActivityExecutor.java:125) at com.appiancorp.process.engine.UnattendedJavaActivityRequest.execute(UnattendedJavaActivityRequest.java:83) at com.appiancorp.process.engine.UnattendedJavaActivityRequest.execute0(UnattendedJavaActivityRequest.java:55) at com.appiancorp.process.engine.ContinuationRequest.executeOuter(ContinuationRequest.java:71) at com.appiancorp.process.engine.ContinuationRequest.execute(ContinuationRequest.java:100) at com.appiancorp.process.workpoller.UnattendedRequestHandlerBean.onMessage(UnattendedRequestHandlerBean.java:36) at com.appiancorp.process.workpoller.WorkItem.run(WorkItem.java:84) at org.springframework.jca.work.SimpleTaskWorkManager$DelegatingWorkAdapter.run(SimpleTaskWorkManager.java:239) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
I checked the files (XML and XSL) on an online transformation site and they seem to be working OK.
Do you have any suggestions about what to check? Thanks in advance for your help