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MethodServer doesn't start with error "java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError" in Windchill PDMLink

Modified: 03-Jun-2025   


Applies To

  • Windchill PDMLink 12.0 to 13.0

Description

  • MethodServer doesn't start after performing update to Windchill PDMLink 12.0.1.0, error in method server logs:
 wt.system.err  -   at wt.method.MethodServerMain.run(MethodServerMain.java:606)
 wt.system.err  -   at wt.method.MethodServerMain.main(MethodServerMain.java:373)
 wt.method.server.startup.services  - Failed to create: wt.services.service.65=wt.access.agreement.AgreementService/wt.access.agreement.StandardAgreementService
java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
at wt.admin.AdministrativeDomainHelper.<clinit>(AdministrativeDomainHelper.java:194)
at wt.access.agreement.StandardAgreementService.<clinit>(StandardAgreementService.java:269)
at java.base/java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
at java.base/java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:315)
at wt.services.ManagerImplementation.create(ManagerImplementation.java:235)
at wt.services.StandardManagerFactory.createImplementations(StandardManagerFactory.java:135)
at wt.services.StandardManagerFactory.<init>(StandardManagerFactory.java:117)
at wt.services.StandardManagerFactory$Singleton.<clinit>(StandardManagerFactory.java:73)
  • After performing MOR / date code Update on Windchill 12.0.0.0 to  12.0.2.0, method server fails to start with error 'Failed to create: wt.services.service.65=wt.access.agreement.AgreementService/wt.access.agreement.StandardAgreementService java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError'
  • Getting following exception while to restart Windchill after updating from 12.0.0.0 to 12.0.1.0
wt.method.server.startup.services  - Failed to create: wt.services.service.65=wt.access.agreement.AgreementService/wt.access.agreement.StandardAgreementService
java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
    at wt.admin.AdministrativeDomainHelper.<clinit>(AdministrativeDomainHelper.java:194)
    at wt.access.agreement.StandardAgreementService.<clinit>(StandardAgreementService.java:269)
    at java.base/java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
    at java.base/java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:315)
    at wt.services.ManagerImplementation.create(ManagerImplementation.java:235)
    at wt.services.StandardManagerFactory.createImplementations(StandardManagerFactory.java:135)
    at wt.services.StandardManagerFactory.<init>(StandardManagerFactory.java:117)
    at wt.services.StandardManagerFactory$Singleton.<clinit>(StandardManagerFactory.java:73)
    at wt.services.StandardManagerFactory.getInstance(StandardManagerFactory.java:102)
    at wt.services.StandardManagerService.createFactory(StandardManagerService.java:374)
    at wt.services.StandardManagerService.initialize(StandardManagerService.java:364)
    at wt.services.StandardManagerService.newStandardManagerService(StandardManagerService.java:100)
    at wt.services.StandardServicesHandler.getFactory(StandardServicesHandler.java:51)
    at wt.services.StandardServicesHandler.start(StandardServicesHandler.java:42)
    at wt.method.MethodServerMain.run(MethodServerMain.java:606)
    at wt.method.MethodServerMain.main(MethodServerMain.java:373)
  • Windchill Upgrade Manager failed to start Windchill Method Server with above errors
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