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:
    1. Create a Child Workflow template > Save it
    2. Create a Parent Workflow template and use a Block node to add a Child Workflow as a Sub-process workflow > Save it
    3. Try to disable the Child Workflow
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