Article - CS420630
Error "java.lang.ClassCastException: class wt.workflow.definer.WfBlockTemplate cannot be cast to class wt.workflow.definer.WfProcessTemplate" while disabling the Child Workflow which is used in the Block Robot of Parent Workflow in Windchill PDMLink
Modified: 03-Jul-2025
Applies To
- Windchill PDMLink 12.0 to 13.0
Description
- Getting the below error while disabling the Child Workflow which is used in the Block Robot of Parent Workflow
2024-05-09 14:54:02,459 ERROR [ajp-nio-127.0.0.1-8010-exec-3] wt.servlet.ServletRequestMonitor.request wcadmin - 2024-05-09 14:54:02.449 +0530, nipnjrc23;lvwjayxj;64016;rfljar;15079, wcadmin, 192.168.22.84, /Windchill/netmarkets/jsp/workflow/updateTemplateEnableStatus.jsp, -, POST, 500, 0.0, 0.009959 java.lang.ClassCastException: class wt.workflow.definer.WfBlockTemplate cannot be cast to class wt.workflow.definer.WfProcessTemplate (wt.workflow.definer.WfBlockTemplate and wt.workflow.definer.WfProcessTemplate are in unnamed module of loader 'app') at wt.workflow.definer.StandardWfDefinerService.checkDisable(StandardWfDefinerService.java:5036) at wt.workflow.definer.StandardWfDefinerService.setEnabled(StandardWfDefinerService.java:3439) at jdk.internal.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor1193.invoke(Unknown Source) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:566) at wt.services.ServiceFactory$ServerInvocationHandler.invoke(ServiceFactory.java:399) at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy296.setEnabled(Unknown Source) at org.apache.jsp.netmarkets.jsp.workflow.updateTemplateEnableStatus_jsp._jspService(updateTemplateEnableStatus_jsp.java:139) at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:70) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:764) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:465) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:383) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:331) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:764) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:231) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166) at wt.licenseusage.licensing.LicenseFilter.doFilter(LicenseFilter.java:47) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166) at com.ptc.core.components.filter.JCAFilter.doFilter(JCAFilter.java:97) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166) at com.ptc.core.ui.validation.URLValidationFilter.doFilter(URLValidationFilter.java:86) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166) at wt.httpgw.filter.WTContextBeanFilter.doWithWtContextBeanHandler(WTContextBeanFilter.java:104) at wt.httpgw.filter.WTContextBeanFilter.doFilter(WTContextBeanFilter.java:58) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166) at wt.servlet.CompressionFilter.doFilter(CompressionFilter.java:301) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166) at wt.servlet.RequestInterrupter.doFilter(RequestInterrupter.java:335) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166) at wt.servlet.ServletRequestMonitor.doFilter(ServletRequestMonitor.java:1677) at wt.servlet.ServletRequestMonitorFilter.doFilter(ServletRequestMonitorFilter.java:57) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:197) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:97) at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:543) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:135) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:92) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:78) at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:367) at org.apache.coyote.ajp.AjpProcessor.service(AjpProcessor.java:526) at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProcessorLight.process(AbstractProcessorLight.java:65) at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$ConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:882) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.doRun(NioEndpoint.java:1657) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.SocketProcessorBase.run(SocketProcessorBase.java:49) at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1191) at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:659) at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:61) at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:829)
- Steps to reproduce:
- Create a Child Workflow template > Save it
- Create a Parent Workflow template and use a Block node to add a Child Workflow as a Sub-process workflow > Save it
- Try to disable the Child Workflow
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